Zuri Lawrence
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Zuri Lawrence | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 44 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by KO | 0 |
Losses | 15 |
Draws | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
Zuri Lawrence (born June 22, 1970) is an American
Career
Lawrence has never fought for a major heavyweight title but he served an important test for up-and-coming prospects. Notable losses include a technical knockout loss in 11 (after being down 4 times)[1] to Russian prospect Sultan Ibragimov and being brutally rendered unconscious by Calvin Brock,[2] the latter of which was named The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year.
Notable wins include upsetting the comeback trail of Jameel McCline after McCline's second heavyweight title loss and being the first to defeat highly touted Italian Olympic medallist and prospect Paolo Vidoz.
Lawrence was rarely stopped and could give 12 rounds of technical boxing. This combined with his seeming inability to knock an opponent out made Lawrence a popular opponent amongst matchmakers looking to get their prospects noticed. Prior to their fight Calvin Brock gave an example of this thinking in an interview with Tiger Boxing: "Zuri Lawrence? Sure. He's good, but he doesn't have any power, so I wouldn't call it a high-risk fight."[3]
In November 2007 Lawrence took on
In July 2008 Lawrence won in a huge upset over heavyweight prospect Albert Sosnowski after taking the fight on late notice.
He fought Jason Estrada on September 2, 2009, and which Lawrence was knocked down once in the second and once in the seventh before the referee stopped the fight at 2:33.
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ Sultan Ibragimov vs. Zuri Lawrence - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
- ^ HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: CALVIN BROCK
- ^ "TigerBoxing". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
- ^ McMillan, Ken (November 16, 2007). "Zuri Lawrence shows grit in loss to Rahman". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Hasim Rahman Stops Zuri Lawrence But Zuri Gains Respect". boxing247.com. November 16, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Zuri Lawrence from BoxRec (registration required)