Vernon Forrest (1971 - 2009)

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At about 11:00 pm EDT on July 26th 2009, Forrest stopped at a gas station in the Atlanta neighborhood of Mechanicsville. With him was his 11-year-old godson. As the boy went inside the gas station, Forrest went to the back of his car to add air to a low tire. As this occurred, a man robbed him at gunpoint and fled. Forrest, who was armed, went after the man and shots were exchanged. After a short distance, Forrest gave up the chase and began walking back to the gas station. It was then that the man shot Forrest seven to eight times in the back. According to police, the shooter and a second person left the scene in a red Monte Carlo. Forrest was pronounced dead at 1:29 am EDT by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

Vernon Forrest was a true good-guy of boxing. We never heard anything of troubles outside the ring. He is renowned for his work with mentally challenged people in his community, having created a group home to help them. He had a great career, winning forty-one fights and losing three; one came to a draw. Twenty-nine times, he's won by knockout. Forrest is famous for his wins over Shane Mosley, who many considered the best in the world. Forrest was an Olympian, and was the favorite to win gold in '92, but came down with food poisoning.

This is a shame. Mosley was one of the guys that has never had any issues, and seemed to walk the straight and narrow. He was passionate about helping his community, and loved his family, and his fans. There are some messed up people in this world, that will shoot someone over a wallet. Why Forrest was armed, I can't say. It's too bad he just didn't let the man go. No amount of money is worth dying over.