Scouting Report: Lamour vs. Falowo

Category

Russell “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour

Thomas “The Souljah” Falowo

Age

32

26

Record

11-0 (5 KOs)

12-3 (8 KOs)

Strength

Lamour has good size and reach that he uses to his advantage. He utilizes his jab well to setup his best punch, the straight right hand.

Falowo is an aggressive fighter with good punching power in both hands and has a good reach also. He times his punches well, which enables him to land his best punch, also the straight right hand.

Weakness

Lamour does not possess adequate punching power in either hand, nor has he faced any top-level opposition thus far. Falowo will be the biggest puncher he has faced.

Falowo does not put together many combinations and has a tendency to rely too heavily on landing the big shot. He also tends to throw wide looping punches that may get him in trouble in this fight.

Experience

He compiled over 100 wins as an amateur boxer but has yet to face any significant opposition as a pro yet.

Falowo may be a bit more seasoned at the professional level with four more bouts under his belt. He has also competed on a major network in his most recent bout, taking on rising prospect Ronald Gavril.

Power

Russell will be at a disadvantage here as he does not possess that one-punch knockout power. He has only recorded two knockout wins in his last six fights.

“The Souljah” will have the advantage here. He has solid power in both hands and is always looking to finish his opponents. Only one of his previous five wins have gone the distance.

Speed

Lamour will have the advantage here but not by much. He is quicker on his feet, which could pose a problem if Falowo plans on catching him at some point.

Falowo will be at a slight disadvantage as his speed is average.

Endurance

Lamour has only gone eight rounds once, which was in his most recent bout. His endurance is still yet to be seen.

He has yet to be pushed past eight rounds and has not gone the distance in his previous three bouts. His endurance is still in question.

Accuracy

He will have an advantage here as he uses his jab to set up his shots wisely.

Falowo will be at a disadvantage here, some of his punches tend to get wide and looping when trying to land the knockout punch.

Defense

Lamour will be at an advantage here, he moves around the ring well making it difficult for anyone to hit him.

Falowo stands right in front of his opponents looking to land the big shots, which also allows for his opposition to land their own shots.

Chin

Lamour has yet to face a fighter with the punching power of Falowo, so his chin is still a question.

Falowo has been knocked down before, and was stopped in his last fight, so his chin could very well be a concern.

Style

Lamour is a more technical fighter who is not afraid to trade with anyone if he has to.

Falowo is a boxer/puncher who is always looking to finish his opponents.

Intangibles

Lamour could have continued to improve on his current unblemished record by taking on easier opposition; instead he decided to challenge himself by facing a tough and hard-hitting puncher in Falowo.

Rather than getting back to his winning ways after a loss in his last fight, Falowo has decided to challenge himself once again by taking on yet another undefeated fighter.

Crowd Support

Lamour could receive adequate fan support because he is from Maine and has fought his whole career in the surrounding area.

Falowo has fought in Connecticut on one occasion and may bring the crowd to their feet if he can manage to land one of his big shots.

The Match-Up:

1. Will Lamour mentally be there since he is trying to keep that undefeated record?
2. Will Falowo mentally be there since he lost to Lamour in the amateurs?
3. Lamour has never been down. Will he be able to handle it if he is knocked down?
4. Will Falowo be able to get through Lamour’s defense?