![]() ![]() in the Hudlin brothers' sleeper hit, "House Party" (1990), which reunited him with old Sears coworkers Kid 'N' Play. Moving on to make his feature debut, Lawrence had an hysterical bit as a determined pizza joint patron in Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" (1989) and also scored as the tone-deaf D.J. Though Lawrence only won once on the competition, a tape of his performance found its way to Columbia Pictures, where he was cast in the recurring role of Maurice, a smart-mouthed busboy during the last season of the spin-off "What's Happening Now! !" (syndicated, 1985-88). Moving back to Maryland, he incorporated his Manhattan experiences into his act and toned down his raunchy language for a shot on the once-popular "Star Search" (syndicated, 1983-1995). He also worked at a Sears store in Queens, where he counted among his fellow employees, future stars Salt-N-Pepa and Kid 'N' Play.But his sojourn in New York was short-lived after Lawrence was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight while employed as a gas station attendant. circuit before moving briefly to New York City where he worked the crowds at Washington Square Park. After graduating, he began doing stand-up comedy on the Washington, D.C. Pullen School of Creative and Performing Arts. Meanwhile, he attended several different high schools in Maryland, including Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Friendly High School and the Thomas G. When he was a teenager, Lawrence was an amateur boxer who was a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves contender and seriously considered going pro until he suffered an eye injury that prompted him to reconsider. In 1973, his parents divorced, which forced his mother to work numerous odd jobs in order to support her six children. Air Force before becoming a policeman when he returned stateside, and his mother, Chlora. “If someone called me out on TV, I’d be there, no problem, so I don’t know if I am retired or not.Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Lawrence was raised by his father, John, who was a member of the U.S. “I don’t have this big desire to fight him but if someone said, ‘You can fight Ricky Burns’ that’d really get my interest and I’d probably start training… ![]() That fight was once made and didn’t happen. “I’ll put it out there actually – I’d like to fight Ricky Burns. “I hesitated because it was only a week ago I was saying, ‘If X, Y, and Z want to fight then I’ll fight.’ However, Liam admitted he could be tempted back into the ring.Īsked if he considers himself retired, he said: “Yeah definitely… Yeah, I am retired, yeah. I gave it my everything, but I weren’t good enough.” I had no qualms about it, and that mindset wasn’t there any more. “I genuinely believed I was going to win. “At least a few years before, I’d have felt like I would have. “You had Haney, Linares, Lomachenko, Teofimo and I’m looking at that landscape and thinking, ‘I’m not good enough to beat these guys – especially now.’ “It’d have been lovely if I was but I wasn’t and I’m a realist – my defence wasn’t good enough. He told Boxing News: “I came into boxing to be a world champion and the truth of it is I wasn’t good enough. The 36-year-old boxer hasn’t fought since he beat Maxi Hughes in November 2019 and after his career was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he admitted he’s enough of a “realist” to recognise now he isn’t up to the standard of other super-featherweights. Liam Walsh wasn’t “good enough” to be world champion. ![]()
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