Zuri Lawrence
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Zuri Lawrence is a professional heavyweight boxer born on June 22, 2006 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He stands 6'4" (193 cm) and has a typical fight night weight of between 230 and 240 pounds. His professional record stands at 20 wins (19 by unanimous decision, 1 by disqualification), 11 loses (6 by unanimous decision, 4 by technical knockout, 1 by knockout) and 4 draws with 1 no contest (as of December 13, 2006).[1]
Lawrence has never fought for a major heavyweight title (WBC, WBA, IBF or WBO) but he is an important test for many up-and-coming prospects. Notable losses include a technical knockout loss in 11 (after being down 4 times)[2] to Russian prospect Sultan Ibragimov and being brutally rendered unconscious by Calvin "the Boxing Banker" Brock.[3] 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[4] and prospect Paolo Vidoz.
Lawrence is a quick and skilled boxer who is rarely stopped and can give 12 rounds of technical boxing; this combined with his seeming lack of the ability to knock an opponent out (0 knockouts in 36 fights) makes Lawrence a popular opponent amongst matchmakers looking to get some notice for their prospects. 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."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=015802
- ^ http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:933608
- ^ http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fighters/brock_calvin/bio.html
- ^ http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=VIDOZPAO01
- ^ http://tigerboxing.com/articles/index.php?aid=1001245460
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