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THE SHADOW BOXER
GARY SMITH
April 18, 2005
Emile Griffith beat Benny (Kid) Paret to death in the ring after Paret called him queer. That was 43 years ago. He's still struggling to come to grips with it. So are we.
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April 18, 2005

The Shadow Boxer

Emile Griffith beat Benny (Kid) Paret to death in the ring after Paret called him queer. That was 43 years ago. He's still struggling to come to grips with it. So are we.

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The one in the early '90s, when those men beat you up.

"Me? Beat up?" says Emile Griffith. "I beat them."

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