Name: Vernon Forrest Nickname: "The Viper" Birthday: February 12, 1971 Hometown: Augusta, GA Height: 6' 0" Weight: Welterweight (147 lbs) Reach: 72½" Record: 35-1-0-1 (26 KO) Championship Record: 3-1-0-1 (0 KO) Titles: None

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Vernon Forrest did what many people thought was impossible....he beat Shane Mosley, not just once, but twice.  There was no real controversy, Forrest just is flat out better than Mosley.  Forrest even beat Mosley once as an amateur.  Forrest looked more spectacular in the first matchup, almost KOing Mosley in the 2nd round.  The rematch was more work man like for Forrest as he just out boxed Mosley. The dominating wins catapulted Forrest toward the top of pound-for-pound lists.  But all the glory Forrrest received in 2002 when out the window in January of 2003 as Forrest ran into a buzzsaw by the name of Ricardo Mayorga. Mayorga is a wild swinger with a HUGE punch and he showed if off by TKOing Forrest in only 3 rounds.  Forrest went away from his standard gameplan of out-boxing his opponent and got into a slugfest.  He paid for it dearly.  A rematch clause will put Forrest/Mayorga into the ring again soon, and then we will see what kind of real champion Forrest is to see how he responds.

Fight Date	Opponent	Results	Location	Comments
2003
January 25	Ricardo Mayorga	L TKO 3	Temecula, CA	Lost WBC Welterweight Title
2002
July 20	Shane Mosley	W 12	Indianapolis, IN	Retained WBC Welterweight Title
January 26	Shane Mosley	W 12	New York, NY	For WBC Welterweight Title
2001
August 24	Edgar Ruiz	TKO 4	Chester, WV
May 12	Raul Frank	W 12	New York, NY	Captured IBF Welterweight Title
2000
August 26	Raul Frank	NC 3	Las Vegas, NV	For IBF Welterweight Title
January 22	Vincent Phillips	W 12	Las Vegas, NV
1999
August 27	Santiago Samaniego	TKO 7	Augusta, GA
June 19	Ed Goins	KO 4	New York, NY
April 16	Steve Martinez	TKO 1	Tunica, MS
February 20	Mark Fernandez	TKO 2	New York, NY
1998
December 12	Ed Griffin	TKO 2	Atlantic City, NJ
August 18	Adrian Stone	TKO 11	Tunica, MS
March 28	Gilberto Flores	TKO 2	Atlantic City, NJ
1997
November 7	Ray Oliveira	W 12	Las Vegas, NV
August 19	Jaime Lerma	W 10	Austin, TX
May 5	Pedro Saiz	TKO 6	Atlantic City, NJ
April 5	Francisco De Assis	TKO 1	Atlantic City, NJ
January 24	Mike Rios	TKO 1	Atlantic City, NJ
1996
May 10	Chris Slaughter	TKO 1	New York, NY
April 9	Isaac Cruz	KO 8	Indio, CA
February 22	Tony Silot	KO 1	Hammond, LA
1995
November 28	Marlon Thomas	W 12	Augusta, GA
November 3	Jesus Mayorga	KO 1	Las Vegas, NV
September 12	Roberto Chala	TKO 3	Biloxi, MS
July 15	Julian Romero	TKO 2	Inglewood, CA
April 18	Dezi Ford	KO 4	Las Vegas, NV
March 4	Gennaro Andujar	KO 1	Atlantic City, NJ
January 25	Carlos Cartagena	W 6	Atlantic City, NJ
1994
November 5	Randy Archuleta	KO 1	Stateline, NV
February 5	Elvesto Mills	W 6	Las Vegas, NV
1993
December 18	Lamont Johnson	TKO 1	Lake Tahoe, CA
October 20	Eldon Sneeze	TKO 1	Bay St. Louis, MS
July 17	Theodore Carradine	TKO 3	Las Vegas, NV
June 7	Augustin Renteria	TKO 2	Las Vegas, NV
January 30	Ray Garcia	TKO 1	Las Vegas, NV
1992
November 25	Charles Hawkins	TKO 1	Las Vegas, NV