It's Taylor's own fault. Every fighter knows you have to acknowledge the referee and take a couple of steps forward. Steele wasn't even asking him to come to him, he was just asking Meldrick to LOOK at him and Meldrick didn't do it. If you ask me, he left Steele NO choice. The plain truth of the matter is that JC beat him down and had him out on his feet. Had Taylor won the fight he would have been saved by the bell, and that is MUCH more unfair than what actually ended up happening.
Just be proud. There are still things that are bigger than boxing. (cool mother in law buy the way!!)