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Crawford Grimsley

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Crawford Grimsley
Born (1967-10-01) October 1, 1967 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesThe Terminator
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
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.

Professional career

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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, #12 in the WBO. 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

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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

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22 Wins (20 knockouts, 2 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 22–4–1 Guyana Andre Purlette TKO 3 (4) 07/09/2002 Czech Republic Kongresovy Sal, Prague, Czech Republic For WBC Latino heavyweight title
Draw 22–3–1 United States Nick Nurse TD 3 (6) 05/10/2001 United States Level Nightclub, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 22–3 United States Tommy Mucciogrosso TKO 2 (6) 10/07/1998 United States Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Win 21–3 United States Isaac Poole TKO 2 (?) 06/12/1997 Aruba Oranjestad, Aruba
Loss 20–3 Denmark Brian Nielsen TKO 6 (8) 03/10/1997 Denmark Ostre Gasvaerk, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss 20–2 New Zealand Jimmy Thunder KO 1 (10) 18/03/1997 United States IMA Center, Flint, Michigan, United States
Loss 20–1 United States George Foreman UD 12 03/11/1996 Japan Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan For Lineal, WBU and vacant IBA heavyweight titles
Win 20–0 United States Eddie Curry TKO 1 (10) 23/03/1996 United States Miami Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
Win 19–0 United States Carlton West KO 1 (?) 20/01/1996 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 18–0 United States Ron McGowan TKO 6 (8) 02/12/1995 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 17–0 United States John Morton TKO 2 (12) 15/11/1995 Puerto Rico Condado, Puerto Rico Retained WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title
Win 16–0 United States Max Key TKO 1 (?) 04/10/1995 Puerto Rico Condado, Puerto Rico
Win 15–0 Mexico Ladislao Mijangos KO 1 (12) 18/09/1995 Venezuela Condado, Venezuela Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title
Win 14–0 United States Chris Cole TKO 1 (10) 29/07/1995 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 13–0 United States Mike Faulkner KO 1 (10) 08/07/1995 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 12–0 United States Charles Hostetter KO 1 (8) 15/04/1995 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 11–0 United States Charles Hostetter PTS 8 11/02/1995 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 10–0 Dominican Republic Perfecto Gonzalez KO 3 (12) 25/11/1994 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Won WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title
Win 9–0 United States Ron Gullette PTS 6 22/10/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 8–0 United States Charles Dixon KO 3 (?) 23/09/1994 Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela
Win 7–0 United States Alvin Dominey KO 1 (6) 10/09/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 6–0 United States Isaac Poole KO 1 (?) 27/08/1994 United States Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win 5–0 United States Ed Irving KO 1 (4) 13/08/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 4–0 Akili Muhammad KO 1 (4) 11/06/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 3–0 United States Tom Bersaw KO 1 (4) 14/05/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 2–0 United States Juan Guerra TKO 1 (4) 02/04/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States
Win 1–0 United States Steve Paolilli TKO 1 (4) 05/02/1994 United States Miami, Florida, United States

References

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  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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