Taylor/Chavez 1990

[Franko]

It was an not necessesary to stop the fight; but given the circumstances....Taylor's lack of response to Steele....it, unfortunately, is understandable.

Duva was climbing onto the apron during the count, Taylor, thinking he was aobut to stop the fight, focussed on Lou, ignoring Steele during a critical moment. Broke my heart for him to tell you the truth.

I Disagree. I think it was necessary to stop the fight. Taylor was out on his feet. He wasn't responding to Steele, and Steele had a job to do and he did it! Richard Steele wasn't the time keeper, he was the referee.

[kayjay]

In any case you can't blame Steele. K-Dogg has a point, inasmuch as Taylor was looking to his corner. It's hard to tell whther he was out or just distracted. Maybe only Taylor knows for sure. Maybe even he doesn't know.

[Franko]

In any case you can't blame Steele. K-Dogg has a point, inasmuch as Taylor was looking to his corner. It's hard to tell whther he was out or just distracted. Maybe only Taylor knows for sure. Maybe even he doesn't know.

He was concussed. There was no attempt by him to show Steele that he was ok to continue. Maybe there wouldn't have been enough time for Chavez to inflict more damage, but would Steele know this for sure?
Taylor was in a terrible state. Steele did his job, but was criticised. Had he let the fight continue he may have been criticised a lot more.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

Any which way I respect Taylor and wish he didnt end up how he did, I Wish we had more fighters like him, he was a good slick boxer with alot of talent but he still cared about the public and wanted to be entertaining, unlike other fighters these days.

[Del Coqui]

Taylor didn't looked hurt when I first saw the fight, I was mad as hell when the ref stopped it, however, after watching it again I saw it was a good stoppage. Taylor was never the same fighter after that nor the same guy, he went on losing streaks and soon started mumbling, I think that may have to do with the shots he took on that fight, even if they didn't looked hard enough to spectators, they obviously had an effect on him.

[Mishra100]

If Steele knew that the fight was just about to end but waved it off anyways, then I think it was wrong... The end of the fight would have saved the fighter so there would be no reason to stop it.

If he wasn't really aware of the time because he was focused on Taylor, then I am okay with the stoppage.

[HendrixLove]

If Steele knew that the fight was just about to end but waved it off anyways, then I think it was wrong... The end of the fight would have saved the fighter so there would be no reason to stop it.

If he wasn't really aware of the time because he was focused on Taylor, then I am okay with the stoppage.

So to you the ref should have said," You know what,Taylor looks really ****ed up but theres only about two seconds left....I'll let it continue"...??? That would have been injustice to Chavez, because regardless of 2 seconds being left, Chavez knocked him out with the time he was give of 12 three minute rounds. So I'm guessing if Taylor "wasn't" winning leading to the 12th, the stoppage wouldn't have been questionable? Chavez won fair and square.

[Mishra100]

So to you the ref should have said," You know what,Taylor looks really ****ed up but theres only about two seconds left....I'll let it continue"...??? That would have been injustice to Chavez, because regardless of 2 seconds being left, Chavez knocked him out with the time he was give of 12 three minute rounds. So I'm guessing if Taylor "wasn't" winning leading to the 12th, the stoppage wouldn't have been questionable? Chavez won fair and square.

Yes he should have let it continue because there would have been nothing to continue to.

Chavez didn't knock him out in my opinion.

No, the stoppage would have still been questionable.

[HendrixLove]

Yes he should have let it continue because there would have been nothing to continue to.

Chavez didn't knock him out in my opinion.

No, the stoppage would have still been questionable.

He didn't even answer the ref. If you ask me, the fight should have been stopped after the 10th round. ****en Taylor was pissing blood for weeks.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

Bodyshots are just underated!