Zuri Lawrence

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Zuri Lawrence (born June 22, 1970 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is a professional heavyweight boxer best known for scoring a few notable wins over famous boxers but never reaching contender status. He is most well-known for having never scored a knockout win in 44 professional fights.

Career[]

He stands 6'4" (193 cm) and has a typical fight night weight of between 230 and 240 pounds. His professional record stands at 24 wins (22 by unanimous decision, 1 by disqualification), 14 loses (6 by unanimous decision, 5 by technical knockout, 1 by knockout) and 4 draws with 1 no contest (as of November 1, 2007).^[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 40 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]

In November 2007 Lawrence took on Hasim Rahman on short notice on TV channel Versus. In a close battle in which Versus' viewers had Lawrence leading, he was knocked out by Rahman in the 10th and final round. The scores at the time of stoppage were 86-84 Lawrence, 86-84 and 88-82 Rahman. In a rare feat, Lawrence was knocked out of the ring and onto the arena floor, only to return to the ring prior to the 20 count and continue fighting.

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[]

24 Wins (0 knockouts, 24 decisions), 15 Losses (8 knockouts, 7 decisions), 4 Draws, 1 No Contest [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	24-15-4 (1)	Jason Estrada	TKO	7	02/09/2009	Syracuse, New York, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the seventh round.
Win	24-14-4 (1)	Albert Sosnowski	UD	8	06/08/2008	Brooklyn, New York, United States	80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Loss	23-14-4 (1)	Darrel Madison	UD	8	30/05/2008	Monticello, New York, United States	New York Heavyweight Title. 75-77, 75-77, 75-77.
Loss	23-13-4 (1)	Hasim Rahman	TKO	10	15/11/2007	Reading, Pennsylvania, United States	NABF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the tenth round.
Win	23-12-4 (1)	Jermaine Woods	UD	8	26/10/2007	Monticello, New York, United States	78-73, 77-74, 78-73. Lawrence was knocked down in the first round.
Win	22-12-4 (1)	Jason Bergman	UD	4	03/08/2007	Monticello, New York, United States
Win	21-12-4 (1)	Harvey Jolly	UD	6	29/06/2007	Hartford, Connecticut, United States	59-55, 59-55, 58-56.
Loss	20-12-4 (1)	Dominick Guinn	TKO	2	02/02/2007	Rochester, New York, United States	Referee stopped the fight at 2:59 of the second round after Lawrence was knocked down twice in the round.
Loss	20-11-4 (1)	Calvin Brock	KO	6	25/02/2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lawrence knocked out at 2:58 of the sixth round.
Win	20-10-4 (1)	Jameel McCline	UD	10	21/10/2005	Hollywood, Florida, United States	100-90, 97-93, 97-93.
Loss	19-10-4 (1)	Sultan Ibragimov	TKO	11	22/04/2005	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the fight at 0:32 of the 11th round.
Win	19-9-4 (1)	Demetrice King	UD	6	24/08/2004	Poughkeepsie, New York, United States	60-54, 60-54, 60-53.
Loss	18-9-4 (1)	Timo Hoffmann	UD	12	22/11/2003	Riesa, Sachsen, Germany	WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 109-118, 108-119.
Draw	18-8-4 (1)	Ray Austin	MD	10	15/02/2003	Laughlin, Nevada, United States	94-96, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss	18-8-3 (1)	Tony Thompson	TKO	7	20/10/2002	Tacoma, Washington, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the seventh round.
Win	18-7-3 (1)	Paolo Vidoz	UD	8	17/08/2002	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	77-75, 77-75, 77-75.
Win	17-7-3 (1)	David Vedder	UD	6	25/05/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	59-55, 58-56, 58-56.
Win	16-7-3 (1)	Louis Monaco	UD	6	04/05/2001	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	15-7-3 (1)	King Ipitan	DQ	9	24/08/2000	Worley, Idaho, United States	Ipitan was disqualified for repeated low blows.
Win	14-7-3 (1)	Anthony Moore	PTS	8	29/04/2000	St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, United States
Win	13-7-3 (1)	Mike Sedillo	UD	10	06/04/2000	Worley, Idaho, United States	96-94, 97-94, 98-93.
Loss	12-7-3 (1)	David Bostice	UD	10	02/03/2000	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Loss	12-6-3 (1)	Brian Nix	UD	8	07/10/1999	Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Win	12-5-3 (1)	Darroll Wilson	UD	10	02/09/1999	Saratoga Springs, New York, United States	100-89, 99-91, 99-91.
Win	11-5-3 (1)	Brian Watson	DQ	6	09/07/1999	Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States	Watson was disqualified after tackling Lawrence out of the ring.
Win	10-5-3 (1)	Domingo Monroe	PTS	4	15/05/1999	Leominster, Massachusetts, United States
Win	9-5-3 (1)	Juan Quintana	PTS	4	27/02/1999	Leominster, Massachusetts, United States
Win	8-5-3 (1)	Derek Williams	PTS	6	02/10/1998	Wroclaw, Poland
Loss	7-5-3 (1)	Furkat Tursunov	PTS	8	25/09/1998	Poznan, Poland
Loss	7-4-3 (1)	Willie Williams	PTS	6	22/11/1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	7-3-3 (1)	Greg Pickrom	TKO	5	11/09/1997	Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	7-2-3 (1)	Craig Tomlinson	UD	6	12/06/1997	Woodlawn, Maryland, United States	59-55, 59-55, 59-56.
Win	6-2-3 (1)	Josh Imardiyi	PTS	6	30/03/1997	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	5-2-3 (1)	Exum Speight	PTS	6	07/07/1996	Springfield, Virginia, United States
Win	4-2-3 (1)	Rashid Latif	UD	4	28/06/1996	Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Win	3-2-3 (1)	Dean Storey	PTS	6	31/03/1996	Portland, Maine, United States
Win	2-2-3 (1)	Mike Whitfield	UD	6	08/11/1995	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Loss	1-2-3 (1)	Rodney Price	PTS	4	22/09/1995	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Draw	1-1-3 (1)	Derrick Lampkins	PTS	4	18/08/1995	Middletown, New York, United States
Win	1-1-2 (1)	Georgy Peskov	UD	4	02/06/1995	Latham, New York, United States
Draw	0-1-2 (1)	Garth Hedger	PTS	4	05/05/1995	Schenectady, New York, United States
NC	0-1-1 (1)	Domingo Monroe	NC	2	28/01/1995	Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Loss	0-1-1	Kasson Saxton	TKO	1	28/07/1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Draw	0-0-1	Maurice Harris	PTS	4	21/06/1994	Boston, Massachusetts, United States

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Zuri Lawrence from BoxRec