Montell Griffin deserves credit for the first Jones fight.

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  1. BULLFROMBORNEO

    BULLFROMBORNEO Active Member Full Member

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    One of my favorite stylistic matchups ever. And as a Jones fan I can appreciate how good Griffin really performed. Griffin took more rounds from prime Jones than any other fighter, and Jones was clearly bothered by Griffin's style which led to his DQ.


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  2. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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  3. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Indeed, Griffin proved himself an elite fighter in that fight.

    I believe he actually outlanded Jones according to compubox, at a higher connect % as well.

    Griffin was rated in the top 10 P4P after decisioning Toney in 1996, and then winning by DQ over Roy Jones.
     
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  4. Axe

    Axe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Griffin simply could not accomplish much, as he was beaten in his prime by the best 2 LHW's of the past 20 years: Roy Jones and Dariusz M.
     
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  5. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Jones vs Griffin II-Roy KO1.
     
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  6. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    the truth is that Jones was on his way to beating griffin by knockout and Griffin would be behind on the scorecards anyways. And the scorecards would not even have been looked at cause he was gonna get KTFO. the DQ call was weak. The ref should have deducted 2 points and given Griffin 5 minutes to recover.
     
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  7. PACZ

    PACZ Czarnina-Sippin []ing Fan Full Member

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    And michalczewski smoked him. Well the stoppage was quick but it still would have happened.
     
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