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By Lee Groves - Twenty years ago today, Julio Cesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor cemented their place in boxing lore by producing a spectacle for the ages. The fight itself had everything a boxing fan could ever want – action, skill, courage and drama – but its destiny proved to be even more than anyone could have imagined.
Referee Richard Steele’s intervention at 2:58 of the final round will forever be a source of controversy and debate, not just 20 years after the fact but for as long as the earth continues spinning on its axis.
One side believes Steele was correct because a distracted Taylor failed to react properly to Steele’s direct questions while others say that the referee should have granted Taylor the benefit of the doubt because of the short time remaining and his previous dominance. [Click Here To Read More]
Referee Richard Steele’s intervention at 2:58 of the final round will forever be a source of controversy and debate, not just 20 years after the fact but for as long as the earth continues spinning on its axis.
One side believes Steele was correct because a distracted Taylor failed to react properly to Steele’s direct questions while others say that the referee should have granted Taylor the benefit of the doubt because of the short time remaining and his previous dominance. [Click Here To Read More]
....I remember going to my bed and just balling out crying after the stoppage......I had no idea who Chavez was before that night, and I never forgot him afterwards......Chavez was the boogie man to me after that 
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