Chavez vs Taylor - Adam Carolla shares his opinion on the decision

[YUZO2kxx]

its not that there was only 2 seconds left and he would have won anyway, its that he gets up at the count of FOUR. he was ready to keep going

get up at the count of four = flash kd, let him fight

[YUZO2kxx]

taylor got up instantly, from a flash knock down that he didnt even touch the canvas from

[folioboards]

@YUZO2kxx on pure adrenaline he got up after that hellish fight his body gave him one last burst of energy before being taken to a hospital to treat his facial fracture and internall bleeding that cause him to urinate blood. Taylor was never the same, He had the prime beat out of him, Taylor was never the same. I think chavez won the fight

[jorgeaksu74]

@tickyul Did your Filipino ex tell you that you have a small dick? I know it must hurt coming from an Asian woman and all, but dammit man! You MUST get over it at some point...

[YUZO2kxx]

taylor got up instantly

[tickyul]

@YUZO2kxx Taylor was done for. Now...........holy crap, that dude is seriously brain damaged.

[maintain1750]

He gets no credit for this commentary for the simple fact that he didnt even know who Chavez was fighting. He starts off the his commentary by saying "Chavez was fighting someone in that era, I think Pernell Whitaker" but then he said he watched the fight. This was a classic bout and you dont even remember the 2 fighters? Classic example of someone who doesnt know shit about boxing but wants to look smart. For Gods sake someone had to call in to the show and let him know who Chavez was fighting.

[illtillinfinity]

Carolla has to be the du,best fuck ever

[bmillerdrums]

Carolla is a smart man..

[bmillerdrums]

Carolla is a smart man..

[FRANKENSTEINKILL]

Taylor should have won that fight.

[tickyul]

@FRANKENSTEINKILL Taylor was punch drunk BEFORE that fight (see pre-fight interview, sounds really bad), should not have been in the ring.

[Gera87M]

that taylor guy lost his whole pride that day! No wonder f.mayweather dosent want to fight paquiao,he figure it might happend to him too after he get the b-jesus beat out of him

[sly717]

Well he is right about somethin, Chavez is a legend indeed, and he KOed Taylor twice, in his prime the guy was the best of the best

[SiThompson1]

Cesar Julio? 99-0? Pernell Whitaker? This guy hasn't got a clue! Haha

[cruiserweight190]

Carolla is an Dick! Talor isn't "punch drunk" he's mind is sharp however his speech is very slurred and garbled its true however punch drunk he is most certainly not.

[tickyul]

@cruiserweight190 No, sorry...........MT has extensive damage to his CNS. His stiff, wooden movements suggest a syndrome much like Ali's....possibly Parkinsons Pugilistica.

[diablocoolo]

Chavez is one of the greatest fighters of all times

[SmackNcrack01]

Holy shit...is this guy a boxing fan nor what...he dont even know who he's talkin' about...Whitaker??? wtf Your opinion counts for nothing.

[amdturion123]

Obviously the guy couldn't take anymore in that fight, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS! TAYLOR WAS NEVER THE SAME! Chavez probably shreded a couple of years off his life, seriously.

[T3kozRockz]

pounding the B-Jesus, lmao

[OnTheRunSinceBirth]

This guy says hes a boxing fan and hes confusing Meldrick with Pernell!! Fuckin Horrible.

[dhrrychu]

i don't know what's the purpose of this adamcarolla bringing up the issue now, it is not news anymore!!! or maybe he just wants to be noticed :) i don't even know him until this issue....

[ax10banz]

pls forgive him, coz he has no career,, and have little salary.. poor gay

[salsancheznumber1fan]

baby am confused!! you choose, you choose!

[RaslinRIP3]

What are you pactards talking about. This video is about Chavez vs Taylor. It's not about Pacquiao and Floyd. You pactards must have a sour taste in your mouths from sucking Pacquiao's cock all day.

[HRMXCREW]

Fck you Adam Carolla you fckin stupid racist mothrfcker! you don't know shiiit. Dont talk shit about the Filipino nation. U stupid fck...How are u going to compare the Philippines to the USA. Manny Pacquiao is honoring his country and his success is helping them come together.

