What happened at the end of Chavez vs Taylor?

[adrsan84]

Steele wasn't concerned with how much time was remaining, even if Taylor would have won and gotten the decision we all saw the beating he took, Chavez beat his career out of him. Taylor was in horrible condition when Steele asked him was he OK, and all refs ask if the fighter is ok, steele didn't just decide to do that. By the way Chavez's corner told him to knock Taylor out for his country and his family. The commentary is horribly biased in this fight as well in the last 25 seconds when Chavez was pounding Taylor neither of the 3 commentators said a word, Taylor was up on the cards but not dominating the way they made it out to seem. If you were listening to that fight on the radio you'd think Chavez not Taylor was the one who was looking more hurt.

[morancito]

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.

It's not the ref's job to know how much time is left in a round or a fight. Now one thing that IS his job, is to protect the fighters. Taylor was asked twice, CAN YOU CONTINUE! CAN YOU CONTINUE! He was so fúcked up that he couldn't answer. Remember, that was a BIG right hand by Chavez that landed cleanly on Taylor's chin. He was up, but he was not OK.

Even if he was distracted by Duva, fact is he didn't answer Steele's questions. It was the right call.

[mauricio95]

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

all you need to do
is to see taylor's face he was a mess
chavez he had to small scratches
I think I will do the same with my chavez vs taylor fight plus the documentary from HBO

[Mr. Violence]

all you need to do
is to see taylor's face he was a mess
chavez he had to small scratches
I think I will do the same with my chavez vs taylor fight plus the documentary from HBO

It's all good man.

[MetalVomit]

Taylor's cornermen jumped on the rope as Richard Steele was asking him if he was ok, which distracted Taylor and so Steele thought Taylor could not continue, and waived off the fight.

However, what Steele did was inexcusable. It was the last round of a title fight, Taylor was winning, and there was a flashing red light just behind the turnbuckle which signals to the ref that there are less than 10 seconds left in the fight. With mere seconds remaining, Steele stopped the fight even though Taylor was up, and he did so inocrrectly. Officially, there were 2 seconds left at the time of the stoppage.

One of the worst things to happen to a boxer ever, happened to Taylor that night.

if a man cant continue, he cant continue. Steele WOULDNT have stopped the fight if Taylor's corner didnt distract him. Taylor NEEDED to answer Steele and he didnt. It's not Steele's fault. He did nothing incorrectly, if a fighter doenst answer the ref, the fight has to be stopped no matter what round or how much time is left.

[morancito]

if a man cant continue, he cant continue. Steele WOULDNT have stopped the fight if Taylor's corner didnt distract him. Taylor NEEDED to answer Steele and he didnt. It's not Steele's fault. He did nothing incorrectly, if a fighter doenst answer the ref, the fight has to be stopped no matter what round or how much time is left.

My point exactly.

[mauricio95]

It's all good man.

i feel you bro

[jabsRstiff]

If you want to say Steele made a mistake....fine.

But, saying Steele "wanted" Chavez to win, or was paid to stop it....is the type of childish thinking I thought was limited to Wlad Klit fans.

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BTW steele counts to 9 (should have been to 8) and asks taylor twice if he is ok to which there is no response and taylor is leening back on the ropes looking off to the side.