When Griffith fought Paret Gillette Cavalcade of Sports was still high in ratings and boxing was the number one sport. I was too young to stay out late and everyone knew the ratings backwards and forward then. Boxing was number one and men knew just what they were, men and Griffith was the welterweight champ in a tough competitive era of the gentlemen's fine art of self defense. The world has changed but the name calling still lingers on and the dark secret corners that men hide their shame are in abundance. Emile Griffith stepped into the light for his moment and was pushed back and had to be what everyone expected him to be.