Bring this guy to a 3rd world country..ADAM carolla you are nothing. You wish you had a country that gives a fck about you. BUT no one does. Until u learn how to respect one's nation you IDIOT!

[zamora721]

@HRMXCREW it's an island (like hawaii,puerto rico,,,,ect)

[acouztixz]

you don't know anything about filipinos.. say that to pacquiao face to face, after 1 second your face will be fucking awsome.. damn i hate this gay..

[tickyul]

@acouztixz And I can't stand Filipinos, bring their whole broken down family to the USA and put them on welfare. And the Filipino women....uh, they are the worst, arrogant know it all.

[gonzomoya420]

@tickyul and ugly with flat noses look like fn' bulldogs yuck! any time I see a guy with a filipino bitch I say "couldn't you make it with your own kind?"

[tickyul]

@gonzomoya420 In general I am not attracted to any asian women, they just do not really appeal to me. But them Filpino women have to be the MOST arrogant, snide bitches to roam the face of the earth. There are some good looking Filipino Women.......I would not touch the best looking one with a ten foot pole. Most of them are just like you said, snorkling, bulldog beasts. But the USA is so insane, we bring in all sorts of 6th world dreck.

[albenizski]

shut up racist

[avc420]

yo carolla.. done sucking mayweather's cock? better not show your face around filipinos you faggot

[survivorLTD]

suck your ding dong moron,if any body see this guy on the street upakan nyo ha bastos.

[survivorLTD]

suck your ding dong moron,if any body see this guy on the street upakan nyo ha bastos.

[jogsahah1]

adam carolla you fucking asshole...so thats what you think about philippines mother fucker... thats not cool and im might have just to stick that mic in your asshole next time you talk about that kind of shit... you piece of shit...lol... from>>>philippines

[tickyul]

@jogsahah1 Most people cannot stand filapinos............and the women..............snide, arrogant bitches for the most part.......uggos.............y­ikes, no wonder they always marry black guys whenever they can.

[2taggs2]

I like Adam -- but hes wrong on this.

[nestorius333]

Thank Richard because he stoped the fight. Taylor ended up stupid after this fight, it is documented that he went to the hospital and spent two weeks with a head fracture. He had the risk of getting killed by Chavez. The referee saw that, and as a pro, he was obligated to stop the fight.

[halquisada]

these adam corolla guy is fu#$@^ gay and doesnt know what he is saying he should be sent to afghanistan to entertain the talibans

[virolf13]

@halquisada : No... Let this guy send to Philippines and try to live with Abu Sayyaf rebel.. then let's see if he can learn some Philippines culture.. this guy pretends that he knows everything everywhere even if his arguments is somehow baseless..... Oh yeah! this is what he does best, to talk..talk like FMJ!

[diablocoolo]

he was mistaken it wasn´t Whitaker it was Taylor, but i agree with him in one thing, Steele was right when he stopped the fight, can u imagine going like the old days to 15 rounds? Taylor would have died right there, Chavez really demolished him, he ran directly to ER, well that is what happens when u fight some kind of a freak, an assassin, that´s what Chavez was in the ring, in his prime he was unstoppable, in his fights against the Sweet Pea, Randall or De La Hoya he was on decline clearly

[messiahfist6]

how can you trust this guy,when he doesn't even know who Julio was fighting...

[MrRaiderbulldog13]

if the ref is paying attention to the clock or the red light when a fighter is hurt then the ref dosent belong in the ring!!!!!

[KingRhaul]

this guy doesnt know shit about that fight

[2TheDeath]

lol @ this moron Corolla throwing his 2 cents in when he doesn't even remember the boxer or the circumstances of the KO. Taylor beat the count and should have won the fight.

[upstoker]

@2TheDeath.. he didnt answer the ref when he asked him if he was ok,

[mrluke13]

@2TheDeath taylor eventually admitted he lost fair and square.

[PapaMagnum]

BLAME LOU DUVA!

It wasn't anyone's fault but his for distracting Taylor.

With that said, goddamn was Taylor fucked up by the end of that fight...

