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I've heard some hype on Lawson rivaling that of Keith Thurman before he broke onto the big stage, FWIW. It remains to be seen how much of that is warranted, because his record so far is extremely padded.

Narh, on the other hand, is 'proven' at world level - proven to be the epitome of a hot-and-cold fighter.

 

Frederick Lawson vs. Ray Narh, 10 rounds @ welterweight

 

He offered to be his coach but only if he leaves Yemen.

 

Round 1

Lawson is jabbing up into the gloves and backing Narh up, keeping a tight guard during pauses. Narh is circling wide and lobbing in hooks on the hips of Lawson from outside, falling in, smothering and then backing out. Lawson is walking forward in his turtle shell, not working much, throwing a single jab for every 4 or 5 body shots scattered in by Narh. Clapping rights by Narh from outside.

10-9 Narh

 

Round 2

Lawson is sticking the jab out from his forehead, walking Narh down. Clap-over rights from outside by Narh parachuting in atop Lawson. Body slapping combos by Narh, keeping his chest in Lawson's face. Narh steps out and just barely reels away from a lunging Lawson left hook. Narh circles wide, hands down, away from a right hand that falls short, and eats a BIG LEFT HOOK. Narh down. Narh gets up and holds and evades the rest of the round.

10-8 Lawson

19-18 Lawson