Vernon Forrest, Thank You For Making A Difference

[killersheep]

Destiny's Child Inc.

Vernon Forrest and his mother help create this organization to help kids, and also adults, with developmental, emotional, and other issues. This was a humble man who really cared about others and wanted to help make the world a better place for children who need a little help. He did just that.

"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant" -Vernon Forrest 2006

Thank you for posting this I will be donating to this organization this week. God man, he was such a good guy, it makes me so mad this happened.

[amat]

The only thing I really knew about Vernon outside the ring was when Ken Burns was promoting his Jack Johnson documentary and was invited to a dinner at the White House and I'm not sure if Vernon went to the dinner or not but he spoke very well and very intelligently about Johnson and obviously knew his stuff. Leading up to the Mora fight he was doing a lot of trash talking and I remember everyone on the conference call transcript shocked that he was talking to that way. You don't see that much. RIP and may the bastard who shot him in the back burn in hell.

[jamiebhoy]

Good to see someone not all about themselves . RIP champ.

[KKisser]

sad to hear the news about what happened. r.i.p. vernon

[Spicoli]

Thanks Boom.Great heads up....Thank you Vernon.From all that Ive seen your were a very kind man who gave much of himself.You will be missed.RIP champ.

[DC Amateur Boxing]

Watch this. . .This is who Vernon Forrest, the man was:
YouTube - Vernon Forrest and Destiny's Child Inc.

[Dark Lord Al]

a Great fighter , and great man , RIP Champ.

[DAWGSWIN]

Watch this. . .This is who Vernon Forrest, the man was:
YouTube - Vernon Forrest and Destiny's Child Inc.

1997. Long before he was "known." God bless his soul.

[CFH]

The only thing I really knew about Vernon outside the ring was when Ken Burns was promoting his Jack Johnson documentary and was invited to a dinner at the White House and I'm not sure if Vernon went to the dinner or not but he spoke very well and very intelligently about Johnson and obviously knew his stuff. Leading up to the Mora fight he was doing a lot of trash talking and I remember everyone on the conference call transcript shocked that he was talking to that way. You don't see that much. RIP and may the bastard who shot him in the back burn in hell.

I was shocked to see Forrest talking that way as well. However, to his credit, as soon as Mora beat him he went up to him in the ring, congratulated him and apologized for all the shit-talking, telling Mora he didn't mean any of it and it was all aimed at trying to sell the fight.