Zuri Lawrence

Zuri Lawrence
Born	(1970-06-22) June 22, 1970 (age 54) Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
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 professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009. He is most well known for having never scored a knockout win in 44 professional fights.

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 medalist 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 Hasim Rahman on short notice on 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 for Lawrence and 86–84, 88-82 for Rahman. ^[4] 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. ^[5]

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
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	24-15-4 (1)	Jason Estrada	TKO	7	02/09/2009	Mohegan Sun Grandstand, Syracuse, New York, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:33 of the seventh round.
Win	24-14-4 (1)	Albert Sosnowski	UD	8	06/08/2008	Aviator Sports Complex, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss	23-14-4 (1)	Darrel Madison	UD	8	30/05/2008	Monticello Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S.	For vacant New York heavyweight title.
Loss	23-13-4 (1)	Hasim Rahman	TKO	10	15/11/2007	Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.	For WBC–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 Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S.	Lawrence was knocked down in the first round.
Win	22-12-4 (1)	Jason Bergman	UD	4	03/08/2007	Monticello Raceway & Casino, Monticello, New York, U.S.
Win	21-12-4 (1)	Harvey Jolly	UD	6	29/06/2007	Connecticut Expo Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Loss	20-12-4 (1)	Dominick Guinn	TKO	2	02/02/2007	Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York, U.S.	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 Feb 2006	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lawrence knocked out at 2:58 of the sixth round.
Win	20-10-4 (1)	Jameel McCline	UD	10	21/10/2005	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Loss	19-10-4 (1)	Sultan Ibragimov	TKO	11	22/04/2005	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	For 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	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Loss	18-9-4 (1)	Timo Hoffmann	UD	12	22/11/2003	Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany	For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Draw	18-8-4 (1)	Ray Austin	MD	10	15/02/2003	Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	18-8-3 (1)	Tony Thompson	TKO	7	20/10/2002	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the seventh round.
Win	18-7-3 (1)	Paolo Vidoz	UD	8	17/08/2002	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	17-7-3 (1)	David Vedder	UD	6	25/05/2002	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	16-7-3 (1)	Louis Monaco	UD	6	04/05/2001	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	15-7-3 (1)	King Ipitan	DQ	9	24/08/2000	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, U.S.	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
Win	13-7-3 (1)	Mike Sedillo	UD	10	06/04/2000	Coeur d'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, U.S.
Loss	12-7-3 (1)	David Bostice	UD	10	02/03/2000	Ramada Inn, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Loss	12-6-3 (1)	Brian Nix	UD	8	07/10/1999	Soaring Eagle Casino, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Win	12-5-3 (1)	Darroll Wilson	UD	10	02/09/1999	City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Win	11-5-3 (1)	Brian Watson	DQ	6	09/07/1999	Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.	Watson was disqualified after tackling Lawrence out of the ring.
Win	10-5-3 (1)	Domingo Monroe	PTS	4	15/05/1999	Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	9-5-3 (1)	Juan Quintana	PTS	4	27/02/1999	Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
Win	8-5-3 (1)	Derek Williams	PTS	6	02/10/1998	Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland
Loss	7-5-3 (1)	Furkat Tursunov	PTS	8	25/09/1998	Poznań, Poland
Loss	7-4-3 (1)	Willie Williams	PTS	6	22/11/1997	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	7-3-3 (1)	Greg Pickrom	TKO	5	11/09/1997	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	7-2-3 (1)	Craig Tomlinson	UD	6	12/06/1997	Martin's West, Woodlawn, Maryland, U.S.
Win	6-2-3 (1)	Josh Imardiyi	PTS	6	30/03/1997	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
Win	5-2-3 (1)	Exum Speight	PTS	6	07/07/1996	ABC Sports Complex, Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
Win	4-2-3 (1)	Rashid Latif	UD	4	28/06/1996	Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	3-2-3 (1)	Dean Storey	PTS	6	31/03/1996	Sullivan Gymnasium, Portland, Maine, U.S.
Win	2-2-3 (1)	Mike Whitfield	UD	6	08/11/1995	Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Loss	1-2-3 (1)	Rodney Price	PTS	4	22/09/1995	South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw	1-1-3 (1)	Derrick Lampkins	PTS	4	18/08/1995	Middletown, New York, U.S.
Win	1-1-2 (1)	Georgy Peskov	UD	4	02/06/1995	Starlite Theatre, Latham, New York, U.S.
Draw	0-1-2 (1)	Garth Hedger	PTS	4	05/05/1995	Center City, Schenectady, New York, U.S.
NC	0-1-1 (1)	Domingo Monroe	NC	2	28/01/1995	Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Loss	0-1-1	Kasson Saxton	TKO	1	28/07/1994	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw	0-0-1	Maurice Harris	PTS	4	21/06/1994	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

References

1. Sultan Ibragimov vs. Zuri Lawrence - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
2. HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: CALVIN BROCK
3. "TigerBoxing". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
4. McMillan, Ken (November 16, 2007). "Zuri Lawrence shows grit in loss to Rahman". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved October 9, 2021.
5. "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)