[Xochitl4000]

@BIGCHIPSKI

The red light IS a time keeping device in case you didnt realize.

The point Adam was making is that it would be more unfair for the ref to intentionally allow the clock to run down in order to secure a decision for Taylor when Chavez had taylor hurt to the extent that he was unable to respond to the ref within the round. In other words, a KO.

Chavez deserves credit for his show of heart and perseverence in scoring a spectular come from behind KO.

[empire562]

i feel sad for both guys they are both nothing.

[BIGCHIPSKI]

Yeah, but there is a RED LIGHT RIGHT BEHIND Taylor's head that the ref is SUPPOSED to pay attention to. It's not a clock. It was a red light.

[jayboxerj]

Taylor was fighting on pure fumes and you can see what the effecta of the fight had on him. After that he could barely speak and was noticably slower. It's really sad seeing the brain damage it occured..very sad

[Gus589]

also one thing that people need to think about is the rematch. taylor was a hell of a fighter but if he was so good why didnt he beat him in the rematch?

[sinusbradycardia]

Clearly Taylor wasn't the same after this fight. Mentally or physically. This fight took something out of Chavez too. As it has been said many times, when these guys fight like this, they are never the same.

One note, there was a comment about Meldrick Taylor not doing so well during an HBO broadcast. The focus was clearly on Taylor. Of course Larry Merchant's sorry ass had to add the comment, "Well I understand that Chavez is doing all that great either." Larry Merchant = POS!

[Gus589]

dont forget the bones around the eye sockets were broken. chavez destroyed him from the inside

[helloman3000]

This fuck has the biggest radio flop ever! After Howard left radio, they were trying to pump him up! ADAM YOU FUCKING SUCK!

[Finito2k]

Second, Lou Duva should have never jumped onto the ring apron during Richard Steele's counting of the knockdown. Not only did he distract Taylor, he also distracted Steele who never saw Chavez leaving the neutral corner. Had Duva stayed put, Steele would have stopped the count and returned Chavez to the neutral corner as the clock ran out of time for the 12th.

Under these circumstances, you can't blame Steele. He made the right call.

[Finito2k]

The person most responsible for Taylor losing this fight is Lou Duva.

First, he instructs Taylor to win the final round at all costs because the fight is too close to call. Taylor did as he was told and placed himself in the line of fire.

[salsancheznumber1fan]

salvador sanchez would have rocked julio's fuckin world baby and thats the cold truth!!:)

[sinusbradycardia]

They fought common opponents and I've never read any one of their common opponents saying one was better than the other.

Regardless, there is no way in hell Sanchez would've walked away from a fight with Chavez not knowing he was in a fight.

[DrDooM24PBK]

Taylor may have won rounds 1-10, but his punches hardly did anything to JC (besides bobbling his head in the 10th). Its amazing how JC did not go down right there. But you could see it Taylors face, that he was worn out and his mouth was open and he was struggling to breath. In the 12th round, there was about + or - 5 times when he looked like he was about fall over. He should have responded when Steele looked at him instead of looking into space.

[saltruj]

"It isn't the referees job to watch the clock, It's the referees job to protect fighters.

Jim Lampley-

Watch this video (Erik Morales vs Junior Jones Part 3)  Jim Lampley at 1:40 Squash's this subject.

[TILIAKIN]

you are right .

[BEAH311]

Also the only people to be blamed for that tragic event is Taylors corner. They told him he needed the last round and to get after him. In reality Taylor could have ran away the whole round and he was gonna take the fight.

[uponchristian]

We all saw the fight, chavez almost killed him, one more punch on those 2 seconds, Taylor would have been dead. Chavez has to be the best latino fighter ever, probably the world too

[BEAH311]

He wouldnt have been dead. Taylor in a boxing sense destroyed Chavez in a physical sense Chavez gave Taylor brain injury. Taylor should have been given the two seconds. He won that fight and it was his biggest accomplishment. All he has to show for it now is being slow. Taylor should have been awarded that win. Boxing should reward Taylor now too, he is one of the greatest boxers to ever live.

