In a career spanning 18 years and six months, Montell Griffin fought 59 times with 50 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on August 19, 2011, Griffin's boxing record stood at 50-8-1 (30 KO wins, 3 KO losses).
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Montell Griffin (Ice) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on June 6, 1970. Griffin made his professional boxing debut at the age of 22, on February 16, 1993. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. Griffin turned 53 this month 4 days ago, on the 6th.
Total Fights | 59 |
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Wins | 50 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 30 |
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Total Title Wins | 1 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 3 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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59 | Aug 19, 2011 | 41 | DeAndrey Abron | Win | UD |
58 | May 29, 2010 | 39 | Ross Thompson | Draw | SD |
57 | Aug 2, 2008 | 38 | Beibut Shumenov | Loss | UD |
56 | Jun 20, 2008 | 38 | Cory Cummings | Win | UD |
55 | May 16, 2007 | 36 | Glen Johnson | Loss | TKO11 |
54 | Mar 31, 2006 | 35 | Norman Jones | Win | UD |
53 | May 5, 2005 | 34 | Julio César González | Loss | TD |
52 | Feb 3, 2005 | 34 | Sam Reese | Win | UD |
51 | Sep 16, 2004 | 34 | Rico Hoye | Loss | SD |
50 | Jun 17, 2004 | 34 | Thomas Reid | Win | UD |
49 | May 22, 2004 | 33 | Willard Lewis | Win | RTD4 |
48 | Apr 26, 2003 | 32 | Antonio Tarver | Loss * | UD |
47 | Nov 3, 2002 | 32 | George Khalid Jones | Win | UD |
46 | Jul 21, 2002 | 32 | Derrick Harmon | Win | UD |
45 | Feb 17, 2002 | 31 | George Klinesmith | Win | TKO1 |
44 | May 12, 2001 | 30 | Jesus Ruiz | Win | TD |
43 | Mar 9, 2001 | 30 | Ed Dalton | Win | TKO6 |
42 | Apr 22, 2000 | 29 | Jose Luis Rivera | Win | UD |
41 | Aug 28, 1999 | 29 | Dariusz Michalczewski | Loss * | TKO4 |
40 | Jun 23, 1999 | 29 | Tim Cooper | Win | TKO3 |
39 | May 25, 1999 | 28 | Danny Thomas | Win | TKO5 |
38 | Feb 26, 1999 | 28 | Randall Yonker | Win | KO3 |
37 | Jan 26, 1999 | 28 | Availeo Slate | Win | TKO2 |
36 | Nov 13, 1998 | 28 | Eric Harding | Loss | SD |
35 | Oct 2, 1998 | 28 | Eric Davis | Win | TKO6 |
34 | Aug 22, 1998 | 28 | Randall Yonker | Win | TKO3 |
33 | Jun 3, 1998 | 27 | Karl Willis | Win | TKO3 |
32 | Mar 28, 1998 | 27 | Kenny Lopez | Win | TKO9 |
31 | Feb 27, 1998 | 27 | Thomas Reid | Win | UD |
30 | Dec 26, 1997 | 27 | Jesus Castaneda | Win | TKO8 |
29 | Nov 29, 1997 | 27 | Vinson Durham | Win | UD |
28 | Aug 7, 1997 | 27 | Roy Jones Jr. | Loss * | KO1 |
27 | Mar 21, 1997 | 26 | Roy Jones Jr. | Win * | DQ |
26 | Dec 6, 1996 | 26 | James Toney | Win | UD |
25 | Oct 18, 1996 | 26 | Russell Mitchell | Win | TKO1 |
24 | Aug 28, 1996 | 26 | Melvin Wynn | Win | TKO2 |
23 | Jul 11, 1996 | 26 | Matthew Charleston | Win | TKO11 |
22 | May 10, 1996 | 25 | Charles Scott | Win | TKO4 |
21 | Mar 29, 1996 | 25 | Tony Golden | Win | KO2 |
20 | Jan 26, 1996 | 25 | William Clayton | Win | KO1 |
19 | Nov 29, 1995 | 25 | Ray Webb | Win | TKO6 |
18 | Oct 7, 1995 | 25 | John Mitchell | Win | TKO2 |
17 | Sep 14, 1995 | 25 | Hunter Clay | Win | KO6 |
16 | Jun 4, 1995 | 24 | Tony Booth | Win | TKO2 |
15 | Feb 18, 1995 | 24 | James Toney | Win | MD |
14 | Sep 12, 1994 | 24 | Ray Lathon | Win | UD |
13 | May 23, 1994 | 23 | David Vedder | Win | UD |
12 | Apr 26, 1994 | 23 | Terry Collier | Win | TKO6 |
11 | Jan 18, 1994 | 23 | Steve Brewer | Win | TKO2 |
10 | Dec 6, 1993 | 23 | Terrence Wright | Win | TKO6 |
9 | Nov 19, 1993 | 23 | Terry Collier | Win | PTS |
8 | Sep 24, 1993 | 23 | Bobby Mack | Win | PTS |
7 | Aug 27, 1993 | 23 | Ka-Dy King | Win | UD |
6 | Aug 13, 1993 | 23 | Mike Garcia | Win | TKO3 |
5 | Jun 25, 1993 | 23 | Ron Stringer | Win | TKO3 |
4 | Apr 26, 1993 | 22 | Donnie Penelton | Win | UD |
