Sorry about another Forrest thread but

[T.Horton]

I just had say that of all the recent deaths this month, Vernon's has hit me the hardest. I don't know why. I was pissed at him for years for beating Mosley.

Anybody else feel like this?

[Primal Instinx]

I felt that way as well but I think it's probably because he was still boxing and still had potential fights available for us to watch unlike Gatti and Arguello. May he rest in peace. ONE

[catalinul]

Nah.I liked Vernon Forrest,he was a great guy,did charity and all that,great boxer but when your all time favorite fighter dies it hurts a lot more.

[ИATAS]

I was never a big fan of his in the ring, but I always knew he was one of the few genuine good guys in boxing and always respected him. That's why I feel so badly about what happened.

He had that smile too, hard not to like the guy as a person.

[Fighting Cougar]

From what I always heard he was a good man, R.I.P Vernon Forrest.

[The Gully Gad]

I wasnt a fan but yes the **** shocked me...
Boxing gets put aside at times like this.....

[T.Horton]

I wasnt a fan but yes the **** shocked me...
Boxing gets put aside at times like this.....

I hear you, I wasn't a huge fan either. After he dismantled Mosley I was pretty pissed (Mosley was my man much like Pacquiao is since I first saw live on the Tyson v Lewis under card) but for some reason this was the toughest to deal with. What makes it strange for me is that I have met Gatti and a couple of cousins of his a number of times (in Montreal, his cousin owned this little **** hole of a bar that I used to frequent during happy hour after work) yet it didn't seem to shock me as much as Forrest's passing.

Anyway thanks for those who responded.

[Da7thsign]

Lol.... Im the same as you here man. I HATED him for beating Mosley...I still remain constant that it was a headbut!!!!!! But his passing has hurt me the most. Its just that hes such a good guy and he almost demanded respect with actually demanding it.

[MARKBNLV]

I have been through some tough ass times,had my family disown me, all my friends were fck ups ,and through those times i could always lean on boxing,so when i found out Gatti died i cried and i hurt and i have no problem saying that ,when i found out about Forrest honestly it made me sad but even more it pissed me off that a country so full of oppurtuinity can still have this type of violence,i grew up in bad neighborhoods and i did not turn to a gun or selling drugs,so the excuses of poverty are just bs to me.