Crawford Grimsley

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Crawford Grimsley
Born (1967-10-01) October 1, 1967 (age 57)
Nationality American
Other namesThe Terminator
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins22
Wins by KO20
Losses4
Draws1

Crawford Grimsley (born October 1, 1967) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer and kickboxer, who fought several significant fighters of his era. He challenged once for the lineal, WBU and vacant IBA heavyweight titles in 1996, and once for the IBO heavyweight title in 1997.

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Professional career

He made his professional debut in 1994, stopping Steve Paolilli in the first round. [1] By 1996, he was ranked #9 in the WBA rankings, and #12 in the WBO rankings. 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. After his record breaking fight against Jimmy Thunder his career took a bit of a downturn going 2–2–1 in his next 5 fights before retiring 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss22–4–1 Flag of Guyana.svg Andre Purlette TKO3 (4)07/09/2002 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kongresovy Sal, Prague, Czech Republic For WBC Latino heavyweight title
Draw22–3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Nick NurseTD3 (6)05/10/2001 Flag of the United States.svg Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win22–3 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy MucciogrossoTKO2 (6)10/07/1998 Flag of the United States.svg Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Win21–3 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac PooleTKO2 (?)06/12/1997 Flag of Aruba.svg Oranjestad, Aruba
Loss20–3 Flag of Denmark.svg Brian Nielsen TKO6 (8)03/10/1997 Flag of Denmark.svg Ostre Gasvaerk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss20–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jimmy Thunder KO1 (10)18/03/1997 Flag of the United States.svg IMA Center, Flint, Michigan, United States
Loss20–1 Flag of the United States.svg George Foreman UD12 03/11/1996 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan For Lineal, WBU and vacant IBA heavyweight titles
Win20–0 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie CurryTKO1 (10)23/03/1996 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
Win19–0 Flag of the United States.svg Carlton WestKO1 (?)20/01/1996 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win18–0 Flag of the United States.svg Ron McGowanTKO6 (8)02/12/1995 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win17–0 Flag of the United States.svg John MortonTKO2 (12)15/11/1995 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Condado, Puerto Rico Retained WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title
Win16–0 Flag of the United States.svg Max KeyTKO1 (?)04/10/1995 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Condado, Puerto Rico
Win15–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Ladislao MijangosKO1 (12)18/09/1995 Flag of Venezuela.svg Condado, Venezuela Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title
Win14–0 Flag of the United States.svg Chris ColeTKO1 (10)29/07/1995 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win13–0 Flag of the United States.svg Mike FaulknerKO1 (10)08/07/1995 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win12–0 Flag of the United States.svg Charles HostetterKO1 (8)15/04/1995 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win11–0 Flag of the United States.svg Charles HostetterPTS811/02/1995 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win10–0 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Perfecto GonzalezKO3 (12)25/11/1994 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title
Win9–0 Flag of the United States.svg Ron GullettePTS622/10/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win8–0 Flag of the United States.svg Charles DixonKO3 (?)23/09/1994 Flag of Venezuela.svg Maracay, Venezuela
Win7–0 Flag of the United States.svg Alvin DomineyKO1 (6)10/09/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win6–0 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac PooleKO1 (?)27/08/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win5–0 Flag of the United States.svg Ed IrvingKO1 (4)13/08/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win4–0Akili MuhammadKO1 (4)11/06/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Tom BersawKO1 (4)14/05/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Juan GuerraTKO1 (4)02/04/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Steve PaolilliTKO1 (4)05/02/1994 Flag of the United States.svg Miami, Florida, United States

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Cannabis Consulting Group Inc. 6 May 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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