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Antonio Tarver vs Montell Griffin

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Antonio Tarver and Montell Griffin met once (2003). Antonio Tarver won in 2003 by decision.

SOURCE·Antonio Tarver and Montell Griffin — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Antonio TarverMontell Griffin
75″ (190.5 cm)Reach70″ (177.8 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Height67″ (170.2 cm)
+1.33%Reach advantage+4.47%
31–6Record50–8
71%Finish rate60%
15Longest unbeaten run28
40Recorded bouts59
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAntonio TarverMontell Griffin
Glen Johnson L L
Eric Harding L L
Roy Jones Jr. L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Antonio Tarver

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Roy Francis, 1997, kowin v Benito Fernandez, 1997, kowin v Berry Butler, 1997win v Shelby Gross, 1997, kowin v Tracy Barrios, 1997, kowin v Jason Burrell, 1997, kowin v Joaquin Garcia, 1997win v Rocky Gannon, 1998, kowin v Jose Luis Rivera, 1998win v Charles Oliver, 1998, decisionwin v Boyer Chew, 1998, kowin v Mohamed Benguesmia, 1999, kowin v Jerry Williams, 1999, kowin v Roy Francis, 1999, kowin v John Williams, 1999loss v Eric Harding, 2000, decisionwin v Ernest Mateen, 2000, kowin v Chris Johnson, 2001, kowin v Lincoln Carter, 2001, kowin v Eric Harding, 2002, kowin v Reggie Johnson, 2002loss v Roy Jones Jr., 2003win v Montell Griffin, 2003, decisionloss v Glen Johnson, 2004, decisionwin v Roy Jones Jr., 2004, kowin v Roy Jones Jr., 2005, decisionwin v Glen Johnson, 2005, decisionloss v Bernard Hopkins, 2006, decisionwin v Danny Santiago, 2007, kowin v Elvir Muriqi, 2007, decisionloss v Chad Dawson, 2008, decisionwin v Clinton Woods, 2008, decisionloss v Chad Dawson, 2009, decisionwin v Nagy Aguilera, 2010, decisionwin v Danny Green, 2011, koresult not stated v Lateef Kayode, 2012win v Mike Sheppard, 2013, kowin v Johnathon Banks, 2014, kodraw v Steve Cunningham, 2015, drawresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1997–2015 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 win vs Roy Francis (1997)win vs Benito Fernandez (1997)win vs Berry Butler (1997)win vs Shelby Gross (1997)win vs Tracy Barrios (1997)win vs Jason Burrell (1997)win vs Joaquin Garcia (1997)win vs Rocky Gannon (1998)win vs Jose Luis Rivera (1998)win vs Charles Oliver (1998)win vs Boyer Chew (1998)win vs Mohamed Benguesmia (1999)win vs Jerry Williams (1999)win vs Roy Francis (1999)win vs John Williams (1999)loss vs Eric Harding (2000)win vs Ernest Mateen (2000)win vs Chris Johnson (2001)win vs Lincoln Carter (2001)win vs Eric Harding (2002)win vs Reggie Johnson (2002)loss vs Roy Jones Jr. (2003)win vs Montell Griffin (2003)loss vs Glen Johnson (2004)win vs Roy Jones Jr. (2004)win vs Roy Jones Jr. (2005)win vs Glen Johnson (2005)loss vs Bernard Hopkins (2006)win vs Danny Santiago (2007)win vs Elvir Muriqi (2007)loss vs Chad Dawson (2008)win vs Clinton Woods (2008)loss vs Chad Dawson (2009)win vs Nagy Aguilera (2010)win vs Danny Green (2011)? vs Lateef Kayode (2012)win vs Mike Sheppard (2013)win vs Johnathon Banks (2014)draw vs Steve Cunningham (2015)
winlossdraw / NC1997–2015

