Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Quote Originally Posted by luvfightgame
I have always felt that stoppage was criminal. He had the fight won, on his feet by count of 5 and less than 10 seconds to go. Plus Taylor was ruined after that fight and he had the win stolen from him. Horrible stoppage.
agreed yes people will argue he had bad injurys but they should of let him have victory so all that damage wasnt for nothing the bell rung so people who say chavez could of got there are wrong just listen at 2:50 mark just when steele stops it unless chavez is carl lewis no way he could of got there in time because fight was stopped at 2:48 on that video and then bell rung at 2:50
If the bell went at 2:50 and the fight gone to Taylor, wouldn't that have been a controversy the other way around? 10 seconds is plenty of time for a boxer to inflict damage.
I was looking at the footage for the first time the other day, it seemed to me he went down with a good 25 seconds left on the clock, he was in no way fit state to continue fighting 10 seconds after the knockdown, so the fight had to be stopped.