Editing Shane Mosley (section)

====Mosley vs. Forrest I, II====
{{Main|Shane Mosley vs. Vernon Forrest|Vernon Forrest vs. Shane Mosley II}}
It was finally announced that Mosley would be defending his WBC and Lineal welterweight titles against Vernon Forrest (33-0, 26 KOs). The fight took place at the [[Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden Theater]] in New York City on January 26, 2002. The [[The Ring (magazine)|Ring Magazine]] welterweight title was also at stake. Mosley was knocked down twice in the second round as he went on to lose a unanimous decision, his first loss in his professional career. In round 2, Mosley suffered a cut at the hairline from an accidental clash of heads. The final scorecards read 115-110, 117-108 and 118-108 all in favor of Forrest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxing.com/shane_mosley_vs_vernon_forrest.html|title=Shane Mosley vs. Vernon Forrest – Boxing.com|website=www.boxing.com|access-date=2017-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/shark2801.html|title=Shane Mosley (38-0-0-35 KO's) Vs. Vernon Forrest (33-0-0-26 KO's)|website=www.boxing247.com|access-date=2017-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Kings of Boxing|title=Shane Mosley – Vernon Forrest 1|date=2014-07-07|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5o4_RKZ0zA| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220052258/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5o4_RKZ0zA| archive-date=2017-02-20 | url-status=dead|access-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>

Mosley and Forrest met in an immediate rematch on July 20, 2002, at the [[Conseco Fieldhouse]] in [[Indianapolis]]. Forrest being the 'A' side, received $3.42 million compared to Mosley's $2.8 million. The fight was also known at the time for its attendance of 15,775 which was the largest boxing crowd ever in Indiana. The fight went the full 12 round distance. The scorecards were closer than the first fight, however still had Forrest as the winner (117-111, 116-112, 115-113) unanimously. [[USA Today]] scored it 115-113 in favor of Forrest. Forrest kept on the outside using his height and reach as an advantage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2002-07-20-forrest-mosley.htm|title=USATODAY.com – Forrest pounds out decision over Mosley|website=usatoday30.usatoday.com|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>