Montell Griffin

199020002010UNFILEDwin v Terrence Wright, 1993, kowin v Terry Collier, 1993, decisionwin v Bobby Mack, 1993win v Ka-Dy King, 1993, decisionwin v Mike Garcia, 1993, kowin v Ron Stringer, 1993, kowin v Donnie Penelton, 1993win v Randy McGaugh, 1993win v Calvin Puckett, 1993, kowin v Jose Luis Ornelas, 1993win v Ray Lathon, 1994, decisionwin v David Vedder, 1994, decisionwin v Terry Collier, 1994, kowin v Steve Brewer, 1994, kowin v Ray Webb, 1995, kowin v John Mitchell, 1995, kowin v Hunter Clay, 1995, kowin v Tony Booth, 1995, kowin v James Toney, 1995win v James Toney, 1996, decisionwin v Russell Mitchell, 1996, kowin v Melvin Wynn, 1996, kowin v Matthew Charleston, 1996, kowin v Charles Scott, 1996, kowin v Tony Golden, 1996, kowin v William Clayton, 1996, kowin v Jesus Castaneda, 1997, kowin v Vinson Durham, 1997, decisionloss v Roy Jones Jr., 1997, koloss v Eric Harding, 1998win v Eric Davis, 1998, kowin v Randall Yonker, 1998, kowin v Karl Willis, 1998, kowin v Kenny Lopez, 1998, kowin v Thomas Reid, 1998, decisionloss v Dariusz Michalczewski, 1999, kowin v Tim Cooper, 1999, kowin v Danny Thomas, 1999, kowin v Randall Yonker, 1999, kowin v Availeo Slate, 1999, kowin v Jose Luis Rivera, 2000, decisionwin v Jesus Ruiz, 2001win v Ed Dalton, 2001, kowin v George Khalid Jones, 2002, decisionwin v Derrick Harmon, 2002, decisionwin v George Klinesmith, 2002, koloss v Antonio Tarver, 2003, decisionloss v Rico Hoye, 2004, decisionwin v Thomas Reid, 2004, decisionwin v Willard Lewis, 2004loss v Julio César González, 2005win v Sam Reese, 2005, decisionwin v Norman Jones, 2006, decisionloss v Glen Johnson, 2007, koloss v Beibut Shumenov, 2008, decisionwin v Cory Cummings, 2008, decisiondraw v Ross Thompson, 2010, drawwin v DeAndrey Abron, 2011, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1993–2011 · 1 UNDATED
2000 2010 win vs Terrence Wright (1993)win vs Terry Collier (1993)win vs Bobby Mack (1993)win vs Ka-Dy King (1993)win vs Mike Garcia (1993)win vs Ron Stringer (1993)win vs Donnie Penelton (1993)win vs Randy McGaugh (1993)win vs Calvin Puckett (1993)win vs Jose Luis Ornelas (1993)win vs Ray Lathon (1994)win vs David Vedder (1994)win vs Terry Collier (1994)win vs Steve Brewer (1994)win vs Ray Webb (1995)win vs John Mitchell (1995)win vs Hunter Clay (1995)win vs Tony Booth (1995)win vs James Toney (1995)win vs James Toney (1996)win vs Russell Mitchell (1996)win vs Melvin Wynn (1996)win vs Matthew Charleston (1996)win vs Charles Scott (1996)win vs Tony Golden (1996)win vs William Clayton (1996)win vs Jesus Castaneda (1997)win vs Vinson Durham (1997)loss vs Roy Jones Jr. (1997)loss vs Eric Harding (1998)win vs Eric Davis (1998)win vs Randall Yonker (1998)win vs Karl Willis (1998)win vs Kenny Lopez (1998)win vs Thomas Reid (1998)loss vs Dariusz Michalczewski (1999)win vs Tim Cooper (1999)win vs Danny Thomas (1999)win vs Randall Yonker (1999)win vs Availeo Slate (1999)win vs Jose Luis Rivera (2000)win vs Jesus Ruiz (2001)win vs Ed Dalton (2001)win vs George Khalid Jones (2002)win vs Derrick Harmon (2002)win vs George Klinesmith (2002)loss vs Antonio Tarver (2003)loss vs Rico Hoye (2004)win vs Thomas Reid (2004)win vs Willard Lewis (2004)loss vs Julio César González (2005)win vs Sam Reese (2005)win vs Norman Jones (2006)loss vs Glen Johnson (2007)loss vs Beibut Shumenov (2008)win vs Cory Cummings (2008)draw vs Ross Thompson (2010)win vs DeAndrey Abron (2011)
winlossdraw / NC1993–2011

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