Thread: Verno Phillips wants Vernon Forrest

Who wins?

Love Phillips, and I am not big on Forrest but Vernon is too much for Phillips at this stage.Both are long in the tooth but Forrest too rangy,too quick & too down the middle for Phillips.

I guess Phillips is tired of being champion already

IMO, a Phillips - Spinks rematch should take priority over anything Phillips wants. Phillips had no real effective offense unless you count wild punches and far out lunges an offense and he won a few rounds off the fact that the punches he did land were a bit louder and that the world just seems to hate Cory Spinks.

Forrest is a very accurate puncher, has a good jab and movement and I think he keeps Phillips outside and I think Phillips takes quite a beating. He's not hard to hit and Vernon actually has the power to make his punches count.

This would be for the vacant Ring Jr Middleweight championship so IMO it's more important than a Spinks/ Phillips return.

I think Forrest would take a UD, but wouldn't it be great for a veteran like Phillips to grab a championship!

This fight makes sence. They are the top 2 light middleweights, unless you include ODLH. Vernon would be the favorite to win, but I like Vernos chances. His style could work well against Forrest imo.

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

This fight makes sence. They are the top 2 light middleweights, unless you include ODLH. Vernon would be the favorite to win, but I like Vernos chances. His style could work well against Forrest imo.

Yeah bro it does make sense! Ring mag ranks Forrest #1 & Phillips #2. DLH is 3. But with Oscar tied up with Mayweather this is the best fight that can be made at 154 IMO

forrest wins

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

This fight makes sence. They are the top 2 light middleweights, unless you include ODLH. Vernon would be the favorite to win, but I like Vernos chances. His style could work well against Forrest imo.

Yeah bro it does make sense! Ring mag ranks Forrest #1 & Phillips #2. DLH is 3. But with Oscar tied up with Mayweather this is the best fight that can be made at 154 IMO

Yeah it could work, Forrest is usualy tight solid and neat but can easily get put off his game with pain or distanceing and questions form in his own head and he goes off track a bit.

Originally Posted by Andre

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Originally Posted by BoomBoom

This fight makes sence. They are the top 2 light middleweights, unless you include ODLH. Vernon would be the favorite to win, but I like Vernos chances. His style could work well against Forrest imo.

Yeah bro it does make sense! Ring mag ranks Forrest #1 & Phillips #2. DLH is 3. But with Oscar tied up with Mayweather this is the best fight that can be made at 154 IMO

Yeah it could work, Forrest is usualy tight solid and neat but can easily get put off his game with pain or distanceing and questions form in his own head and he goes off track a bit.

He looked solid against Baldomir & Piccirillo & an outstanding performance over Mora would set the fight up nicely!

Phillips could look at a fight with Bunema while Forrest deals with Mora

Yeah he did true,
Forrest has a style that is pure and he is solid while he gets his own way with it.
But looking at the odd times he has come apart it was a real unravelling and he couldnt get the act back into place.
I give anyone a hope with him for that reason.
Forrests style is all about control.

Which fights are you referring to? Apart from Mayorga 1 I think he's fought very well. The 1st time I watch Quartey/ Forrest live I thought Quartey had won but on reviewing the fight a couple of times I had Forrest winning each time!

I was mostly reffering to Mayorgas dismantelling of him.
I know styles make or break fights but that showed a chink in his armour that i feel is still there underneath this new and reformed Vernon.
I think he is solid ,always did, but I also think he can come unravelled if someone pulls on that thread again its not something you can train out, that type of thing is in the phyce.
Maybe its just me,but I never did see him (even as an amature) as being diverse enough to change tactics mid fight if required.

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Which fights are you referring to? Apart from Mayorga 1 I think he's fought very well. The 1st time I watch Quartey/ Forrest live I thought Quartey had won but on reviewing the fight a couple of times I had Forrest winning each time!

Ive been clinging to the hopes of a rematch there but No dice.I still think Ike nicked it,But Forrest had radar on those uppercuts,Really buzzed Quartey bigtime.Bunema is a wild card.Glad he crashed through the gates and he might stay on a role.My biggest regret of not Purchasing the Jones/Tito "event" was missing his sudden win.Just glad the Jr,Middles are getting some life.

Originally Posted by Andre

I was mostly reffering to Mayorgas dismantelling of him.
I know styles make or break fights but that showed a chink in his armour that i feel is still there underneath this new and reformed Vernon.
I think he is solid ,always did, but I also think he can come unravelled if someone pulls on that thread again its not something you can train out, that type of thing is in the phyce.
Maybe its just me,but I never did see him (even as an amature) as being diverse enough to change tactics mid fight if required.

Yeah I think Mayorga got in his head that 1st fight! The 2nd could have gone either way IMO. I don't think Forrest will let that happen again. He came out with bombs in that 1st fight that woulda dropped a lota other top welters. But Mayorgas steel chin is now well documented & he caught Forrest with that big right. I can't see Forrest getting drawn into that sorta fight again he's got better skills to rely on!