Fans of the “Marvelous One” say their man was robbed by judges who were dazzled by Leonard’s late-round bursts and blinded by his showmanship while Sugar Ray’s adherents point out that Hagler virtually ceded the first four rounds due to ineffective aggression and didn’t win enough of the remaining stanzas to merit the decision. Found inside – Page 119Following that controversial bout , however , Chávez won decisive victories later in 1994 and in 1995 , defeating Meldrick Taylor in a rematch as well as ... This was a fight several years in the making and in the boxing world the anticipation was high. Chavez, victorious but worn out, had little to say in the wake of his incredible victory. “I don’t care what it is, or how many I do, when I get tired of seeing a man get pound, pound, pound, and I think he had enough, I’m going to stop it.”. . I replied to him “are you responsible?”. “If you noticed in the Chavez-Taylor fight, there were a lot of borderline low blows by both fighters, and some referees might have stepped in and stopped the action with warnings. As he stood in the corner for the start of round three, Taylor vigorously shook his head side to side to cope with the unusual sensations he felt in his face. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Found inside – Page 195Chavez stopped Mayweather in the ¡0th round at the LA Forum, putting the pins in place for unification match with IBF counterpart Meldrick Taylor. But he had a tendency to get too wild in there, though, and his stamina wasn’t always what it should have been.”. But at the time, a quite obviously hurt and dazed Meldrick Taylor failed to answer the referee's question and Steele stopped the fight. Reaction was split. Chavez vs Taylor revisited. “I came back the next year and broke my arm. What is beyond question was that Chavez-Taylor I was a definitive example of what makes boxing such a compelling sport – constant two-way action, continuous shifts of fortune and an explosive conclusion. But while Taylor was in mathematical command, his body was paying a price. Taylor won this round – by far the most uneventful of the fight – largely by default. With only seconds left in the fight, Chavez landed a right hand that dropped Taylor and even though Taylor made it to his feet, referee Richard Steele inexplicably stopped the fight with only two seconds remaining. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of The Ring Magazine. The damage to Taylor was only increasing; ice bags were applied to both eyes and a towel was used to wipe away the blood gushing from his mouth. Jaime "Rocky" Balboa, inspired by a fictitious pug, was a boxer in search of a script. The camera captured an understanding man, whose expression seemed to say to Taylor: “You fought the good fight, be proud.”, Richard Steele knows pain. The book includes exclusive personal photos from Norton's collection, as well as a chronology of Norton's 49 professional fights. For your family.”. He’s gaining on fellow Nevada referee Carlos Padilla, who has worked 74 world title fights, believed to be the record. The Mexican was the latest personification of a national heritage that counts Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Pipino Cuevas and Vicente Saldivar among others as its heroes and his technical prowess served to further polish his country’s fistic status. im used to seeing the ending over n over.. but seeing the entire fight just makes … You threw a good left hook. I was leading on the scorecards. On March 17, 1990, he faced Meldrick Taylor, the undefeated IBF Light Welterweight Champion, in a title unification fight.While Taylor carried the fight to Chavez through round 8, Julio rallied in the last four rounds. “Maybe the most underrated fighter around today.”, --Mike Tyson. I personally felt that Steele should have stayed close, and given Taylor a few more seconds. “A great fighter seven or eight years ago. Throw punches until he falls on his bottom!”. Found inside – Page 224Referee Richard Steele deducted one point from Witherspoon's total for ... 1990 Chavez–Meldrick Taylor fight with two seconds remaining and Taylor ahead. Chavez regained his belt thanks to a rules technicality and the Taylor bout was the first defense of his second reign. “The thing most people like about Richard is his consistency,” Minker said. Found inside – Page 58“When Chavez got in close, Sergio drove him off with punches instead of tying him up. ... scored an improbable twelfth-round stoppage over Meldrick Taylor. The man at the center of the controversy was – and still remains – at peace with his decision. I still don't get why Duva and Benton told Meldrick he needed the last round! 