Fight of the Week: Today 25 Years Ago... Taylor/Chavez... Richard Steele fukkin' up

[TheNig]

This fight happened today 25 years ago. Taylor was thoroughly whuppin' Chavez ass. One thing that was always a misconception about Taylor was that becuz he was fast, people thought he was elusive. Dude was ok defensively but he allowed himself to get hit a lot.

 

[H.I.M.]

Steele is one of the WOATS...he also fukked up our oppurtunity at seeing prime Tyson-Holyfield in '91 with that goofy ass stoppage in the 1st Ruddock fight...when everything was lining up perfectly for Tyson-Holyfield to face eachother in either the summer or fall of that year.

 

[H.I.M.]

Also...Chavez Sr. has to be the most overrated boxer in history...outside of possibly Jack Dempsey

 

[patscorpio]

man steele stopped the fight at its worst time..taylor would have won a SD..but that was the beginning of the end for meldrick though

 

[jackswstd]

Meldrick should've won but no man should ever take a beating like that. I remember watching the Legendary Nights episode of this fight and being awed by the sheer brutality of it. Those Philly fighters are too tough for their own good

 

[patscorpio]

This fight happened today 25 years ago. Taylor was thoroughly whuppin' Chavez ass. One thing that was always a misconception about Taylor was that becuz he was fast, people thought he was elusive. Dude was ok defensively but he allowed himself to get hit a lot.

meldrick was a philly fighter breh...thats how they do..they cant help but slug and he took way too much punishment against chavez

 

[patscorpio]

the hbo legendary nights episode for this fight

 

[#SOG_soldier]

meldrick was a philly fighter breh...thats how they do..they cant help but slug and he took way too much punishment against chavez

 

[#SOG_soldier]

Chavez overrated. if Salvador didnt die at 23, he would be the MEXICAN GOAT

 

[patscorpio]

i hated too how the rematch was kinda anti climactic at the end after a competitive beginning...taylor was on a mean slide...shyt i dont i even remember seeing any fights of his after that rematch

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

fukk don king.

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

Right man won. Taylor was asked 2 times, "are you ok?". He never answered. Game over.

 

[jackswstd]

Right man won. Taylor was asked 2 times, "are you ok?". He never answered. Game over.

It was about 10 seconds before the bell if I'm not mistaken. Part of me thinks he should've been given the benefit of finishing, but then again maybe it was good to stop it

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

It was about 10 seconds before the bell if I'm not mistaken. Part of me thinks he should've been given the benefit of finishing, but then again maybe it was good to stop it

Go watch Mosley Mayorga. Exact same ending sequence, but the ref let the fight continue and Mosley landed one more brutal shot. Chavez may have killed Taylor that night with one more shot.

 

[JoeClair]

Meldrick should've won but no man should ever take a beating like that. I remember watching the Legendary Nights episode of this fight and being awed by the sheer brutality of it. Those Philly fighters are too tough for their own good

Chavez took a beating in this fight too. I don't think he was the same either afterward. But damn Taylor got the beats put on em. I can't even be mad at that stoppage because he was done.