Meldrick Taylor vs Chavez I: what are your thoughts on this fight?

[Toney616]

What did you think of this fight, the ending etc?

[Rockin']

Incredible fight and a GOOD stoppage. With only 10 seconds left in the fight Chavez could have easily landed 8-10 more shots on an already weary and badly battered Taylor. Error on the side of safety, but Steeles stoppage was no error. Taylor never really recovered from that fight and another 10 seconds of punishment from the hard fists of Chavez could have literally ended the career of Taylor right there if not his life.........Rockin'

[Toney616]

Incredible fight and a GOOD stoppage. With only 10 seconds left in the fight Chavez could have easily landed 8-10 more shots on an already weary and badly battered Taylor.

Don't you think Taylor could of clinched or ran?
I also blame Duve for giving Taylor those ridiculous instructions and jumping on the apron

Error on the side of safety, but Steeles stoppage was no error.

If that was a Don King fighter do you think he would of stopped it?

Taylor never really recovered from that fight and another 10 seconds of punishment from the hard fists of Chavez could have literally ended the career of Taylor right there if not his life.........Rockin'

Do you mean physically or mentally?

[武士道]

Don't you think Taylor could of clinched or ran?
I also blame Duve for giving Taylor those ridiculous instructions and jumping on the apron

Taylor couldn't even respond to the refs questions -- he'd have ended up eating 10 seconds worth of power shots to the head.

Fuck knows what Duva was thinking, telling him they needed that round.

That fight ended Taylor on all levels, mentally and physically.

[Toney616]

Taylor couldn't even respond to the refs questions -- he'd have ended up eating 10 seconds worth of power shots to the head.

He did respond, when he got up he nodded to Steele that he was o.k, before getting distracted by Duva

Fuck knows what Duva was thinking, telling him they needed that round.

And then lying about it on the legendary nights episode
Who I blame, in no particular order:
Taylor: his lack of defense. Ducking every now and then is not defense
Duva: jumping on the apron, bad instructions before the round
Steele: should of given Taylor another chance to respond to his question and made sure that Chavez was in a neutral corner

That fight ended Taylor on all levels, mentally and physically.

I haven't watched any of his fights directly after that one, but didn't he become a world champ again?

[CarlosG815]

Incredible fight and a GOOD stoppage. With only 10 seconds left in the fight Chavez could have easily landed 8-10 more shots on an already weary and badly battered Taylor. Error on the side of safety, but Steeles stoppage was no error. Taylor never really recovered from that fight and another 10 seconds of punishment from the hard fists of Chavez could have literally ended the career of Taylor right there if not his life.........Rockin'

On the contrary there were about 5 seconds left. Had the fight continued, it would have ended before Chavez could get from his neutral corner to Taylor.

[Toney616]

On the contrary there were about 5 seconds left. Had the fight continued, it would have ended before Chavez could get from his neutral corner to Taylor.

Never liked Steele after watching that fight, never been sure if he was just incompetent or corrupt

[武士道]

He did respond, when he got up he nodded to Steele that he was o.k, before getting distracted by Duva

He didn’t look very cognizant to me.

I haven't watched any of his fights directly after that one, but didn't he become a world champ again?

In between getting knocked down against overmatched opponents, yeah he got another belt. As soon as he went back in there against a legit opponent he got knocked out. JC ruined him.

[CarlosG815]

He didn’t look very cognizant to me.



In between getting knocked down against overmatched opponents, yeah he got another belt. As soon as he went back in there against a legit opponent he got knocked out. JC ruined him.

It's very hard to watch recent film of Meldrick, and film from the end of his career. He is one of the most punch drunk boxers I have ever seen. He has severe brain damage.

[Toney616]

He didn’t look very cognizant to me.

fair enough

In between getting knocked down against overmatched opponents, yeah he got another belt. As soon as he went back in there against a legit opponent he got knocked out. JC ruined him.

I was told that the Norris fight did the most damage