We hear the old saying over and over "to be the man, you have to beat the man". While the slogan holds true some of the time, it does not hold true all of the time. This weekend we saw another example of a fighter who beat the man and showed that he is not the man.

Let's take a look at a few fights where a fighter beat the man, felt he should be called the man and proved in his next fight that he was not the man.

Vernon Forrest vs. Shane Mosley - Vernon dominated Shane in their first fight at a time when Shane was considered the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Shane was almost stopped and took a heavy beating. After the conclusion of the bout, Forrest felt that he should now be the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Larry Merchant said the possible best reply to Forrest after this fight, Merchant said "If you beat Tiger Woods, it does not make you Tiger Woods". Of course fans jumped on the Forrest wagon after he beat Shane in rematch, only to see Forrest knocked out by Ricardo Mayorga, beaten in a rematch and never heard from again. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=428)]

very well said rick
great examples
and very good over all
i hope everyone here reads this one

hes a joke, i cant believe people thought he could do something in the heavyweight division, is he gonna call tyson out now? guess not

very well said rick
great examples
and very good over all
i hope everyone here reads this one

very well said. just because you beat a great fighter does not mean your the man, its what you accomplish in a whole career to be considered if your the best.

Great column. I have been making the very same points since the fight happened. Tarver never beat anyone great before RJJ and never will beat anyone after. He is just another average fighter who got hyped up over 1 win just like Danny Williams.

He has a lot to prove yet...and I highly doubt he will be able too.

I could not agree more. Great article Rick.

I could not agree more. Great article Rick.
yap, me too!!

i agree with ya!