69-0-0 (57) 24-0-1 (14) Chávez - Red trunks w/ gold trim. Jimmy Lennon, the ring announcer there, used to introduce him as “the Man of Steel.”. Minker can’t say that, because he has to keep other prominent Nevada referees happy. Finally, “J.C. You’ve got to give it all you got! His first world title bout, the first of 71, was a 1976 Forum bantamweight match between Carlos Zarate and Paul Ferreri. Steele started quickly, knocking out nine of his first 10 professional opponents, but a stubborn injury prompted his early retirement. ... 25 YEARS ON, REFEREE STEELE REFLECTS ON HIS DECISION. Taylor vs Chavez 1 . On the former, at 5-foot-7 and owning a 66¾-inch reach Chavez held one-half inch edges in both categories, which virtually ensured that talent and courage, not overwhelming structural advantages, would identify the superior fighter that night. Taylor’s comet-like fists easily penetrated Chavez’s guard as he landed 33 of his 92 punches while the Mexican, a notoriously slow starter, only mustered 27 punches and nine connects. Meldrick Taylor might be best remembered for one historic round against Julio Cesar Chavez, but he was much more than that. “Richard Steele stopped the fight with fewer than five seconds to go. Taylor - White trunks w/ red & blue trim. Soon afterward, whenever big Las Vegas fights appeared on worldwide television screens, chances were good that the referee was Steele. It gets a lot of heat from some people, but boxing is safer than it’s ever been.”. Taylor, of course, ignored that counsel in the seventh as he began the fight’s second half much as he did the first. On paper, Chavez-Taylor I was as magnificent a pairing as could be made in the sport, both in terms of physical assets and the meshing of styles. In one corner was exhilaration and exultation while in the other was fury and bitter disappointment. “Give me a little more snap on that jab,” Duva added. The “two” would take place a year and a day later when he suddenly stopped Tyson-Ruddock I in round seven. Taylor – who would have won a split decision had the final bell sounded – instead suffered his first defeat, a defeat that would set into motion a precipitous and ultimately ruinous decline. Found inside – Page 18633 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories Mike Fitzgerald, ... Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor, Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Steele has worked bouts involving Sugar Ray Leonard four times, Tommy Hearns four times, Marvin Hagler twice and Mike Tyson once. It was a rare study, however fleeting, of a moment of compassion in a blood sport. He had become friendly with a referee, Joey Olmos, who suggested that Steele try it. Taylor's brilliant hand and foot speed and boxing abilities gave him the early advantage, allowing him to begin building a large lead on points. Richard Steele stops the fight controversially at 2.58 with 2 seconds to go. Steele didn’t like what he saw and stopped the bout. For the first time in the fight the American appeared disturbed as he wiped at his face and blinked his eyes. Taylor fell to the canvas after missing with a wild hook, a sure indicator of how weary he was. Found inside – Page 34Then a surgical Chávez combination sent Taylor crashing to the canvas . ... As Taylor scrambled to his feet , referee Richard Steele issued the mandatory 8 ... Julio Cesar Chavez Vs. Meldrick Taylor - The Fight. 2021 The Year of Boxing: Thirty-first anniversary of Chávez vs. Taylor. 110. Chavez was 66-0 with 58 stoppages. Arturo Gatti Vs Micky Ward 1. the first fight or war as you could call it of this epic trilogy was by far … He’s also a minister, ordained in 1984 at the Calvary Southern Baptist Church in Las Vegas. He is a two - weight world champion, having see Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley 1990 Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 12 Meldrick Taylor I see Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1991 Robert Quiroga pound - for - pound rankings in 1989. One afternoon, during a sparring session in a downtown gym, former heavyweight champion Ken Norton broke one of Steele’s ribs. That caused Taylor to glance to his right instead of answering Steele, a division of attention that would prove disastrous. The temperature was turned up another notch on Saturday. “You’re standing too straight up!” he screamed. That work also was starting to pay dividends