Finally watched Meldrick Taylor vs Chavez

[TonyGe]

Bullshyte, it doesn't take two seconds to land a punch and one more punch could have had disastrous results.

I was surprised that it was stopped initially but watching it again Taylor was basically out of it and took a terrible beating. Steele did the right thing.

[low blows]

It was a great fight Taylor had it in the bag until only seconds left .

Not quite true Chavez was putting money in the bank with body shots and was making the fight closer as the fight wore on and I have no doubt if the fight was a 15 rounder he would have stopped Taylor.

Taylor should have ran in the 12th round but he was too much of warrior for that and that probably contributed to his early decline as a fighter as after this war he was basically shot.

He was able to win the WBA welterweight title but he never looked the same and was annihilated by Terry Norris and Espana.

His state these days is beyond sad.

[Cobratu]

Seen it live on tv one of the best fights ever Taylor was ahead but was beaten badly in the process he was peeing blood for two weeks and was never the same after.

[low blows]

I actually started fight tape trading/buying because I couldn't watch this live. I remember the media went nuts on Richard Steele but he did the right call it was no different than Nady stopping the Tszyu vs Judah unification fight and Judah doing the funky chicken dance and falling down twice against Tszyu.

[Roadblock]

Not quite true Chavez was putting money in the bank with body shots and was making the fight closer as the fight wore on and I have no doubt if the fight was a 15 rounder he would have stopped Taylor.

Taylor should have ran in the 12th round but he was too much of warrior for that and that probably contributed to his early decline as a fighter as after this war he was basically shot.

He was able to win the WBA welterweight title but he never looked the same and was annihilated by Terry Norris and Espana.

His state these days is beyond sad.

I havent watched it since it happened, all I remember it was real good fight and Taylor had it won, dont matter who wins over 15, or who wins a running race in the car park, it was what it was Taylor was very unlucky to have lost the fight.

Chavez is by far the better fighter just he had this one lost if a miracle didnt happen, it did.

[Murcielago]

I havent watched it since it happened, all I remember it was real good fight and Taylor had it won, dont matter who wins over 15, or who wins a running race in the car park, it was what it was Taylor was very unlucky to have lost the fight.

Chavez is by far the better fighter just he had this one lost if a miracle didnt happen, it did.

Well, if Steele would have left the fight finish and Taylor would have gotten the decision, it's pretty clear that Taylor lost the fight. He was forever changed.

[War Room]

im used to seeing the ending over n over.. but seeing the entire fight just makes the ending worse lol. cant believe meldrick didnt choke the referee to death.

2 seconds away from history man.. damn. adrenaline watching it.

any old heads here who watched this live and remember?

Old heads? What are you like 12?

[Roadblock]

Well, if Steele would have left the fight finish and Taylor would have gotten the decision, it's pretty clear that Taylor lost the fight. He was forever changed.

Yeah true he got damaged, so did Chavez just a different level of fighter, they say a guy only has one to the wire battle in him, well that was Taylors.

[buddyr]

I'm sure Steele had money on the line and knew Taylor was on his way to victory. crooked fck

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs...095-story.html

Yep. Horrible stoppage in that first Ruddock/Tyson fight. Tyson said in his biography that king told him once that he had the refs in his pockets. He never said who, but he had to be talking about Steele.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Big difference in time between the two fights.

No there wasn’t. Watch them both.