Former World Welterweight Champion and current WBC Junior Middleweight titlist Vernon Forrest was murdered yesterday during an attempted car jacking. From what I’ve read Forrest was at a gas station filling his tires when a man robbed him. Forrest was armed himself and pulled out his gun when a second man shot him in the back with a semi automatic gun eight or nine times. With the recent deaths of Arturo Gatti and Alexis Arguello, this is more sad news for the boxing public. Forrest wasn’t a great fighter, but he was certainly a good one who’s career was shortened by injuries.
I was going to write up a bio of Forrest’s career, but I don’t think I can top the one at ‘Bad Left Hook’ so here it is:
http://www.badlefthook.com/2009/7/27/964081/styles-make-fights-the-career-of
I will say that Forrest-Mosley I was one of my favourite fights even though I’m a huge Mosley fan. I was also a big fan of Forrest but lost a little hope in him when he fought sparingly between the loss to Mayorga in the rematch and his 2nd stint as a top fighter. I was glad to have watched his final fight against Sergio Mora in which he dominated and I’m sad that he didn’t get to further defend his belt and maybe go out with another big fight down the line. Hopefully the scumbag cunts that did this are brought to justice.
Rest in Peace