3 | Apr 16, 1993 | 22 | Randy McGaugh | Win | KO2 |
2 | Mar 13, 1993 | 22 | Calvin Puckett | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Feb 16, 1993 | 22 | Jose Luis Ornelas | Win | TKO2 |
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Griffin was a light-heavyweight world champion. He has held one world title at light-heavyweight, which was a lineal championship win.
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Light-heavyweight | WBC |
Montell Griffin is 170 cm tall (5' 6.93") with a reach of 178 cm (5' 10.08"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 8 cm (3.15").
Griffin has a 50.8% KO rate. Of his total 30 KO wins, 20 were in the early rounds, eight in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has three first-round KO wins.
Montell Griffin's professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1993 to 2011.
Griffin made his professional boxing debut against Jose Luis Ornelas at the age of 22 on February 16, 1993, defeating Ornelas via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 26 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 17 wins via stoppage.
Griffin had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on March 21, 1997 after 26 professional fights, against Roy Jones Jr. for the light-heavyweight WBC title. He defeated Jones Jr. via 9 round undefined to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.
Griffin has won one world title at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Griffin's world title wins and defenses refer to "Montell Griffin World Titles".
Some of Griffin's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney), Karl Willis, Randall Yonker, Eric Davis, and Jesus Castaneda.
Griffin had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against DeAndrey Abron on August 19, 2011. Griffin won the fight via 8 round unanimous decision. It's been 11 years, 9 months, and 22 days since this fight.
Griffin fought a total of 59 times during his professional career, which includes 4 world-title fights at the light-heavyweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
February 18, 1995: Montell Griffin puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating James Toney via 12th round majority decision.
December 6, 1996: Montell Griffin beats James Toney via 12th round unanimous decision.
March 21, 1997: Griffin wins his first world title by defeating Roy Jones Jr. via 9 round DQ. He is now the WBC light-heavyweight world champion.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Griffin's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against DeAndrey Abron, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On August 19, 2011, a 41-year old Montell Griffin (49-8-1, 30 KO) fought DeAndrey Abron in his 59th professional fight. He defeated Abron via 8th round unanimous decision.
On May 29, 2010, a 39-year old Montell Griffin (49-8, 30 KO) fought Ross Thompson in his 58th professional fight. He had a draw with Thompson via 10th round split-decision.
On August 2, 2008, a 38-year old Montell Griffin (49-7, 30 KO) fought an undefeated Kazakhstani boxer Beibut Shumenov, who was 24 years old with a record of 5-0. Shumenov was on a five-fight win streak with 5 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Griffin.
Griffin lost to Shumenov via 12 round unanimous decision.
On June 20, 2008, a 38-year old Montell Griffin (48-7, 30 KO) fought Cory Cummings in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Cummings via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On May 16, 2007, a 36-year old Montell Griffin (48-6, 30 KO) fought Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson, who was 38 years old with a record of 44-11-2. Johnson was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, Johnson had 11 losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Griffin lost to Johnson via 11th round TKO.
