Was Meldric Taylor robbed out in this fight?

Duva was the one who told Taylor the fight was hanging on the 12th round (and later lied about it), seemed to have distracted Taylor when Steele was asking him vital questions, and also probably had a say in Team Taylor's decision to shamelessly cash out on him against Terry Norris, after Taylor's shaky title defense against Glenwood Brown.

Duva gets a lot of blame for this fight, and later on.

 

much respect to taylor for being a warrior in that fight :deal

 

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To sum up, I think if the exact same thing would have happened in the 12, say with 2 minutes remaining, steele calls it as well. It's those 5 seconds that make this so controversial.

What a fight. My hats off to Taylor, Chavez and Steele for sticking to his guns.

 

People want to rob JCC of a clear victory. He killed the other boxer well within the time limit.

 

It was a very unfortunate, and sad loss for Taylor, but the stoppage was legit and the right call.

 

Taylor almost died in that fight, he was never the same. Chavez stopped him again in the rematch, 8th round! Chavez also stopped Roger Mayweather two times in two different weight divisions!!!

 

Steele showed what a great referee is. Taylor was hurt. I do not think you look at the clock to figure if he last a few more seconds he wins. Taylor got hurt and he looked away at Lou Duva when Steele was counting. That made Steele wave off the fight. By the way, had Meldrick won the fight, there would have been an immediate rematch which Chavez would have probably won.

 

Referee followed protocol. No room for sentiment.

 

I blame Lou Duva for jumping on the ringpost and distracting Taylor

 

Yup.

And I love these posters who point to Taylor heading to the hospital after the bout as incontrovertible proof as such.

 

Why would you eve say that? So people who aren't fans of him agree with you? Gtfo..
You guys say Taylor deserved the fight because he had won the previous 11 rounds and the ref. should have "let the kid have the fight because of his hard work"? Well, what about Chavez work? He took even more punishment, lost most rounds and won the last. You want the ref. to take that from him?
You guys' bias is ridiculous.

 

but five seconds is nothing. Meldrick could have shelled up and backed off for 5 seconds.


It was a gift decision for Chavez, who is a legend, but met his match that day and was found wanting, and he needed his record saving. Hes not quite as good as people make out, although dont get me wrong he was as tough as Duran.

Chavez knew it too. I certainly dont rate him up with Duran and Leonard, and he must secretly know it.

 

Chavez is very underrated on these boards. People think just because you don't know the name of his opponents they're all cans.

Top boxers today are facing stiff competition today that in 20 years we won't remember their rivals names either, unless they were HOF names. And who has a list of HOF opponents fight after fight?