Is Vernon Forest Forgotten?

Agreed.

 

I loved watching him knock down prime Shane Mosley who was one of my favorite fighters at the time.

 

Remember him for losing to Kostya Tszuy in the amateurs.
And beating Shane Mosley (twice ?)

 

Its funny when I was younger I used to root against and despise certain fighters who beat a fighter that I really liked, when he handled Mosely I always rooted against him, now a days a performance like that would make me a fan for life seeing a guy like that do what he did to a great fighter

Does anyone remember in the rematch how much Mosley held and how he seemed to put his head down rather than try and exchange with Forrest looked very in fear of Vernon's power...did anyone else notice this or is this just me...sort of like how Hopkins came in with his head down in the Taylor rematch it almost looked like the jab was bothering him that much

I pulled for him in the rematch vs Mora a fighter I always disliked and I thought they robbed Quartey I honestly don't see how they gave it to him but I didn't care much because I felt Quartey benefitted vs Verno Phillips on a no call knockdown that would have changed that out come

 

Nobody said my logic was perfect

Off topic but who did you think won Karmazin vs Spinks

 

If he'd shut out Vernon and Winky, letting in Ike in their place wouldn't have done him any more favors.

 

He gave Mosley a sickening beating in the first fight. Shattered his iron jaw.

I had Ike shutting him out as did most. Vernon could barely land a glove on him nor hurt him.

As far as im aware , Hoya was the only guy who almost had Quartey out of there.

Quartey was a superb welter. As was Forest.. rip

 

Two great wins over Mosley, but lost twice to Mayorga and got one of the biggest gifts I've ever seen against a well past his best Quartey, Forest was a very good fighter but not great IMO.

 

It wasn't in the cards at that time exactly, but in a parallel universe where it was Ike getting the shots Vernon did, he'd have given Shane the business.

RIP to Vernon, who was a heck of a fighter and by accounts a good guy. I think Ike was just a bit better than him and Mosley.

 

You are right, prime Mosley ended in the 2nd round of the first Vernon Forrest fight. Again, respectability trying to impress hardcore boxing fans, a fighter should never do that until everybody has to do it. There's absolutely no reward for it.

I will always remember Vernon Forrest though. The legacy of a lot of fighters does get lost in the past.

 

Awe man The Viper is truly missed. To me, he was the lesser known, the darkhorse of the division with stars like Oscar, Tito, Mosley, and the always dangerous Quartey, but the only complaint I had was he could be alil inconsistent. He had the firepower and the boxing IQ, but it seemed he only really shined against Mosley, who brought out the best in him. Fought brilliantly outside and ESPECIALLY on the inside, where tall, lanky fighters usually fail. Never the same after the Mayorga loss tho, had the heart of a lion, but seemed to fight in spurts. Very explosive for acouple of seconds, then take a long rest, making the rounds kinda lull. If he fought like he fought Mosley, he'd have destroyed Mora and Baldomir with ease. What he did for the mentally disabled is very admirable too.

 

Hardly forgotten by real fans.

That he was considered a very serious proposition for Wilfred Benítez on Classic (where Benítez is a beloved h2h match-up darling) is telling...

http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=544477