 The second victory over Toney earned Griffin a lucrative bout against WBC champion Roy Jones, Jr.

After his 1996 win over Toney, Griffin landed a shot at WBC light-heavyweight title holder Roy Jones Jr. Griffin handed Jones his first professional defeat via a disqualification.A frustrated Jones dropped Griffin with a series of hard and fast, head and body punches in round nine, and then hit him again twice on the head after Griffin had taken a knee on the canvas, leading to Jones's disqualification.They had an immediate rematch, and on August 21, Jones regained the WBC title by knocking out Griffin in the first round.