richard steele's decision in chavez-taylor 1

[EliteSoldier]

The ref is supposed to know when there is 10 seconds left in a round, the ****ing RED LIGHT WAS ON! Worst reffing mistake in the history of the sport.

It was no mistake, he was paid off.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

Taylor was never the same, he was real hurt out on his feet what if Chavez would of landed another hard 1-2 and killed the man?

[slicksouthpaw16]

Why give Taylor a standing 8 count if he was knocked down?



Chavez could of landed 5 punches in 5 seconds. And it was 2 seconds, not 5.

The refferees first and foremost priority is the safety of the fighters, not accessing how much time is left and who is ahead on the scorecards.
Taylor was hurt and didnt respond to the question.....end of fight.

thank you because that supports my arguement. what could chavez do in 2 little seconds? the clock would have ran out because steele was still talking to Taylor. chavez wouldnt have even made it across the ring in time to get to tayor.

[crillz]

Taylor was never the same, he was real hurt out on his feet what if Chavez would of landed another hard 1-2 and killed the man?

lolz killed him in 5 seconds? give me a break here yo you mean to tell me he was going to do in 5 seconds what he couldn't do over the course of 12 rounds? I don't think so bro.. 100

[EliteSoldier]

Taylor was never the same, he was real hurt out on his feet what if Chavez would of landed another hard 1-2 and killed the man?[

Yeah right!!! /sarcasm It took only a few seconds for Taylor to get back the hell up. And taylor could talk perfectly fine after the fight was stopped. If he was so hurt he would have been rushed to the hospital right away instead of giving an interview right after the fight.

[Addison]

sorry 2 beat a dead horse again but i like seeing polls and different opinions.

Synchronisity.

I watched the fight again last night, and the end of Legendary Nights..

I hated Steele's stoppage. HATED IT. When you add up all the factors it was still obviously the very end of the final round and Steele knew it even without knowing how much time was left. He asked Taylor if he was OK twice, but he was QUICK about waving it off regardless.. And to hear him say years later he has no regrets at all infuriates me quite a bit. PISSES ME OFF.

[slicksouthpaw16]

Synchronisity.

I watched the fight again last night, and the end of Legendary Nights..

I hated Steele's stoppage. HATED IT. When you add up all the factors it was still obviously the very end of the final round and Steele knew it even without knowing how much time was left. He asked Taylor if he was OK twice, but he was QUICK about waving it off regardless.. And to hear him say years later he has no regrets at all infuriates me quite a bit. PISSES ME OFF.

thats 100% true

[EliteSoldier]

Synchronisity.

I watched the fight again last night, and the end of Legendary Nights..

I hated Steele's stoppage. HATED IT. When you add up all the factors it was still obviously the very end of the final round and Steele knew it even without knowing how much time was left. He asked Taylor if he was OK twice, but he was QUICK about waving it off regardless.. And to hear him say years later he has no regrets at all infuriates me quite a bit. PISSES ME OFF.

Richard Steele is scum, and was paid off.

[Wiley Hyena]

Single worst call in boxing history. Even worse than the "long count" (Dempsey-Tunney).

[raysan]

lolz killed him in 5 seconds? give me a break here yo you mean to tell me he was going to do in 5 seconds what he couldn't do over the course of 12 rounds? I don't think so bro.. 100

He knocked him down in the last ten seconds of a fight which he hadnt been able to do the previous 35 minutes, whats the difference? He walks forward and acknowledges Steele, he wins but he didnt, i really dont get whats so hard to understand. Its not Richard Steele's job to decide if he can last two seconds or not, Meldrick was out of it, didnt respond, so fight is over, its not that hard.