Questions about Chavez-Taylor I.

[mrjoeblive]

Why do you think that Steele wasn't aware of the 10 second warning light that comes on during every round of every fight he works?

im very aware of that half naked maid cleaning up. and she would be very aware of me running up in her LOL

[mrjoeblive]

It is funny how the reality of that fight has changed since it happened. The perception now seems to be that Taylor was dominating the fight and was robbed at the end. That is not how it was, not at all.
I remember watching the fight in a bar with a very pro-Taylor crowd, unable to hear the HBO commentary. I had it a close fight but with Chavez ahead, and felt the knockdown sealed it for him. Later, when I saw a tape of the fight and heard Lampley's call, I thought it was a different fight.
The boxing magazines at the time called it a very close fight. One said that the only travesty that night was the scorecard that had taylor up by 8 points. It is funny to me to read guys that said that then, when they say today that Taylor was a mile ahead.
A lot of people wondered why Chavez didn't fight with a "greater sense of urgency" (whatever that means) and I think it is because he was kicking Taylor's ass and knew it, didn't figure that he could be behind. I watched the entire fight in slow motion on two occasions and, when seen like that, it is very one sided for Chavez.

i had taylor winning and so did don king which is why he had steele stop the fight with 3 seconds on the clock. and are you kidding about listening to lamply???? if you listen to lamply you would have thought delahoya was beating floyd into a pulp. they call out every shot of the fighter they favour and almost none of the man they dont favour. lamply is a joke he should be a wrestling announcer for the WWE not boxing.

[Marcov]

It seemed like a bad stoppage but all Taylor had to do was look at Steele and say "I'm ok". Whether he was out on his feet or not, the bell would have rung and he would have gotten the victory.

[The Noose]

dont get me wrong taylor was hurt bad but there's no way you stop that fight. richard steele as a ref was not aware of the time, or so he says. well i say your a bad ref, pay attention. in the amounth of time it would have taken him to wipe taylor's gloves on his shirt and wave them together, the round would be over before chavez can hit him. AND it was a fight where you could be saved by the bell in the last round. biggest joke in boxing history. robbed taylor of the best win of his career. he dominated chavez in that fight.

Taylor was TKO'd. The ref stopped the fight because his job is to protect the fighter. He isnt the time keeper. Taylor was hurt bad, and busted up, plus he didnt respond when asked 'Are you ok?"
The time and the score cards should not have any influence of whether a ref stops a fight or not. Steele did his job perfectly. Great stoppage. Great win for Chavez.

Professional Referees know about this. We're not talking about a confused novice.

He was paying attention to Taylor like he should of been. If his attention was on the time, he wasnt doing his job properly.

steele knew what time it was. he stopped the fight with 3 seconds on the clock. don king told him, if you want your money you better give my boy the win. so he did.

Is there any evidence of that?

[Sheppirino]

It is funny how the reality of that fight has changed since it happened. The perception now seems to be that Taylor was dominating the fight and was robbed at the end. That is not how it was, not at all.
I remember watching the fight in a bar with a very pro-Taylor crowd, unable to hear the HBO commentary. I had it a close fight but with Chavez ahead, and felt the knockdown sealed it for him. Later, when I saw a tape of the fight and heard Lampley's call, I thought it was a different fight.
The boxing magazines at the time called it a very close fight. One said that the only travesty that night was the scorecard that had taylor up by 8 points. It is funny to me to read guys that said that then, when they say today that Taylor was a mile ahead.
A lot of people wondered why Chavez didn't fight with a "greater sense of urgency" (whatever that means) and I think it is because he was kicking Taylor's ass and knew it, didn't figure that he could be behind. I watched the entire fight in slow motion on two occasions and, when seen like that, it is very one sided for Chavez.

I watched Chavez vs. Taylor in it's entirety and I have to agree about the commentary. The HBO announce crew would only talk about Taylor's speed, combos, and whatever punch he landed. Anytime Chavez would land a hard shot they wouldn't even mention it. They didn't mention it until late in the fight when they finally started seeing that Taylor was getting beat up. The Legendary Night's episode is pretty much the same thing.

[SBleeder]

People seem to be forgetting the fact that punches are very often thrown and landed after the bell in professional boxing.

[jabsRstiff]

Taylor was in very bad shape....but I still believe Steele made the wrong call. This is coming from as big a Chavez fan as there is.

Rematch? Chavez took a chunk out of Taylor and you'd have seen it if they fought within the next 6mos-year. It would have been a competitive fight but Taylor would have a little less than he did the first time, and the first time he gave it everything he had.

[VG_Addict]

Taylor probably would have died if it were a 15-rounder.

[Anthony342]

Three things can be blamed for this fight result:

1. Taylor not responding to Steele when asked if he was okay and instead, looking over at his corner.

2. Taylor's corner distracting him at that crucial moment.

3. Steele not seeing the 10 second light, even though it was right in front of him.

Yeah Steele shouldn't have stopped it, but Taylor is most at fault for not responding to the ref.

[joseph5620]

Three things can be blamed for this fight result:

1. Taylor not responding to Steele when asked if he was okay and instead, looking over at his corner.

2. Taylor's corner distracting him at that crucial moment.

3. Steele not seeing the 10 second light, even though it was right in front of him.

Yeah Steele shouldn't have stopped it, but Taylor is most at fault for not responding to the ref.

No, Steel is at fault because he didn't follow the rules . Chavez was halfway across the ring and never made it to a neutral corner . You can't have it both ways by claiming Taylor should have answered while ignoring Steel's blatant dismissal of rules .



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