On March 31, 2006, a 35-year old Montell Griffin (47-6, 30 KO) fought Norman Jones in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 12th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On May 5, 2005, a 34-year old Montell Griffin (47-5, 30 KO) fought Mexican boxer Julio César González, who was 28 years old with a record of 37-2. González was on a two-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, González had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Griffin lost to González via 6 round technical-decision.
On February 3, 2005, a 34-year old Montell Griffin (46-5, 30 KO) fought Sam Reese in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Reese via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 16, 2004, a 34-year old Montell Griffin (46-4, 30 KO) fought Rico Hoye in his 51st professional fight. He lost to Hoye via 12th round split-decision.
On June 17, 2004, in their 2nd fight, a a 34-year old Montell Griffin (45-4, 30 KO) fought Thomas Reid in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Reid via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On May 22, 2004, a 33-year old Montell Griffin (44-4, 29 KO) fought Willard Lewis in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Lewis via 4th round RTD, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 26, 2003, a 32-year old Montell Griffin (44-3, 29 KO) faced fellow American boxer Antonio Tarver, who was 34 years old with a record of 20-1. Griffin was challenging Tarver's WBC (vacant) and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Tarver was on a four-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, Tarver had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Griffin lost to Tarver via 12 round unanimous decision. His six-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On November 3, 2002, a 32-year old Montell Griffin (43-3, 29 KO) fought George Khalid Jones in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On July 21, 2002, a 32-year old Montell Griffin (42-3, 29 KO) fought Derrick Harmon in his 46th professional fight. He defeated Harmon via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On February 17, 2002, a 31-year old Montell Griffin (41-3, 28 KO) fought George Klinesmith in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Klinesmith via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On May 12, 2001, a 30-year old Montell Griffin (40-3, 28 KO) fought Jesus Ruiz in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Ruiz via 10th round technical-decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On March 9, 2001, a 30-year old Montell Griffin (39-3, 27 KO) fought Ed Dalton in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Dalton via 6th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On April 22, 2000, a 29-year old Montell Griffin (38-3, 27 KO) fought Jose Luis Rivera in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Rivera via 12th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 28, 1999, a 29-year old Montell Griffin (38-2, 27 KO) faced an undefeated Polish boxer Dariusz Michalczewski, who was 31 years old with a record of 40-0. Griffin was challenging Michalczewski's WBO light-heavyweight title. Michalczewski was on a 40-fight win streak with 30 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 14 cms but both had the same reach.
Griffin lost to Michalczewski via 4th round TKO. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On June 23, 1999, a 29-year old Montell Griffin (37-2, 26 KO) fought Tim Cooper in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Cooper via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 25, 1999, a 28-year old Montell Griffin (36-2, 25 KO) fought Danny Thomas in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Thomas via 5th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 26, 1999, in their 2nd fight, a a 28-year old Montell Griffin (35-2, 24 KO) fought Randall Yonker in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Yonker via 3rd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1999, a 28-year old Montell Griffin (34-2, 23 KO) fought Availeo Slate in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Slate via 2nd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 13, 1998, a 28-year old Montell Griffin (34-1, 23 KO) fought Eric Harding in his 36th professional fight. He lost to Harding via 12th round split-decision.
On October 2, 1998, a 28-year old Montell Griffin (33-1, 22 KO) fought Eric Davis in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Davis via 6th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 22, 1998, a 28-year old Montell Griffin (32-1, 21 KO) fought Randall Yonker in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Yonker via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 3, 1998, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (31-1, 20 KO) fought Karl Willis in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Willis via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 28, 1998, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (30-1, 19 KO) fought Kenny Lopez in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 9th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On February 27, 1998, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (29-1, 19 KO) fought Thomas Reid in his 31st professional fight. He defeated Reid via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On December 26, 1997, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (28-1, 18 KO) fought Jesus Castaneda in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Castaneda via 8th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 29, 1997, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (27-1, 18 KO) fought Vinson Durham in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Durham via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 7, 1997, in their 2nd fight, which was an immediate rematch, a 27-year old Montell Griffin (27-0, 18 KO) faced Roy Jones Jr. again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 34-1 in a light-heavyweight title-defense fight. Jones Jr. had lost to Griffin in their last fight, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, Jones Jr. had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Griffin lost to Jones Jr. via 1st round KO and lost the WBC light-heavyweight title. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 27-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On March 21, 1997, in his 27th professional fight, a 26-year old Montell Griffin (26-0, 18 KO) had his first world title fight against an undefeated fellow American boxer Roy Jones Jr. for Jones Jr.'s WBC light-heavyweight belt. Jones Jr. was 28 years old with a record of 34-0. Jones Jr. was on a 34-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Griffin.
