Crawford Grimsley
Crawford Grimsley (born October 1, 1967) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer and kickboxer, who fought several significant fighters of his era.
| Crawford Grimsley | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Terminator |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 1, 1967 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
He made his professional debut in 1994, stopping Steve Paolilli in the first round.[1] His most notable match was against Jimmy Thunder. In 1.5 seconds, Thunder delivered a right hook to the head and Grimsley hit the mat and the match ended. This match serves as the fastest boxing match in history. Before the fight, Grimsley had a 20-1 record with 18 wins by KO and his sole loss being a twelve-round decision to George Foreman four months prior. He retired in 2002.[2]
Personal life
After his boxing career he founded ProWebCast, one of the first webcasting companies, in the 1990s before entering the cannabis industry and becoming CEO of Cannabis Consulting Group Inc.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins (20 knockouts, 2 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–4–1 |  Andre Purlette |
TKO | 3 (4) | 07/09/2002 |  Kongresovy Sal, Prague, Czech Republic |
For WBC Latino heavyweight title |
| Draw | 22–3–1 |  Nick Nurse |
TD | 3 (6) | 05/10/2001 | Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 22–3 | Tommy Mucciogrosso |
TKO | 2 (6) | 10/07/1998 | Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US |
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| Win | 21–3 | Isaac Poole |
TKO | 2 (?) | 06/12/1997 |  Oranjestad, Aruba |
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| Loss | 20–3 |  Brian Nielsen |
TKO | 6 (8) | 03/10/1997 | Ostre Gasvaerk, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Loss | 20–2 |  Jimmy Thunder |
KO | 1 (10) | 18/03/1997 | IMA Center, Flint, Michigan, United States |
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| Loss | 20–1 | George Foreman |
UD | 12 | 03/11/1996 |  Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan |
For Lineal, WBU and vacant IBA heavyweight titles |
| Win | 20–0 | Eddie Curry |
TKO | 1 (10) | 23/03/1996 | Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 19–0 | Carlton West |
KO | 1 (?) | 20/01/1996 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 18–0 | Ron McGowan |
TKO | 6 (8) | 02/12/1995 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 17–0 | John Morton |
TKO | 2 (12) | 15/11/1995 |  Condado, Puerto Rico |
Retained WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title |
| Win | 16–0 | Max Key |
TKO | 1 (?) | 04/10/1995 | Condado, Puerto Rico |
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| Win | 15–0 |  Ladislao Mijangos |
KO | 1 (12) | 18/09/1995 |  Condado, Venezuela |
Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| Win | 14–0 | Chris Cole |
TKO | 1 (10) | 29/07/1995 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 13–0 | Mike Faulkner |
KO | 1 (10) | 08/07/1995 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 12–0 | Charles Hostetter |
KO | 1 (8) | 15/04/1995 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 11–0 | Charles Hostetter |
PTS | 8 | 11/02/1995 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 10–0 |  Perfecto Gonzalez |
KO | 3 (12) | 25/11/1994 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Won WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title |
| Win | 9–0 | Ron Gullette |
PTS | 6 | 22/10/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 8–0 | Charles Dixon |
KO | 3 (?) | 23/09/1994 | Maracay, Venezuela |
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| Win | 7–0 | Alvin Dominey |
KO | 1 (6) | 10/09/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 6–0 | Isaac Poole |
KO | 1 (?) | 27/08/1994 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 5–0 | Ed Irving |
KO | 1 (4) | 13/08/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 4–0 | Akili Muhammad | KO | 1 (4) | 11/06/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 3–0 | Tom Bersaw |
KO | 1 (4) | 14/05/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 2–0 | Juan Guerra |
TKO | 1 (4) | 02/04/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 1–0 | Steve Paolilli |
TKO | 1 (4) | 05/02/1994 | Miami, Florida, United States |
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References
- Chodash, Alden (August 10, 2006). "Revisiting Crawford Grimsley: Huge punching heavyweight "Terminator" who stood up to legendary puncher, "Big" George Foreman". Hardcore Boxing. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- Slater, James (November 7, 2020). "Crawford Grimsley: The Man Who Took Foreman The Distance But Was Taken Out In A Flash By Thunder". boxing247.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "About Us". Cannabis Consulting Group Inc. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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