Conversation so far:
what was rubin carter's boxing career like?
Carter's career record in boxing was 27 wins, 12 losses, and one draw in 40 fights, with 19 total knockouts (8 KOs and 11 TKOs).
who were some of the people he fought?
he defeated a number of middleweight contenders--such as Florentino Fernandez, Holley Mims, Gomeo Brennan, and George Benton.
what was his best fight?
he surprised the boxing world by flooring past and future world champion Emile Griffith twice in the first round and scoring a technical knockout.

Question: did he make it to the final round?
Self-contained rewrite: did Rubin Carter make it to the final round at the fight with Emile Griffith?