Was Taylor really robbed against Ceasar Chavez?

[Fighting Pride]

He didn't answer the ref, ref stopped the fight. Simple as that. If Steele had let it go on and Chavez landed one more punch, those against the stoppage would've probably blamed Steele for Taylor's deterioration later. Richard Steele did his job. If It had happened 30 seconds earlier there wouldn't have been as much controversy. But because it was in the final seconds of such a big fight that's why there was such a big outcry. It was the right decision based on the rules and the referees duty of care. You think if Taylor had won they would've fought again straight after? Man, hate to think what would've happened to him if there was an immediate rematch.

[pistol whip]

Taylor DESERVED that win.

JCC got ****face lucky
i dont care what anybody says, that stoppage was bull****, i'd understand if there was 15 secs, but there was about 5 left!

Lucky would have been if he would have went the whole fight without landing very many punch's and then landed a phantom punch at the end of the fight. Systematically beating a person into a bloody pulp has nothing to do with luck it's all skill my friend.

I think Chavez was the one who deserved the fight because he had to go thru hell himself to win and he was the one who stayed on his feet. It wasn't like Taylor was just jabbing him the whole night.

[Rompeboca]

Dont know much about the Taylor Fight but h JCC win against Whitaker was a robbery!

[xcaret]

Dont know much about the Taylor Fight but h JCC win against Whitaker was a robbery!

FAILED!


it was a Draw moron... what win are you talking about dumb****

[askoe]

I'm quite sure Steele wouldn't have stopped it, if the knockdown had happened in the
1st round. I think he was robbed. Meldrick Taylor left the better half of him in the ring that night. I feel very sad about his condition today......very sad. He was a great boxer, fastest hands in the world.
I actually saw him fight in Denmark in 98, he looked terrible. Can't believe he fought as late as 2002, that must have been ugly!

[sniperatdk]

I remember watching the fight live on TV and, at the time, I thought the stoppage was utter robbery. I didn't like Chavez at that point and therefore might have been a bit biased on my opinion. A couple of years later I rewatched the fight (concentrating more on Chavez this time) and only then did I realize how much punishment Taylor actually took. Taylor was still winning round after round but Chavez just landed the harder blows.

Even though it sounds a bit silly and it doesn't make a difference now, but Steele should have done Taylor a favour and stopped the fight earlier (even though there wouldn't have been a reason for stopping the fight earlier it still pains me to see how much Meldrick degenerated after that fight).

So yeah, I accept the stoppage...now (not at the time).

But what really pisses me off is that - had the bout gone to the cards - Taylor would only have won a split dicision. I don't understand that - I my opinion, Taylor had built up a massive lead and there's no way anyone could have scored the fight for Chavez.

[pistol whip]

I'm quite sure Steele wouldn't have stopped it, if the knockdown had happened in the
1st round.

Oh my god this is complete fail!!!!!


Of coarse he wouldn't of because duh he didn't take 12 rounds of the most bone crushing liver shots ever given from one man to the other. You think he stopped the fight because he just happened to get knocked down? No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he stopped the fight because the man's face wasa bloated mess and he was bleeding from every orafice. If this fight had been held before the Championship bouts got shortened from 15 to 12 rounds I don't just think Chavez would of won by KO I think he would have killed Taylor which is really scary.

[aljosa_raos]

It was few more seconds left in fight.If you see today Meldrick Taylor who is really hurt from boxing(parkins) the stoppage was good cuz if Chavez who hits like hell land 1 more right hand he would get killed.

[Motofan]

Not robbed. ****d is a better word.

[Caxcan]

Why do people find it so difficult to accept that a fighter can score a knockout with seconds left? Chavez knocked Taylor senseless, Taylor was unable to respond, he made no attempt to stand on his own two feet, there was time left on the clock ... = Knockout. People always allow their emotions to get in the way when they suggest Taylor "deserved" a win. well enough of the emotional BS, chavez "earned" the win by physically beating and stopping his opponent.