physically as well as mathematically. Why did Watson´s corner let him out for the final round? You go first. “After I did it the third time, I went to see Dr. Robert Kerlan, and he said I had a weak spot in the rib, that one solution would be to remove it. Although Taylor possessed supersonic hand and foot speed, his temperament was that of a brawler who thirsted for tests of manhood. Tunney-Dempsey II is one such fight. Privacy Statement l TOS & Cookies Policy l Back To Top l Contact Us. Taylor’s proper action would have been to nod demonstrably or say something – anything – to indicate to Steele that he was in full command of his faculties. If you don’t know the story behind this fight then you should search for it. Audio Clip “A friend of mine at Pendleton suggested I go out for the boxing team, so I did.”. HBO’s Jim Lampley concluded the pre-fight package by declaring “when champions meet, drama usually follows.” How right he turned out to be. Not only did he lose a fight, he lost a legacy. Truth is it was a robbery. With Tyson’s defeat to Douglas the winner likely would rise to the number-one spot in the pound-for-pound rankings. Found inside – Page 230The referee would not allow Rosario, who had been cut over his eye, ... Outside of New York State, Julio César Chávez floored Meldrick Taylor in a ... JC Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor "The Great Mexican Champion" "TNT" "The Kid" Tale of the tape Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 68-0 (55 KOs) Pre-fight record: 24-0-1 (14 KOs) WBC World Junior Welterweight Champion: Recognition: IBF World Junior Welterweight Champion The men who say they have Meldrick Taylor's best interests at heart called a news conference Sunday to convince the boxing world that their … Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor: Two seconds and pure boxing pandemonium in a fight for the ages ... Richard Steele, the referee, is right in his face. Shaped by gym wars that often were more brutal than most official fights, they possess all the technical skills anyone could want but no matter whether they were a boxer, puncher, cutie or mauler they executed their talents with an extra lust for combat that spectators could feel. For many in the Las Vegas Hilton Center that night, and many more watching on HBO, Steele was the compelling figure in the fight’s final round. “I stopped it because Meldrick had taken a lot of good shots, a lot of hard shots, and it was time for it to stop,” he said. One side says that Tunney should have been counted out because he was on the floor for 14 seconds while others believe Dempsey’s failure to obey the newly-adopted “neutral corner” rule – and referee Dave Barry’s adherence to it – legitimately gave Tunney precious extra seconds to recover. “I know I was ahead because I threw a lot cleaner shots, a lot more flurries,” he continued. However, with five seconds on the clock to end the round, the referee Richard Steele stopped the fight. The Ring Magazine/Getty Images Taylor dropped to his … Absolutely nothing! That drive – along with the fervent instructions from his corner – would propel him to very unsafe places. Yes, meldrick was a brilliant boxer, one of the most talented of his era, he had dazzling speed of his combinations and wonder defense! Taylor came into the fight as the flashy fighter, Chavez as the classic workman. Chavez was undefeated with 66 wins. “Pro boxing is an entertainment business,” he said. While Taylor continued to fire his missiles Chavez connected with his share of power shots while also bodying Taylor to create room for his vaunted body punches and compact blows over the top. 69-0-0 (57) 24-0-1 (14) Chávez - Red trunks w/ gold trim. All rights reserved. Taylor’s handlers were incensed. “We supported him fully; we feel he handled Chavez-Taylor the right way.”, Chavez-Taylor and Paez-Espinoza were Steele’s 70th and 71st world championship fights. That historic unbeaten streak eventually stretched to 90 fights before Frankie Randall finally broke the string nearly four years later. Found inside – Page 299Steele became a referee a couple years later and went on to serve as the third man ... Among his most famous bouts were Meldrick Taylor—Julio Cesar Chavez I ... But his ring work is so unobtrusive, his movement so consistent and his presence so understated that he’s often not noticed at all. The Fight. Chavez was undefeated with 66 wins. Meldrick Taylor was 23 years old, a gold medalist, was 24-0-1 with 14 KOs, was the IBF belt holder. But at 2:58 of the 12th round, Steele