Richard Steele

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I just can't understand people who think that the time is of any relevance. If your reason for thinking he should've been able to continue is because there were only 3 seconds left then you are effectively saying the ref should've helped the fighter, it's no different to saying he should've helped to his feet and held him up

Taylor was fooked, and with hindsight we know how fooked he was, byt the way he was never the same again. Dr. Flip Homansky, who examined Taylor following the fight and immediately sent him to the hospital, summarized his injuries by saying "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"

If that stoppage was at 1 minute of round 8 and Taylor was already loisng badly, nobody would question the stoppage and that's the whole point, because you cannot use time as an argument, this is why ref's do not have watches.

Yeah yeah, we know about that argument, we've hear it many times, but it's not the most relevant argument with respect to time. Take a look at the vid again and ask your self how much time Steele took to make up his mind. If Steele had no intention of waiting for an answer, he shouldn't have been in his face barking questions at him.

You should watch it again mate, coz Taylor hit the deck with 17 seconds left and Steele didn't manage to count to eight until there were 6sconds left, he looked very closely at Taylor and asked him if he was O.K Taylor was gone, couldn't even respond to the question

Meldrick Taylor didn't respond because he was distracted by his corner, if you look closely he turned his head into the direction of his corner, when Richard Steele was asking him the question.

And by the time Meldrick Taylor turned his head back the fight was over, Meldrick Taylor was fully aware of his surrondings, and what was going on. Richard Steele didn't give him a chance, no matter what time was left in the round he didn't give Meldrick Taylor a chance IMO.

Come on BIG H Richard Steele certainly had favored Don King fighters in the past, he ruled a BS knockdown in the Razor Ruddock vs Mike Tyson 1 fight, and need i say the controversial stoppage ?