Crawford Grimsley (born October 1, 1967) is a retired professional
heavyweight
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and
kickboxer
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, 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
He made his professional debut in 1994, stopping Steve Paolilli in the first round. By 1996, he was ranked #9 in the WBA rankings, and #12 in the WBO rankings. His most notable match was against
Jimmy Thunder
Ti'a James Senio Peau (3 February 1966 – 13 February 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Thunder, was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional boxer who held the IBO heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995. He held multiple regional heavyweight ti ...
. 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
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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.
Personal life
After his boxing career he founded ProWebCast, one of the first webcasting companies, in the 1990s before entering the
cannabis industry
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and becoming CEO of Cannabis Consulting Group Inc.
Professional boxing record
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, Loss
, 22–4–1
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Andre Purlette
Andre Purlette (born 4 November 1973) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. Known as "Tombstone", Purlette turned pro in 1992 and won his first 32 bouts, including a victory over Jimmy Thunder. He later lost to v ...
, TKO
, 3
, 07/09/2002
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Prague
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, align=left, For WBC Latino heavyweight title
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, 22–3–1
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, TD
, 3
, 05/10/2001
, align=left, Level Nightclub,
Miami Beach
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Florida
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United States
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, Win
, 22–3
, align=left, Tommy Mucciogrosso
, TKO
, 2
, 10/07/1998
, align=left, Memorial Auditorium,
Fort Lauderdale
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Florida
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US
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, Win
, 21–3
, align=left, Isaac Poole
, TKO
, 2
, 06/12/1997
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Oranjestad,
Aruba
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, Loss
, 20–3
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Brian Nielsen
, TKO
, 6
, 03/10/1997
, align=left, Ostre Gasvaerk,
Copenhagen
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Denmark
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, Loss
, 20–2
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Jimmy Thunder
Ti'a James Senio Peau (3 February 1966 – 13 February 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Thunder, was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional boxer who held the IBO heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995. He held multiple regional heavyweight ti ...
, KO
, 1
, 18/03/1997
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Michigan
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United States
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, Loss
, 20–1
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George Foreman
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, UD
, 12
,
03/11/1996
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Tokyo Bay NK Hall
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Urayasu
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is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 170,533 in 81,136 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Urayasu is best known as the home of Tokyo Dis ...
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Chiba,
Japan
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, Win
, 20–0
, align=left, Eddie Curry
, TKO
, 1
, 23/03/1996
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Miami Arena
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Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, Win
, 19–0
, align=left, Carlton West
, KO
, 1
, 20/01/1996
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Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, Win
, 18–0
, align=left, Ron McGowan
, TKO
, 6
, 02/12/1995
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, Win
, 17–0
, align=left, John Morton
, TKO
, 2
, 15/11/1995
, align=left,
Condado,
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, Win
, 16–0
, align=left, Max Key
, TKO
, 1
, 04/10/1995
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Condado,
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, -align=center
, Win
, 15–0
, align=left, Ladislao Mijangos
, KO
, 1
, 18/09/1995
, align=left,
Condado,
Venezuela
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, -align=center
, Win
, 14–0
, align=left, Chris Cole
, TKO
, 1
, 29/07/1995
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 13–0
, align=left, Mike Faulkner
, KO
, 1
, 08/07/1995
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 12–0
, align=left, Charles Hostetter
, KO
, 1
, 15/04/1995
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 11–0
, align=left, Charles Hostetter
, PTS
, 8
, 11/02/1995
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 10–0
, align=left, Perfecto Gonzalez
, KO
, 3
, 25/11/1994
, align=left,
Santo Domingo
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Dominican Republic
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, -align=center
, Win
, 9–0
, align=left, Ron Gullette
, PTS
, 6
, 22/10/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 8–0
, align=left, Charles Dixon
, KO
, 3
, 23/09/1994
, align=left,
Maracay
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Venezuela
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 7–0
, align=left, Alvin Dominey
, KO
, 1
, 10/09/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 6–0
, align=left, Isaac Poole
, KO
, 1
, 27/08/1994
, align=left,
Miami Beach
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 5–0
, align=left, Ed Irving
, KO
, 1
, 13/08/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 4–0
, align=left, Akili Muhammad
, KO
, 1
, 11/06/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, Tom Bersaw
, KO
, 1
, 14/05/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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,
United States
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, Juan Guerra
, TKO
, 1
, 02/04/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Steve Paolilli
, TKO
, 1
, 05/02/1994
, align=left,
Miami
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Florida
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United States
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