[mrclown2001]

Im 100% with corolla

[Waldo81]

its to easy to know who won this fight just need to know that Taylor was at the hospital that night and Chavez was just fine!...Taylor hit him 1000 times with a Tennis ball and Chavez hit him 100 times with a Baseball pretty clear ahh=?

[salsancheznumber1fan]

no he noded his head at the ref watch the clip!!!!

[NBAnOKC]

i thought i was the only one who saw that

[saltruj]

you were

[theman1819]

his corner fucked up that one no question about that.

[salsancheznumber1fan]

all you guys are morons!

[shithappens520]

Corner Fail By Lou Duva

[chuydrum1]

Taylor was stunned and he made a big mistake.... he was looking at Lou Duva instead of Richard Steele... So that's his fault, not the refere's fault.

[tretrioeciii]

Taylor was failed by his corner. He had a commanding lead, but for some reason his corner told him 0to press when thee was no need to. Chavez was a brawler at heart with a solid chin that could take ALOT of punishment. It did not make sense to press him. It's like his corner forgot what got them to the twelth round. It was the complete opposite the Louis/Conn bout. Conns corner said "STAY AWAY", but he pressed and got knocked out. Both fights still piss me off.

[ChessOne22]

Taylor pulled himself up with the ropes then crumbled in the corner. He never attempted to stand on his own 2 feet and stared blankley. he also failed to respond to steele twice. Was steele supposed to raise his glove & intentionally allow the clock to run down in order to secure a victory? you wouldnt expect an nba ref to grab the ball and allow the clock to run down. It's no different than a nba player scoring a last sec three to win the game. a ko is a ko whether it comes in the 1st or 12th.

[kingshahine]

wrong his corner was talking to him and he was listening.

he was up on his feet, you don't stop it if he is up on his feet

[Xochitl4000]

@kingshane."you don't stop it if he is up on his feet"

WRONG, fights are stopped all the time when a fighter is seriously hurt even if he manages to get to his feet, but Taylor never actually stood on his own or responded to the ref. He slumped in the corner with his arms hanging over the ropes & was seriously hurt. he gave no inidication vocally or physically that he could continue. He was clearly beaten to the point that he could not continue & there was still time left on the clock- a TKO

[salsancheznumber1fan]

ill tell you the fact this should have been chavez's first loss but thanks to don king it wasn't!!!!

[princeredd]

IT has always the same lame excuse don king and steel are not friends that has been proven, and there wasnt a buy out. the other lame excuse has been that he deserved it?? Julio deserved it too. Just cus taylor was wining the whole fight, well lets take away the giants super bowl ring and give it to the patriots cuz they went on undefeated the entire season and were beating the giants till the giants won in the last seconds should we do that?

[bobethe]

I don't believe king and Steel did anything together but boxing isn't football, why is there lights on the corner of the ring, why is there the ten second sound, telling everyone ten seconds is left in the round, Steel I believe, made a big mistake because he was confused, and just acted on instinct, not knowing what to do, everyone should know, Meldrick won that fight, Julio knew, Taylor went up to Welter, won the title, and Chavez would not fight him until after he was beat twice brain damaged

[salsancheznumber1fan]

well i know for a fact don king paid off the ref!

[alhex123]

what fact? i think it was a tie they were both good

[canibusnj]

Meldrick Taylor WON THIS FIGHT, FUCK RICHARD STEELE & ADAM CAROLLA!!!!!!

[BoxerBoyMartin]

th3 fight was not rigg3d.

taylor was distracted and didnt pay anymind to what th3 ref was saying so he lost. th3 reason being he did not respond to steele th3 ref.

[doncorleon818]

Damn Carolla is a MORON. Get your facts straight dumbass. Taylor won. Steele should have known the time and used his common sense. Taylor was able to continue. Steele, Duva and King fucked this poor kid.

[BoxerBoyMartin]

I thought about that. Poor guy godd dam it it pisses me off!

[PuroIce]

how could he continue  when he cant even answer the ref if hes okay?

