He knocked his opponents out in a few and now, it took only some bullets to knock him out cold and forever. Ex-boxing champion Vernom Forrest, 38, is dead; shot to death multiple times in a robbery, this weekend in downtown, Atlanta Georgia. Like many cases involving black-folks, no suspects having been arrested yet and he might as well go down as one of the statistics of unsolved murder of black-males of America? According to the story, the 1992 Olympian stopped at a gas station to put some air in his car tires when a panhandler approached him and asked for some "change". As he pulled his wallet out to find fella something, the man became greedy and decided to take everything. He snatched the purse and ran for it but Vernom, being the boxer he is, decided to fight back. He pursued the fleeing purse snatcher. Icheoku says, that was mistake number one, never pursue a man who needs your stuff so much and probably more than you do, that he had to snatch it from you and make a dash for it? Continuing, the thief feeling cornered, turned but already Vernom had begun to go back to his car, but nevertheless, started firing at the retreating Vernom, hitting him multiple times? Fulton County Georgia medical examiner's office confirmed the homicide, stating that autopsy result showed Forrest died from "multiple gunshot wounds involving the torso and thigh." The lesson of this sad incident is, 'do not bring out your wallet out to hand folks some "change" as they may turn instantly greedy'. If you ain't got a "quarter" and there is no independent one dollar bill hanging loose somewhere in your pocket, lie to him that you have only credit cards! Safety is very important and probably Vernom was killed for some loose change, of plus-minus one hundred dollars, as no one carries that much cash-money in his wallet anyways? We live and we learn, and this may have the downer effect of people giving to some down on their luck people any hand, anymore. Forrest, a native of Augusta, Georgia, who lived in Atlanta, was a member of the Barcelona Olympic team along with Oscar De La Hoya. He later won welterweight and junior middleweight titles and compiled a professional record of 41-3 with 29 knockouts. He won his first world title by defeating Raul Frank at Madison Square Garden for the vacant IBF welterweight belt in May 2001, and less than a year later handed Shaun Mosley his first career loss to capture the WBC title. Forrest also recorded a boxing win over Ike Quartey and Carlos Baldomir for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Vernom Forrest was not married but was survived by his son, Vernon Jr. It will be recalled that Vernom Forrest's death makes it the third high-profile death of a boxing champion recently:- Hall of Famer Alexis Arguello, the mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead at his home on July 1 in an apparent suicide; and just last two weeks, Arturo Gatti was found dead in a condominium in Brazil with his wife as the prime suspect? Icheoku says, whatever it is that is knocking our boxers out and cold, should please cease and desist as three are quite an alarming number to go just these few weeks. Farewell, champ!Monday, July 27, 2009
VERNOM FORREST, THE MAN WHO BEAT SHAUN MOSLEY, IS DEAD!
He knocked his opponents out in a few and now, it took only some bullets to knock him out cold and forever. Ex-boxing champion Vernom Forrest, 38, is dead; shot to death multiple times in a robbery, this weekend in downtown, Atlanta Georgia. Like many cases involving black-folks, no suspects having been arrested yet and he might as well go down as one of the statistics of unsolved murder of black-males of America? According to the story, the 1992 Olympian stopped at a gas station to put some air in his car tires when a panhandler approached him and asked for some "change". As he pulled his wallet out to find fella something, the man became greedy and decided to take everything. He snatched the purse and ran for it but Vernom, being the boxer he is, decided to fight back. He pursued the fleeing purse snatcher. Icheoku says, that was mistake number one, never pursue a man who needs your stuff so much and probably more than you do, that he had to snatch it from you and make a dash for it? Continuing, the thief feeling cornered, turned but already Vernom had begun to go back to his car, but nevertheless, started firing at the retreating Vernom, hitting him multiple times? Fulton County Georgia medical examiner's office confirmed the homicide, stating that autopsy result showed Forrest died from "multiple gunshot wounds involving the torso and thigh." The lesson of this sad incident is, 'do not bring out your wallet out to hand folks some "change" as they may turn instantly greedy'. If you ain't got a "quarter" and there is no independent one dollar bill hanging loose somewhere in your pocket, lie to him that you have only credit cards! Safety is very important and probably Vernom was killed for some loose change, of plus-minus one hundred dollars, as no one carries that much cash-money in his wallet anyways? We live and we learn, and this may have the downer effect of people giving to some down on their luck people any hand, anymore. Forrest, a native of Augusta, Georgia, who lived in Atlanta, was a member of the Barcelona Olympic team along with Oscar De La Hoya. He later won welterweight and junior middleweight titles and compiled a professional record of 41-3 with 29 knockouts. He won his first world title by defeating Raul Frank at Madison Square Garden for the vacant IBF welterweight belt in May 2001, and less than a year later handed Shaun Mosley his first career loss to capture the WBC title. Forrest also recorded a boxing win over Ike Quartey and Carlos Baldomir for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Vernom Forrest was not married but was survived by his son, Vernon Jr. It will be recalled that Vernom Forrest's death makes it the third high-profile death of a boxing champion recently:- Hall of Famer Alexis Arguello, the mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead at his home on July 1 in an apparent suicide; and just last two weeks, Arturo Gatti was found dead in a condominium in Brazil with his wife as the prime suspect? Icheoku says, whatever it is that is knocking our boxers out and cold, should please cease and desist as three are quite an alarming number to go just these few weeks. Farewell, champ!
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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It's really sad. It's so confusing what to do when someone is begging for money. Some say carry non perishable foods ready in your car to give them because they use the money for drugs. I guess the lesson here is - do not pull out your well stuffed and expensive wallet in front of these people.
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