Vernon Forrest vs. Shane Mosley II, billed as The Rematch of the Century, was a professional boxing match contested on July 20, 2002, for the WBC and The Ring welterweight championship.
In May Forrest and Mosley agreed to terms for a rematch for July 20 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He also admitted that he needed to improve on his previous performance in order to repeat it, saying "I have to add to what I did last time, If I fight the same, I don't think that will be enough to win.
The scorecards were closer than the first fight, however still had Forrest as the winner with Gary Merritt scoring it 117–111, Tony Castellano 116-112 and Jerry Roth 115–113.
Mosley meanwhile explained his strategy saying "My plan was to move in and catch him with a hard shot.