I weighed in Meldrick at the 84 Olympics. Love him and sad for the state of his health today. Richard Steele rob him. John Meekins had a great knock out punch like Donald Curry. These were great fighters.
You say you`re sad for Taylor`s state of health today but say Steele robbed him ? Where do you think Taylor`s health started to decline from ? Funny how everyone but Richard saw this in the ring. The ref is not looking at the time when referring the fighters.
@@amck72 yeah RS robbed him. there was maybe 8 seconds left and MT was ahead on every judges card. RS didnt prevent MT from the damage he has today...come on dude...its a nasty game.
@@chrisdeering1120 The fight ended with two seconds left. Steele stopped the fight based on how Taylor responded and looked. As a matter of fact its his own fault he lost. All he had to do was dance and move in the last round but he wanted to prove to Chavez he was a warrior just like Chavez was,. People love to play the blame game on everyone but the person themselves.
@@amck72 we are talking about two separate issues. First, did MT get robbed in that fight with 2 seconds left? Yes. Second, is MT’s health because of that fight? Probably had an effect but RS didnt help avoid anything but a win. I loved MT as a fighter and i pray for him today. And yes, i thought RS was one of the best but in this fight he made a mistake
@@chrisdeering1120 we are not talking about two issues that are heavily connected to each other. I would of love to see MT get the decision but the call was correct from the refs point of view. How did Taylor do in the rematch ? He had some fight left but it was clear he was never the same fighter. A fighter can see when another fighter has changed or changing. One more punch in that first fight could of easily sped up the process even though Steele didn't know it was two seconds left. The fight has been called 32 years ago, so deal with it or live with it. It's not gonna change. MT was one of my favs back in the day but I'm not gonna be biased on this one.
Pre-Chavez Meldrick Taylor was a prolific body puncher, an excellent boxer-puncher with unmatched hand speed and combination. He was virtually unbeatable in his prime. The commentator was correct when he stated, Meldrick Taylor does with hand speed what Mike Tyson use to do with power."
Taylor was almost too good for his own good. (a la Roy Jones) As great of an offensive fighter as he was, his defense was probably a little too reliant on his offense (not to mention insane speed and athletisicm). He didn't really have another style, gear or a plan B until after the Chavez fight, when he got cautious and was never the same. As great as Chavez was, and as great of a job he did at eventually slowing Meldrick down, if Taylor goes into a practiced, calculated defensive mode Richard Steele is not a part of boxing history.
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I weighed in Meldrick at the 84 Olympics. Love him and sad for the state of his health today. Richard Steele rob him. John Meekins had a great knock out punch like Donald Curry. These were great fighters.
You say you`re sad for Taylor`s state of health today but say Steele robbed him ? Where do you think Taylor`s health started to decline from ? Funny how everyone but Richard saw this in the ring. The ref is not looking at the time when referring the fighters.
@@amck72 yeah RS robbed him. there was maybe 8 seconds left and MT was ahead on every judges card. RS didnt prevent MT from the damage he has today...come on dude...its a nasty game.
@@chrisdeering1120 The fight ended with two seconds left. Steele stopped the fight based on how Taylor responded and looked. As a matter of fact its his own fault he lost. All he had to do was dance and move in the last round but he wanted to prove to Chavez he was a warrior just like Chavez was,. People love to play the blame game on everyone but the person themselves.
@@amck72 we are talking about two separate issues. First, did MT get robbed in that fight with 2 seconds left? Yes. Second, is MT’s health because of that fight? Probably had an effect but RS didnt help avoid anything but a win. I loved MT as a fighter and i pray for him today. And yes, i thought RS was one of the best but in this fight he made a mistake
@@chrisdeering1120 we are not talking about two issues that are heavily connected to each other. I would of love to see MT get the decision but the call was correct from the refs point of view. How did Taylor do in the rematch ? He had some fight left but it was clear he was never the same fighter. A fighter can see when another fighter has changed or changing. One more punch in that first fight could of easily sped up the process even though Steele didn't know it was two seconds left. The fight has been called 32 years ago, so deal with it or live with it. It's not gonna change. MT was one of my favs back in the day but I'm not gonna be biased on this one.
Pre-Chavez Meldrick Taylor was a prolific body puncher, an excellent boxer-puncher with unmatched hand speed and combination. He was virtually unbeatable in his prime. The commentator was correct when he stated, Meldrick Taylor does with hand speed what Mike Tyson use to do with power."
Thanks, I have been looking for this! Ugh, I hate what happened to Meldrick later in his career. A victim of his own ambition.
Thanks for the video, CLASSICFIGHTSFROMR
Taylor was almost too good for his own good. (a la Roy Jones) As great of an offensive fighter as he was, his defense was probably a little too reliant on his offense (not to mention insane speed and athletisicm). He didn't really have another style, gear or a plan B until after the Chavez fight, when he got cautious and was never the same. As great as Chavez was, and as great of a job he did at eventually slowing Meldrick down, if Taylor goes into a practiced, calculated defensive mode Richard Steele is not a part of boxing history.