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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]
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]
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