On August 2, 2008, a 38-year-old Montell Griffin (49-7, 30 KOs) and a 24-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Beibut Shumenov (5-0, 5 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days. Shumenov was on a 5-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 11 days.
Beibut Shumenov defeated Montell Griffin via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Shumenov improves his record to 6-0, while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 49-8.
On May 16, 2007, a 36-year-old Montell Griffin (48-6, 30 KOs) and a 38-year-old Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson (44-11-2, 29 KOs) met in the ring.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 16 days. Johnson was on a -1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 14 days.
Glen Johnson stopped Montell Griffin via TKO in the 11th round. Johnson improves his record to 45-11-2 (30 KOs), while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 48-7.
On May 5, 2005, a 34-year-old Montell Griffin (47-5, 30 KOs) and a 28-year-old Mexican boxer Julio César González (37-2, 23 KOs) met in the ring.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days. González was on a 2-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 17 days.
Julio César González defeated Montell Griffin via technical decision in the 12-round fight. González improves his record to 38-2, while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 47-6.
On September 16, 2004, a 34-year-old Montell Griffin (46-4, 30 KOs) and Rico Hoye met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Montell Griffin lost to Rico Hoye via split decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 46-5.
On April 26, 2003, a 32-year-old Montell Griffin (44-3, 29 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight IBF title held by 34-year-old Antonio Tarver (20-1, 17 KOs).
Griffin came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days. Tarver was on a 4-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 6 days.
Antonio Tarver defeated Montell Griffin via unanimous decision and wins the WBC and IBF titles — in his first world-title fight. Tarver improves his record to 21-1, while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 44-4.
On August 28, 1999, a 29-year-old Montell Griffin (38-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Polish boxer Dariusz Michalczewski (40-0, 30 KOs).
Griffin came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days. Michalczewski was on a 40-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Dariusz Michalczewski stopped Montell Griffin via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title. Michalczewski improves his record to 41-0 (31 KOs), while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 38-3.
On November 13, 1998, a 28-year-old Montell Griffin (34-1, 23 KOs) and Eric Harding met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Montell Griffin lost to Eric Harding via split decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 34-2.
On August 7, 1997, Montell Griffin and Roy Jones Jr. met again in an immediate rematch.
Griffin came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Jones Jr. was on a -1-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 17 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made quick work of Montell Griffin in the rematch, stopping the champion via KO in the 1st. Jones Jr. improves his record to 35-1 (30 KOs), while Griffin adds a loss to his record at 27-1.