peered into Taylor’s eyes after Taylor had risen from a knockdown at the count of eight. Give it all your heart! He said, ‘are you OK?’ and he didn’t give me no kind of direction in the corner and he stopped the fight. He does 100 sit-ups every morning and 100 every evening. Found inside – Page 924Juan Coggi , Argentina Julio Cesar Chavez , Mexico Meldrick Taylor ... and agreed to referee a fight between them , the winner to be declared champion . Taylor had won and lost a 147-pound belt and suffered KO losses to Terry Norris and Crisanto Espana while Chavez’s aura of invincibility was badly compromised by Pernell Whitaker, then officially removed by Frankie Randall. Some said the fight shouldn’t have been stopped in any case; that the referee should have known so little time remained; that Taylor lost millions of dollars in purses down the road. 66". From the mid 80s until early 1990 much of the at­ten­tion given to box­ing, par­tic­u­larly by the ca­sual fan, was de­voted to Four years ago, Taylor controlled Chavez through 11 1/2 rounds but was knocked down by a right to the chin in the last 15 seconds. Like liberal versus conservative, a change of mind would be equated to an act of treason. Richard Steele, the referee who made the controversial call to end the the March 18, 1990 boxing match between Julio Caesar Chavez and Meldrick Taylor talks about his decision. Found inside – Page 486Referee Mills Lane stopped the bout in the seventh round after the champion ... Meldrick Taylor , whose loss to Julio César Chávez in March 1990 seemed to ... Chavez defeated him via an 8th round knockout that sent Taylor from one side of the ring to the other. 8 Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor 1 -- March 17, 1990 Via forums.sherdog.com One of the most controversial fights ever fought, this bout was dubbed as, “Thunder versus Lightning,” and it featured one of the most dramatic endings in boxing. Taylor again launched an early attack in the 10th but he soon fell inside and subjected himself to another round of what made Chavez a boxing immortal. Found inside – Page 9Wilfredo Gomez Junior Lightweight : Julio Cesar Chavez becomes a triple - crown ... Evander Holyfield , Pernell Whitaker , Meldrick Taylor , and Virgil Hill ... Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I (1990): This fight easily ranks among the most controversial fight results of all time. Found inside – Page 215... Chávez camp] because he had Meldrick Taylor ahead when he fought Chávez.' That was when Chávez's unbeaten record was preserved by referee Richard Steele ... The magazine is packed with commentary from the Lion of … The fight between Taylor and Chávez was one of the rare world title unification fights back then. With … Just like that – with just two seconds remaining – the fight was over. Chavez and Steele eventually would earn enshrinement to the International Boxing Hall of Fame while Taylor fought on until 2002 and retired with a 38-8-1 record. “The fight was just two seconds from the 12th round,” Taylor said. He was a light heavyweight in the late 1960s and fought on many cards at the Olympic Auditorium. By day, he was a campus policeman at Crenshaw High School. Yesterday marked the 26 anniversary of a fight for the ages between Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor. Meldrick Taylor 142 lbs beat Jaime Balboa 139 lbs by TKO at 1:59 in round 5 of 10. (PRESS RELEASE) -- Las Vegas, Nevada, September 17, 2013 - Hall of Fame Referee Richard Steele has been the 3rd man in the ring in some of boxing's biggest fights of all-time - … In the case of Taylor, when I looked into his eyes, I didn’t like what I saw there. Meldrick Taylor spent the night in the Hospital, where it was reported that Taylor suffered a facial fracture, his face was totally swollen, that he had lost two pints of blood and was urinating pure blood. “Even into the last round I got a little careless, exchanging punches instead of staying away with the jab. Found insideMeldrick Taylor vs. Julio César Chávez 17 March 1990 Hilton Hotel One of the most controversial endings ever to a fight anywhere in world, let alone a world ... Taylor was ahead on points going into the 12th and final round, when a crushing right put him on the canvas. Conversely, Chavez escaped his first defeat and ran his record to 67-0. The referee must stop the fight when he thinks the boxer has had enough, period. Chavez’s corner was a far happier place, for it appeared their warrior had finally hit his stride and was poised to produce an inspired stretch