What happened at the end of Chavez vs Taylor?

[IwatchBoxing]

come on! dude taylor was asked twice are yo ok? are you ok? he never answered
and those are the cold facts that unrealistics boxing fans do not want to accept

He wasnt KO'd, he got back up on his own two feet, you dont need to ask if hes ok, if there is only two secs left on the clock.He made it that far, why take it away, he got back up.

[Slipx]

I have read alot of times on this forum that Taylor's corner lost him the fight but no one ever really said how. Could someone please clear this up for me and tell me what exactly happened? Thanks

wow, I can't believe that the answer wasnt given yet

with 5 secs remaining in the fight meldrick was getting up from a knockdown, and was there enough to continue, yet when the referee was asking him "CAN YOU CONTINUE?" CAN YOU CONTINUE" He didn't reply because Lou Duva jumped on the mat like a whale washing ashore in a violent hurricane, distracting taylor, and giving him a ko loss..tragic fight for Mel

[oldgringo]

Taylors cornerman jumped up on the ring and distracted him. Was it Lou or just one of his cornermen?...I forget.

There was some ring light that was rumored to have distracted him as well.

Steele asked him can you continue...Mel wasn't in the right frame of mind to even say anything after the knockdown and chaotic atmosphere. It's sad that Steele didn't give him the old, "walk to me!" test. I just think the roaring crowd and Mel's stunned nature after the KD drowned out what Steele was saying. **** Steele for stopping that **** tho.

[tri4ben2]

This can be debated all day, but at the end of the day, the guy was on his feet and was focused on the ref from a count of 6.

The ref's argument was that had the knockdown been at any other time in the fight, there wouldn't have been any controversy, and he refs the same way the first round that he does in the last.

In this case, the ref had sole discression to decide the fight in whatever way he wanted.

That is crap.

Also, the fight was closer than the commentators thought. Even though Taylor was winning, he was not up 9 rounds to 2 or whatever the comentators said.

Also, I think there was an eventual rematch and Chavez KOed Taylor early.

The same type of thing just happened in the Jets Chargers playoff game when the jet's linebacker did a late hit on Drew Breese after the incomplete pass on 4th down with just a few seconds left. Was it a late hit? Yes Should it have been called? No

[mauricio95]

I won't cry over spilled milk...all that is in the past...and there is nothing anyone can do about it...Chavez got the W...I just feel vindicated that one of my favorite fighters Kotszya Tsyzu humiliated Chavez with a very bad beating...that more than made up for the Richard Steele controversy.

well is that your consolation so be it
but we all know that chavez was well over his prime when he fought tzsyu

[IwatchBoxing]

Why even ask a fighter, who fought his heart out, with 5 secs left on the clock, if he can fight for 5 secs more? He got back up on his feet, the ref was gay, mommas boy, he isnt a baby, he is a fighter.

[MikeHunt]

I have read alot of times on this forum that Taylor's corner lost him the fight but no one ever really said how. Could someone please clear this up for me and tell me what exactly happened? Thanks

Richard Steele blew his wad early and ruined the fight.......Anything else you hear is bs.

[mauricio95]

hahaha bunch of whiners

[mauricio95]

all you need to do
is to see taylor's face he was a mess
chavez he had to small scratches

[Mr. Violence]

I'm just gonna go watch my Tszyu versus Chavez fight....ahhhhh the sweet smell of victory.