Season 5: #10 Montell Griffin

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

If anyone has a hard luck story in the sport, it's two-time former world light-heavyweight champion Montell Griffin. Yes, he beat James Toney after barely a dozen pro fights, and yes, he was the first man to defeat Roy Jones.

But he never had anything easy. He had to sue to force his way onto the Barcelona 1992 Olympic team, and even then was hard done by by the judges when he exited the tournament. Things didn't get easier, with controversial points losses, losing to fighters who later tested positive for PEDs and much more besides.

But he retains his love the sport. Despite a resigned cynicism, he coaches fighters today and in his spare time works as a stand up comedian! In his words, if he didn't laugh, he'd cry.

He also has a new book out, visit www.theicelifebook.com for more details and to purchase.

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0:00.0	I don't have, I'm not the best fighter ever.
0:02.2	I don't have the best story ever.
0:04.4	I'm just a kid that made a second chance for his life.
0:07.9	I quit boxing all 12 years old.
0:09.3	I came back eight years later.
0:10.7	I made a living team.
0:12.1	I'd be too hall of famous.
0:13.9	I had a hell of a career and I did it all on my own.
0:17.8	Let me just push you like this.
0:19.3	Let me just say this.
0:20.7	I fought James Tony two times with six different judges
0:24.4	and not one of them ever voted for James Tony.
0:26.7	I don't got nothing else to say.
0:28.9	You know, bro, I till I got told Roy Jones,
0:30.9	I said, you, your fans love you so much.
0:33.7	They hate me because you hit me on my knee.
0:36.5	They feel like they, they hate me.
0:37.8	They feel like it's my fault because he got disqualified
0:40.7	and ruined his perfect record.
0:42.4	Hello and welcome to boxing life stories with me,
0:45.4	critics.
0:45.9	What happened in the ring after the Tyson only good was
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