drive. With a minute remaining, however, that dynamic began to shift. “What’s going to be interesting in these next two rounds is to see how Taylor handles it because this is the toughest fight he’s ever been in,” HBO analyst Larry Merchant astutely observed as Round 11 began. From that point forward Steele was perceived far differently, and, for a long time, far more hostilely. I recently had the painful privilege to watch the HBO documentary, Legendary Nights: Julio Caesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor. He has been an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame since 2001 and is also a writer, researcher and punch-counter for CompuBox, Inc. Julio César Chávez is an example of a "swarmer" (his punches caused severe damage to Meldrick Taylor´s body after their match in 1990)On March 17, 1990, he faced Meldrick Taylor (see Chavez versus Taylor), the undefeated IBF … Steele is an ex-fighter, and he says to be a good referee, you need to understand that almost all boxers are too fearless. Benton, a former fighter who experienced plenty in his 76-fight, 21-year career, was concerned about his fighter’s ability to maintain his hot pace. To order, please visit Amazon.com or e-mail the author at [email protected] to arrange for autographed copies. Do you want to be champion of the world?”. Taylor was knocked out on his feet and was holding himself up grabbing the ropes, he never answer to the referee and also didn’t pose himself ready to continue, didn’t walked to the referee and offered him his gloves. I asked him if he was all right and I didn’t hear him say a thing. Paul Wheeler reflects on Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor and one of the most controversial boxing finishes in history. Many fans believe Taylor should have been allowed to continue because there were mere seconds remaining in the fight and he was ahead on the scorecards, or that he should have been allowed to continue because it appeared that he might have given a slight nod to Steele when asked "Are you okay?" Taylor even out-did Chavez in terms of body punching as he connected with multi-punch salvos while Chavez was limited to singular hammers. “I never handled a fighter who could hit any harder than Richard,” McCoy said. The ringside doctor must pay close attention to the fight and evaluate if it is necessary to stop the contest. They’re too courageous for their own good. Ladies and gentlemen this is prizefighting. I got up and he didn’t say anything to me. When referee Richard Steele stopped the Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor championship fight with two seconds left, the outcry was considerable. scorecard by METALHEAD123. When Steele asked Taylor, “Are you OK?” Taylor looked at Duva instead of answering Steele. Julio Cesar Chavez Vs. Meldrick Taylor - The Fight. I will quote BOXREC site: Dr. Flip Homansky, who examined Taylor after the fight, said, “Meldrick suffered a facial fracture, he was urinating pure blood, his face was grotesquely swollen…this was a kid who was truly beaten up to the face, the body, and the brain.”. Up until that conclusion, the fight exceeded even the loftiest of expectations and in the wake of Buster Douglas’ mammoth upset of Mike Tyson a month earlier the sport couldn’t have asked for a more memorable entry into the 1990s. He slammed full-shouldered rights to the head and strung as many as three consecutive hooks, all of which landed with brutal force. Found inside – Page 4Both Chavez and Taylor looked The third and fourth sessions saw subdued and ... The active by throwing punches in flur referee , for reasons known only to ... The indoor arena at the Las Vegas Hilton was filled to its 9,300-seat capacity and hotel officials estimated that 75 percent of the tickets were bought by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans backing Chavez. Taylor was determined to get revenge on Chavez, and to his surprise Julio Cesar Chavez had become far greater than Taylor expected. Some of boxing’s biggest names were tossed at Steele, and he was asked to comment on them: --Sugar Ray Leonard. That was 1982, and it was the smartest move I ever made.”. And Steele knows when he’s working an exciting fight. The fight between Taylor and Chávez was one of the rare world title unification fights back then. 