Griffin defeated Jones Jr. via 9 round DQ to win the WBC light-heavyweight title. He handed Jones Jr. the first loss of his career, and put an end to Jones Jr.'s 34-fight win streak. Griffin is now on a 27-fight winning streak.
On December 6, 1996, in their 2nd fight, a a 26-year old Montell Griffin (25-0, 18 KO) fought James Toney again, who was now 28 years old with a record of 53-2-2. Toney was on a nine-fight win streak with 35 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, Toney had two losses, but had never been stopped.
Griffin defeated Toney via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 26-fight winning streak.
On October 18, 1996, a 26-year old Montell Griffin (24-0, 17 KO) fought Russell Mitchell in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Mitchell via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On August 28, 1996, a 26-year old Montell Griffin (23-0, 16 KO) fought Melvin Wynn in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Wynn via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On July 11, 1996, a 26-year old Montell Griffin (22-0, 15 KO) fought Matthew Charleston in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Charleston via 11th round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On May 10, 1996, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (21-0, 14 KO) fought Charles Scott in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Scott via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On March 29, 1996, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (20-0, 13 KO) fought Tony Golden in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Golden via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On January 26, 1996, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (19-0, 12 KO) fought William Clayton in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Clayton via 1st round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 29, 1995, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (18-0, 11 KO) fought Ray Webb in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Webb via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 7, 1995, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (17-0, 10 KO) fought John Mitchell in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Mitchell via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 14, 1995, a 25-year old Montell Griffin (16-0, 9 KO) fought Hunter Clay in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Clay via 6th round KO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 4, 1995, a 24-year old Montell Griffin (15-0, 8 KO) fought Tony Booth in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Booth via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On February 18, 1995, a 24-year old Montell Griffin (14-0, 8 KO) fought fellow American boxer James Toney for the first time, who was 26 years old with a record of 44-1-2. Toney was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Griffin. Coming into this fight, Toney had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Griffin defeated Toney via 12 round majority decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On September 12, 1994, a 24-year old Montell Griffin (13-0, 8 KO) fought Ray Lathon in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Lathon via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On May 23, 1994, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (12-0, 8 KO) fought David Vedder in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Vedder via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On April 26, 1994, in their 2nd fight, a a 23-year old Montell Griffin (11-0, 7 KO) fought Terry Collier in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Collier via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On January 18, 1994, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (10-0, 6 KO) fought Steve Brewer in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Brewer via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 6, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (9-0, 5 KO) fought Terrence Wright in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Wright via 6th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On November 19, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (8-0, 5 KO) fought Terry Collier in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Collier via 8th round PTS. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On September 24, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (7-0, 5 KO) fought Bobby Mack in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Mack via 6th round PTS. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On August 27, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (6-0, 5 KO) fought Ka-Dy King in his 7th professional fight. He defeated King via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On August 13, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (5-0, 4 KO) fought Mike Garcia in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 25, 1993, a 23-year old Montell Griffin (4-0, 3 KO) fought Ron Stringer in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Stringer via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On April 26, 1993, a 22-year old Montell Griffin (3-0, 3 KO) fought Donnie Penelton in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Penelton via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On April 16, 1993, a 22-year old Montell Griffin (2-0, 2 KO) fought Randy McGaugh in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated McGaugh via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 13, 1993, a 22-year old Montell Griffin (1-0, 1 KO) fought Calvin Puckett in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Puckett via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 16, 1993, a 22-year old Montell Griffin successfully debuted against Jose Luis Ornelas. He defeated Ornelas via 2nd round TKO.
Griffin knocked out 30 of his 59 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 50.8%. Of his total 50 wins, 30 of them were via KO (60%).