Chavez vs. Taylor I...why did Steele stop the fight!?!?!

[Vasyl’s dad]

Being hurt isn't the point, strangely enough. Taylor didn't respond.... he has to. It's as simple as that. You can try to make as many bull **** posts about it or try to claim Steele was bias.... but Steele did his job and Taylor didn't. Now, given the shape Taylor was in compared to Hearns, if he had nodded his head yes or responded and Steele then chose to stop the fight, then you'd be on to something.

But that's not what happened.

Karma! Some people just don't get it though.

[Run]

Been through this millions of times.

Here's the damn explanation.

The referee has no obligation to either fighter outside of protecting them from unnecessary harm as well as regulating the actual fight proceedings.

Steele had his eye on Taylor ROUNDS before. He was walking into crazy ass right hand bombs that literally were breaking his face.

It just so happened he'd seen enough right after the right hand landed.

He stopped it...........no room for boo hooing. That was the straw that broke the camel's back........technical knockout defined.



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[Dirt E Gomez]

It seemed obvious to me that Taylor was responding to his idiot trainer who had caught his attention. I've seen countless fighters in worse shape be allowed to continue, except they weren't seconds away from victory.

You're not getting it. The fight wasn't stopped because Taylor was in any worse shape than some fighters have been... the fight was stopped because he didn't respond. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. He didn't respond to Steele and that is what he must do to continue the fight.

This isn't even debatable. It is a requirement in boxing.

[Scott9945]

As much as you lost a ****load of money that night. And being a fan of Chavez, I also recall the night Pernell Whitaker gave him the boxing lesson of his life. So miss me with that biased ****.

Looking objectively however, Steeles job isn't as timekeeper, rather his job is to make sure the fight ends safely.

It is the referees job to be aware of every aspect of a fight. That's why they will stop a one sided fight because even though the punishment isn't that severe, they realize that the boxer is hopelessly behind. Steele saw those ten second warning lights. He saw Meldrick standing straight on his feet looking at his trainer, maybe not hearing him with the extreme crowd noise. If Steele makes sure that Chavez is in a neutral corner (he wasn't), the fight ends just as safely.

[Verstyle]

Steele stopped it cause he knew Taylor boo'd on himself. TRUE STORY.

[Dirt E Gomez]

It is the referees job to be aware of every aspect of a fight. That's why they will stop a one sided fight because even though the punishment isn't that severe, they realize that the boxer is hopelessly behind. Steele saw those ten second warning lights. He saw Meldrick standing straight on his feet looking at his trainer, maybe not hearing him with the extreme crowd noise. If Steele makes sure that Chavez is in a neutral corner (he wasn't), the fight ends just as safely.

He can be aware of the time, but it isn't supposed to change how he is reffing the fight.

[Scott9945]

You're not getting it. The fight wasn't stopped because Taylor was in any worse shape than some fighters have been... the fight was stopped because he didn't respond. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. He didn't respond to Steele and that is what he must do to continue the fight.

This isn't even debatable. It is a requirement in boxing.

Responding is a judgement call. It looked like Taylor responded to me. The same referee used a different standard for Tommy Hearns. And we can be done debating this anytime you want.

[Dirt E Gomez]

Responding is a judgement call. It looked like Taylor responded to me. The same referee used a different standard for Tommy Hearns. And we can be done debating this anytime you want.

Taylor made no nod and he clearly didn't mouth anything to Steele. In the Hearns fight, neither you or I can say that Hearns didn't say anything but he also appears to give a small nod. He glanced at Steele and it's reasonable to assume that through his mouthpiece he said something.

[Vasyl’s dad]

It is the referees job to be aware of every aspect of a fight. That's why they will stop a one sided fight because even though the punishment isn't that severe, they realize that the boxer is hopelessly behind. Steele saw those ten second warning lights. He saw Meldrick standing straight on his feet looking at his trainer, maybe not hearing him with the extreme crowd noise. If Steele makes sure that Chavez is in a neutral corner (he wasn't), the fight ends just as safely.

Whats more important, checking the status of a fighter who was just knocked down after he has just taken 12 full rounds of punishment from one of the best fighters of the day, or

making sure the other fighter is in a neutral corner?

[oldgringo]

He stopped it because he's an ******* with poor judgment. Meldrick was not given the chance to finish the fight and that's really a shame because he fought the fight of a lifetime.

Responding is a judgement call. It looked like Taylor responded to me. The same referee used a different standard for Tommy Hearns. And we can be done debating this anytime you want.

I agree with you 100%. Taylor did enough to continue by standing the **** up.