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The 23-year-old undefeated Taylor was the IBF Jr. Welterweight Champion, while the 27-year-old Chávez held the WBC version. The Nevada Athletic Commission, which assigns referees, digested all this. The end was dramatic, sudden and controversial. © 2021 RING TV LIVE. Jared “Big Baby” Anderson battling Vladimir Tereshkin on Fury vs. Wilder 3 card on Oct.9thDeontay Wilder virtual press conference quotes for October 9thRiddick Bowe Pulled From Celebrity Boxing Fight After CriticismElbir: “Eubank Jr has it all – and I’m coming to take it off him”Canelo vs Plant: LA press conference quotes & photosAnthony Joshua And Matchroom Boxing Sign Career-Long Promotional Deal. Taylor wasn’t throwing nearly as many punches and his combinations lacked their previous sparkle. Chavez was the thunder because of his powerful punches and Taylor was called lightning due … “Mel, this is the last round,” Duva said. They wanted to win but they were not able to notice his fighter was knocked out on his feet. Entering the final round he trailed badly on two cards (108-101 and 107-102) while leading 105-104 on the third, which meant that Chavez needed to produce something truly magical to snatch victory from defeat. Their first fight ended in controversy on March 17, 1990, with Taylor losing by knockout with 2 seconds left on a disputed call by Referee Richard Steele that only added to Chavez's mystique. During the final rest period, Chavez knew, despite his rally, that his historic winning streak – the fourth longest in history to start a career – remained in mortal jeopardy. Back in September of 1991 the arrogant elegance of the WBO super middleweight Champion Chris Eubank rematch Michael Watson after his first bout ended in a controversial decision. “We’ve lost this round!” he yelled. The world championship bout held on March 17, 1990 between WBC world champion Julio César Chávez of Mexico and IBF world champion Meldrick Taylor of the United States, both at light welterweight, was a historic event in professional boxing.It was titled "Thunder Meets Lightning" as an allusion to the punching power of Chávez and fast handspeed of Taylor. I most definitely want a rematch because this fight should have been mine, it should have been in the basket. Julio Cesar Chavez knocked out Meldrick Taylor in the final seconds of a spirited 12-round bout between junior welterweight champions here at the Hilton Hotel tonight, but it … “Richard is a guy who is so smooth in there, you’re not even aware of him during the fight, and that’s how it should be. Meldrick Taylor born October 19, 1966 is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two - weight world champion, having see Roberto Duran vs Iran Barkley 1990 Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 12 Meldrick Taylor I see Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor 1991 Robert Quiroga pound - for - pound rankings in 1989. Ninth – March 17th 1990 – Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio Cesar Chavez. By Gerardo Granados: It was reported on ESPN Boxing that the State of Virginia found no one responsible for negligence at the Prichard Colon vs. Terrell Williams fight that took place last October at the EagleBank Arena, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Found inside – Page 65Ring historians have expressed doubt as to the veracity of Chavez's long winning ... victory in the dying seconds against Meldrick Taylor in March 1970. The moment Richard Steele waved his arms in front of Taylor’s face with just two seconds remaining in the scheduled 12-rounder three lives were instantly transformed. 66½". Found insideThe Autobiography of Star Referee Mickey Vann Mickey Vann, Richard Coomber. Chavez ... He was an immensely powerful man, who had beaten Meldrick Taylor into ... For the love of God, throw everything you’ve got!”. Jackie McCoy, who was Steele’s trainer in his fighting days, remembers a big hitter but a sometimes wild man. “Pound for pound, one of the best of all time. And he works as hard in the gym to stay in shape as some of the fighters do.”. A great will--you just can’t stop him.”, --Roberto Duran. To this day, Steele's decision remains controversial and hotly debated. This was the biggest fight at 140 pounds since the … They’re kids who’ve been told all their lives to go forward, don’t retreat, keep fighting, fight for everything you can get, never surrender. Found inside – Page 486Junior Welterweight : WBC — Julio César Chávez , Mexico , 1989 ; WBA las ... Holyfield , who was who was a 7-5 favorite , knocking out Meldrick Taylor in ... “Forget that he didn’t know the time, they’ve got to give the guy a chance,” Duva asserted. 8,164,061 Views. 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