Griffin vs Toney

Who won Griffin vs Toney?

Montell Griffin beat James Toney by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 18th, 1995, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Montell Griffin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Griffin vs Toney stats

Back in February 1995, Montell Griffin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

James Toney made his way to the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Montell Griffin was the younger man by 56 years, at -29 years old.

Toney had a height advantage of 3 inches over Griffin. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Montell Griffin and James Toney fought out of an orthodox stance.

Griffin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 33 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1993, 4 years and 3 months later than Toney, whose first professional fight was in 1988. He had fought 295 fewer professional rounds, totaling 393 compared to Toney's 688.

Griffin vs Toney form

Toney had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Roy Jones Jr on November 18, 1994, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Iran Barkley on February 13, 1993, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike McCallum on August 29, 1992, by majority decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno.

Before that, he had drawn with Mike McCallum on December 13, 1991, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Convention Hall, Atlantic City.

He had defeated Michael Nunn on May 10, 1991, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at John O'Donnell Stadium, Davenport.

Activity check

Toney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Griffin vs Toney start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Griffin vs Toney?

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