Was Chavez-Taylor A Good Call?

[Motofan]

Terrible stoppage. Taylor had the win stolen from him.

[Scott9945]

Everyone should watch this before voting in the poll.

Thanks for including this. It just reconfirms my opinion that it was an outrageous robbery by a show stealing referee. You can see that Chavez was nowhere neat a neutral corner. Taylor spoke very clearly in the post fight interview for someone who supposedly took "the worst beating ever". A travesty of justice.

[moy22487]

Thanks for including this. It just reconfirms my opinion that it was an outrageous robbery by a show stealing referee. You can see that Chavez was nowhere neat a neutral corner. Taylor spoke very clearly in the post fight interview for someone who supposedly took "the worst beating ever". A travesty of justice.

some times affect show up later.

[Easy-E]

some times affect show up later.

They did show up later.

[ANDROID_DOES]

Thanks for including this. It just reconfirms my opinion that it was an outrageous robbery by a show stealing referee. You can see that Chavez was nowhere neat a neutral corner. Taylor spoke very clearly in the post fight interview for someone who supposedly took "the worst beating ever". A travesty of justice.

lmao you obviously havent seen taylor lately. What he is now is linked to the chavez fight.

[oldgringo]

I don't know what manner he got up in, to be ok. I am not sure what to tell you... If you have the fight watch it again. ALL the replays show Taylor holding on to the ropes. He is in a nuetral corner and his left hand is holding the top rope and in another replay angle you see his right hand holding the third rope... now even after the fight ends and Duva is in the ring in richards face, you see he STILL hasn't let the ropes go. He actually started talking before he moved from the spot he got up in.

He got up, swooned from being caught with a great shot, and stabilized himself with the aid of the ropes. He wasn't d****d in the ropes, as I remember he was standing straight up. Doesn't matter if he didn't move, he just got out of a grueling brawl and was in shock from being stopped. Seems reasonable that the guy would be devastated by something like that.

This is the greatest fight I have seen in my life. It is my favorite fight as well for a great many reasons. The action, the level of talent in the ring, and the exciting, albeit heinous conclusion made it a special fight for me. I have seen it plenty of times, more than enough to feel quite strongly about my opinion of the outcome. More than enough times to understand and consider both sides of the argument. More than enough times to know that Richard Steele ****ED Meldrick Taylor out of the greatest win of his life.

[ANDROID_DOES]

Someone with "severe kidney damage" doesn't get a license to fight in Nevada less than five months later. Common sense would tell you that. Taylor did suffer some facial damage, but not even as bad as what Malinaggi sufferred in the Cotto fight. Did Taylor have any surgery? Was Taylor even in the hospital overnight?

it's embarrasing for you as a fan to try to say meldrick taylor was not damaged from that fight. You obviously dont know anything about taylor other than he fought chavez. Taylor was a beaten man that night. Its almost sad watching those last two rights land on his face. Much respect for taylor. Its a shame they continued to let him fight luckily he didnt die. He is a warrior had his moments now has to live the rest of his life with the damage that was done that night of the chavez fight.

[kayjay]

Gringo, you just watch fights differently than some of us do.

That fight was not close. Taylor shone in moments - - a lot of moments, but he got pounded.

Ask yourself, if there were thirteen rounds, is there any chance Taylor makes it to the end?

No, if there were twelve rounds and thirty seconds . . . . . .


So regardless of technicalities (not that I'm conceding those), the right man was declared winner

[oldgringo]

Gringo, you just watch fights differently than some of us do.

That fight was not close. Taylor shone in moments - - a lot of moments, but he got pounded.

Ask yourself, if there were thirteen rounds, is there any chance Taylor makes it to the end?

No, if there were twelve rounds and thirty seconds . . . . . .


So regardless of technicalities (not that I'm conceding those), the right man was declared winner

We all watch fights differently, hence the 52/44 split in which 52 of us feel that Steele royally ****ed over Mel Taylor.

If by fight, you mean long-term damage, then yeah...you're right. Meldrick won the fight which took place in the ring however.

If the fight is 13 rounds, does Taylor fight the same way down the stretch? If Vitali Klitschko had tougher skin, what would have happened to Lennox Lewis in their bout? If the ref called a push off foul on Michael Jordan in favor of Byron Russell in the '98 playoffs what happens?

The wrong man won that night as Taylor fought the fight of his life and was not given the chance, as so many proud champions are given, to finish the fight.

*you must spread aids before giving kj rep again blah blah*

[Scott9945]

it's embarrasing for you as a fan to try to say meldrick taylor was not damaged from that fight. You obviously dont know anything about taylor other than he fought chavez. Taylor was a beaten man that night. Its almost sad watching those last two rights land on his face. Much respect for taylor. Its a shame they continued to let him fight luckily he didnt die. He is a warrior had his moments now has to live the rest of his life with the damage that was done that night of the chavez fight.

I didn't say he wasn't damaged in that fight, just that the fight shouldn't have been stopped and that he wouldn't have taken another punch if it wasn't. Taylor was KO'd at least three more times after that fight, but you conveniently decided that all the damage came from this one. Taylor was still a good fighter after that night. Quit rewriting history to suit your agenda.