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By Keith Idec - NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Michael Grant’s greatest moments in a boxing ring occurred nearly 11 years ago against Andrew Golota.
A still-green Grant got up from two first-round knockdowns, withstood many more punishing punches from Golota and made the psychologically fragile Polish heavyweight quit after scoring a 10th-round knockdown on Nov. 20, 1999, in Atlantic City. Grant’s courageous performance propelled him to a title shot five months later at Madison Square Garden, where Lennox Lewis exposed the athletic former football player en route to a second-round knockout.
Grant made roughly $5 million for challenging Lewis, but he has remained out of the spotlight after suffering subsequent technical knockout losses to Jameel McCline and Dominick Guinn over the following three years. More than a decade after his most important win, the Chicago native has returned to New Jersey with hopes of upsetting another popular Polish heavyweight contender and securing a second title shot. [Click Here To Read More]
A still-green Grant got up from two first-round knockdowns, withstood many more punishing punches from Golota and made the psychologically fragile Polish heavyweight quit after scoring a 10th-round knockdown on Nov. 20, 1999, in Atlantic City. Grant’s courageous performance propelled him to a title shot five months later at Madison Square Garden, where Lennox Lewis exposed the athletic former football player en route to a second-round knockout.
Grant made roughly $5 million for challenging Lewis, but he has remained out of the spotlight after suffering subsequent technical knockout losses to Jameel McCline and Dominick Guinn over the following three years. More than a decade after his most important win, the Chicago native has returned to New Jersey with hopes of upsetting another popular Polish heavyweight contender and securing a second title shot. [Click Here To Read More]
Holy crap a 15-1 favorite?
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