Comments Thread For: Steele Has No Regrets Over Chavez-Taylor Stoppage

[Southpaw93]

Great call by the ref. Chavez was holding on to the ropes and not responding to any of his questions.

[Teetotaler]

The Taylor fight wasn't the first or last time Chavez received a helping hand from officialdom. In 1981 he was disqualified in the first round against Miguel Ruiz. However, the local boxing commission in Culican (on which JC's manager, Ramon Felix, served) altered the verdict the next day, changing it to a KO win for Chavez. In 1986 he was given a majority decision against Rocky Lockridge. Most ringsiders had Lockridge ahead. The worst was his 1993 'draw' with Pernell Whitaker. Although Sweet Pea was past his best he totally outboxed and outfought JC (I watched it again recently and had Whitaker winning nine rounds clearly). Then in his return fight with Frankie Randall in 1994 Chavez refused to fight on in the eighth round despite referee Mills Lane's pleas for him to continue. Lane felt JC's cut wasn't bad enough to stop the fight, but Chavez decided to pull out, so it should have been a stoppage win for Randall. In 1998 Chavez was given a draw against Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Reporters later examined the cards and found that one had been added incorrectly. The correct addition would have made Gonzalez the winner.

U have it backwards. Chavez was past his prime when he beat sweat pea. Whittaker waited hum out

[Vasyl’s dad]

The rematch happened years too late when Taylor was totally shot. It was meaningless.



Following the fight with Chavez, Taylor moved up to Welterweight and beat a very tough Aaron Davis impressively . He wasn't a shot fighter immediately after the Chavez fight.

That's when the rematch should have happened and the stoppage was horrible. Steele didn't even send Chavez to a neutral corner and he also knew the round was over in less than 10 seconds because of the warning light.

Bogus stoppage.

"Are you ok? ARE YOU OK?"

No answer.




Nothing bogus about that at all.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

why regret when he made the right decision...

[Monaco Slim]

Great stoppage. Chavez battered him to death.

[Dr.Pepper]

U have it backwards. Chavez was past his prime when he beat sweat pea. Whittaker waited hum out

Stop lying.

Chavez turned down big money at 135 to fight Wittaker.

[Dr.Pepper]

Great stoppage. Chavez battered him to death.

battered to death best describes that dude in your avatar.

[juandabomb]

one of the bullsheet stoppages of all time, clearly medrick said yes after being asked if he wanted to continue. rumors has it that steele was wined and dined prior to the fight