[doncorleon818]

he did not give him a chance to answer. The second time he asked, he quickly threw up his hands and called the fight. Terrible decision

[avalino79]

U clearly were going for taylor... taylor wasnt even looking at him anymore. When a ref is talking to u and asking u questions. Its best if u look at him atleast cause he is liable to think ur out of it not even paying attention to him not looking at him

[lilbabyface0000]

am not a racist but am going to have to disagree with canibusnj on one thing there was this one man and his name was salvador sanchez and i honestley belive that he was just as good as robinson 4 sure!!

[YoungDrack]

true chavez would have won the rematch anyways. its a lose lose really

[vidgam]

I guess they all look alike to you...Pernell or Taylor look nothing alike.

[vidgam]

You know nothing about boxing, or the fight that took place on March 17, 1990. If you want to know what really happened that night you should have Meldrick Taylor on your show instead of trying even to understand the sport of boxing which you don't obviously. I am sure the fans want to hear from him. If you wish to contact the two time world champ, and youngest Olympic gold medalist leave me a message.

[tanga777]

damn this guy confused pernell with taylor...

[whatupboxingfans]

Like someone said earlier. Adam Carolla was an amateur boxer.

[ecarcanog]

CHAVEZ IS THE BEST FIGTHER!!!

BETTER THAT ANY AMERICAN!!!

11 years as champion without losing!!!

No american has ever do that!!!

[canibusnj]

YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR FUCKING RABBIT ASS MIND!!!!!

Sugar Ray Robinson is the best fighter EVER!!!! BETTER THEN ANY WETBACK!!!!

[ecarcanog]

CHAVEZ IS THE BEST EVER!!!

BETTER than any american boxer!!!

11 years as champion, no american ever get that record!!

[saltruj]

he was an amature boxer

[bigmanfowler]

I agree!

[NotoriousSwan1122]

how many rounds have you gone with a professional boxer? lol

[ThePHENOM987]

"sweet pea"? that pernell whitaker. hahaha

[WardogBoxingFan]

enofoymra you do your research mate,they only had 2 fight you crazy bastard, taylor should of won the first one and chavez knocked him clean out on the second yeh spaz!

[canibusnj]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[juarezrt]

Taylor should have won the fight? No, that's not right. If you get knocked down and cannot continue... YOU LOSE!!

[bulldog359]

some real good points! i love hearing the opinions regarding this great legendary fight.

[ElLuchadorSolitario]

A KO is a KO regardless if it occurs at the end of the first round or the end of the 12th.

Taylor never stood on his own two feet. He pulled himself up using the ropes then slumped in the corner with his arms draped over the ropes and a glazed over expression in his eyes and a gaping mouth. He was obviously done, there was time on the clock = KO.

[enofoymra]

WHO WON the second fight?

the same person who won the first!

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ!!!!!!!!LOLOLOLOL

[canibusnj]

WHO TOOK the rematch four and a half years after the first fight? the same person who got the biggest GIFT in his career the first fight! JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ!!!!!!!!LOLOLOLOL

[budfr]

yeah, his gift was to knock down taylor, send him to the hospital with a swollen face, fractured face, damaged internal organs, urinating blood, leaving him " punch drunk", and yes, knocking him down on the rematch as well!!!!!! duh.

[enofoymra]

perfectly put!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[enofoymra]

who took the third ?

YES, once again the same guy who destroyed his boxing carrer. DESTROYED

I actually feel bad saying that!!!!!!

julio cesar chavez. simply he was the better man.

[canibusnj]

What are you talking about, what third? Don't feel bad saying anything my friend, because it really doesn't matter. Meldrick is the happiest he has ever been in his whole life, no he's not retarded, no he's not broke, and no he's not in a homeless shelter. I know that is what most of the Chavez fans hoped for but I'm sorry to break the news that it is not true.

Peace from Philadelphia

[enofoymra]

do your research and you will know there was a third, and NO i dont think jcc fans hope to see mt retarded or homeless or any of the cruel things you mentioned but yes he did destroy him AND AS FAR AS MT BEING HAPPY HEY THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT.!!!!!and of course brother PEACE right back at you from HOUSTON!!!!!!!!!!!TEXZ........­................

[805RAIDERS1]

enofoymra,

There was NO third fight between these two boxers. Also, Chavez claimed that Taylor never hurt him but you could clearly see that Chavez wasn't the same fighter after this fight either.

