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Vernon Forrest

1971 - 2009

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Vernon Forrest (February 12, 1971 – July 25, 2009) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC, IBF, Ring magazine and lineal welterweight between 2002 and 2003, and the WBC super welterweight title twice between 2007 and 2009. In 2002, Forrest was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2009, Forrest was murdered after he was robbed at a gas station in the Mechanicsville neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vernon Forrest is the 383rd most popular boxer (down from 350th in 2019), the 17,760th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,937th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Vernon Forrest ranks 383 out of 496Before him are Bermane Stiverne, Filip Hrgović, Shakur Stevenson, Kanat Islam, Han Soon-chul, and Cecilia Brækhus. After him are Jérôme Thomas, Yoan Pablo Hernández, Georgy Balakshin, Wijan Ponlid, David Ayrapetyan, and Magomedrasul Majidov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Vernon Forrest ranks 974Before him are Monty Williams, Craig Thomas, Roman Mählich, Mohsin Hamid, Ian Walker, and Dominic Cummings. After him are Martin Heinrich, Aleksandar Kitinov, Daisuke Ishihara, Seyhan Kurt, Hamish Carter, and Robert Gibbs. Among people deceased in 2009, Vernon Forrest ranks 437Before him are Delara Darabi, Andriy Fedchuk, Yasmine Belmadi, Wayman Tisdale, Fernando Cornejo, and Andy Hallett. After him are Henry Surtees, Jade Goody, Mathieu Montcourt, Darren Sutherland, and Taylor Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vernon Forrest ranks 17,768 out of 20,380Before him are Gus Bilirakis (1963), Dean Edwards (1970), Stephen Strasburg (1988), Herculez Gomez (1982), Omar Mateen (1986), and Cody Linley (1989). After him are Alexandra Botez (1995), Misty May-Treanor (1977), Danny Pudi (1979), Riley Voelkel (1990), Jackie Walorski (1963), and Charles Michael Davis (1984).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Vernon Forrest ranks 95Before him are Antonio Margarito (1978), Errol Spence Jr. (1990), Danny García (1988), Timothy Bradley (1983), Andre Ward (1984), and Shakur Stevenson (1997). After him are Keyshawn Davis (1999), Jermain Taylor (1978), Claressa Shields (1995), Andre Berto (1983), Demetrius Andrade (1988), and Keith Thurman (1988).