I am convinced that Young Griffo had similar natural talent to Roy Jones! If he had been gifted with a good work ethic, it is hard to see who could have taken him.
If I remember right, he probably deserves a win over McAuliffe and to have gone either way with Lavigne. I think the reports of him against Gans were a lot less flattering to him, it's hard to know what to make of that quote.