Montell Griffin shared the ring with boxing legends James Toney and Roy Jones Jr on two occasions each during his career.
Griffin was a world champion in his own right, becoming WBC light heavyweight champion after a disqualification win over Jones Jr in March 1997. Their rematch took place five months later, with Jones claiming a first round knockout victory to reclaim his belt.
In the fight prior to his first clash with Jones, Griffin had taken on Toney, and earned a unanimous decision victory. That was the second bout between the two fighters, as just under two years earlier, Griffin won by majority decision in their first meeting.
Toney and Jones also fought each other back in November 1994, with Jones coming out on top by unanimous decision to win the IBF super-middleweight title.
The two men were both huge punchers during their respective careers, with Toney claiming 47 knockout wins over the years, with Jones managing to achieve the exact same with 47 stoppages to his name too.
Despite nearly 100 knockout wins between the duo, Griffin has revealed that one opponent from his past hit even harder than them both, as he told The Ring who the biggest puncher he ever faced was.
“Without a doubt Ray Lathon. I’ve sparred heavyweight champions, Hasim Rahman, Lamon Brewster, Samuel Peter and nobody hit me harder than Ray Lathon.”
Griffin fought Lathon in September 1994, claiming a unanimous decision victory. That was the only defeat of Lathon’s career, who had picked up 23 victories before hanging up his gloves, 21 of them coming by knockout.
