Was Chavez-Taylor A Good Call?

[Pugilistic™]

yes it was, taylor took alot of damage and didn't reply to the ref's question.

[BattlingNelson]

I'd like to know when Richard Steele made Tommy say that he was ok. Or if anyone has the balls to say he wasn't in worse shape than Meldrick Taylor was. This proves my point that Steele was a house ref who had different standards for different fighters. He raised the standard for Taylor so he could hand the fight to the housefighter, Chavez. Green K for posting this Manchine.

I think it's very thin that you, based on one fight, can come to the conclusion that Steele was a house-ref. One fight does not prove anything and is microscopically insignificant to use as an emperical evidence for the truth.

If you wanna make such a conclusion you most review at least 30 fights before you can make a statiscally based conclusion.

[Scott9945]

I think it's very thin that you, based on one fight, can come to the conclusion that Steele was a house-ref. One fight does not prove anything and is microscopically insignificant to use as an emperical evidence for the truth.

If you wanna make such a conclusion you most review at least 30 fights before you can make a statiscally based conclusion.

I've seen countless fights that Steele has officiated. I don't take notes on referees, but I do remember his premature stoppage in the first Tyson-Ruddock fight. I'm quite confident that if it were Tyson who was in the same position as Ruddock, the fight wouldn't have been stopped. This caused an unnecessary rematch that made King, Tyson, and of course the Nevada commission a lot of money.

Since I'm not in any position of authority or responsibility, I feel free to throw out these conclusions and accusations. And I truly don't believe that Richard Steele was an ethical or particulary skilled referee, which is why I resent him taking the "looking out for the fighter" stance that he always self righteously does.

[BattlingNelson]

I've seen countless fights that Steele has officiated. I don't take notes on referees, but I do remember his premature stoppage in the first Tyson-Ruddock fight. I'm quite confident that if it were Tyson who was in the same position as Ruddock, the fight wouldn't have been stopped. This caused an unnecessary rematch that made King, Tyson, and of course the Nevada commission a lot of money.

Since I'm not in any position of authority or responsibility, I feel free to throw out these conclusions and accusations. And I truly don't believe that Richard Steele was an ethical or particulary skilled referee, which is why I resent him taking the "looking out for the fighter" stance that he always self righteously does.

I have no problem with you stating your opinion. Ppl are entitled to say what they want. It was the fact that you said PROVED that turned me off. One or two fights does not make a trend.

[Scott9945]

I have no problem with you stating your opinion. Ppl are entitled to say what they want. It was the fact that you said PROVED that turned me off. One or two fights does not make a trend.

Point taken. I should have used a word like "validated" or "verified" instead of proved. Some refs and judges definitely do protect housefighters, IMO.

[BattlingNelson]

Point taken. I should have used a word like "validated" or "verified" instead of proved. Some refs and judges definitely do protect housefighters, IMO.

Cool.