[santillanlove]

Right again!!!

[santillanlove]

thats right !!!

[chucholuco]

a gift he deserved

[vidgam]

The purpose in stopping a fight during a round is to prevent any of the fighters from gettin hurt. This was the last round Mr.Carolla and there was not going to be another round. Also, Chavez was not on the neutrel corner therfore the count must not start. Also Meldrick nodded his head twice saying he was ok.. so why stop the fight? A standing eight count if needed was enough.Steele knew what was going on...Righ mr Don King?

[ciderath00]

nodded his head twice? my ass he was effin knocked

[chucholuco]

lol... he was holding up on the ropes... he wasnt looking at the ref. so the fight had to be stop... taylor just fast never really hurt chavez.. thats why in the second fight he got knocked out

[tlaxkid]

my respect to both of them. That was a great fight for a long time. They're great boxers. Also, I think that Steel was right to stop the fight. Taylor was holding the ropes when steeel stopped the fight. A fighter has to stand up by himsef in order to continue. Taylor barely stood up, holding the ropes. that why he was declared knocked down. In this case the best is the winner. The end.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Thank you, Jaguar Knight, for removing "Dead on the Throne's" comment. Don't know what his problem was. Maybe he's dead on the throne.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

Lot of Adam Carolla 'fans' here (I'm not). Though he had the major details of the fight wrong (fighter, didn't know the ref, time on the clock, etc.), even so, of course it is a very legitimate & difficult question -- but more complex than he is representing it. Taylor's corner said he DID make a glance and an acknowledgement in response to Richard Steele. Camera angle (I believe) is from behind. There's a subjective element here. Hard to fault, but not sure it was the right decision either.

[acapmex1]

finally someone made sence, yeap, I agree. The refere is there to proted the fighter to make sure the fight is legal. not to feel bad for someone.

[b1azin33]

exactly, giving him the extra 3 seconds is more cheating than callin it with 3 seconds left, its not breaking rules compared to the other one

[USNCorpsman]

I dont get why people bitch about the stoppage of the fight, Steele did his job, and even so Meldrick Taylor was never the same man after.

[BoxingAdvocate]

You don't know shit Reyes!

[canibusnj]

At 2:00 That's not Meldrick,that's Ivan Robinson who coincidently is from the same neighborhood in philly(nicetown)as Meldrick.They even went to the same high school.(Simon Gratz)

[budfr]

thank you, carolla, viva chavez!!!

[01manarmy87]

yea i totally agree with the stoppage also!  there was 3 seconds left and that is enough time for a professional boxer, especially julio, to land one or two more punches! the ref literally saved his life, one more punch and it could have been fatal or he could of ended up worse! taylors corner fucked up, when they told him at the start of the 12th that the fight was close and he needed to fight, but now his corner denies saying that, cause they knew it was their fault! its kinda of sad!

[ihatelifejosemartine]

I fully agree with Corolla on this. I have seen this fight many times, and every time, I felt that Steele had made the right decision. Taylor was winning the fight by a country mile, yet he was taking a serious beating throughout and finally it had to be stopped. Good stoppage, good to see someone else who agrees with the stoppage.

[sargentD808]

he doesnt know w\the fuck hes talkin bout, steele was the ref, sweet pea? idiot

[puffykilled2pac]

what was he talking about that he was comparing this to?

[neestle]

Refs making no-calls late in games. It started with a questionable pass interference no-call at the end of a game. He liked the idea of letting them play, but then offered this as a case where calling it by the book is appropriate.

[Johnnyfive83]

I loved The man show, The Adam Carolla Project and Too Late with Adam Carolla. Back then I had no idea he was a boxing trainer. I was shocked when he said he was. I also saw him in The Contender as well. The Ace man rules!!! The greatest fight of the ninties JCC vs. MT!!! Upload more Adam Carolla Jaguar! You're the best!

[TheJaguarKnight]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm a big fan Carolla as well. You can download podcasts of his show online and even the old loveline shows are available on a different site.

[Johnnyfive83]

LMFAO I love The Ace man!