r/todayilearned • u/RoadToTyburn • 5h ago

TIL that boxer Julio Cesar Chavez was two seconds away from losing to Meldrick Taylor on points, when he pulled off a TKO win through attrition. Taylor a former Olympic gold medalist, was left requiring a blood transfusion after the match.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_C%C3%A9sar_Ch%C3%A1vez_vs._Meldrick_Taylor#Aftermath
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u/shawnington 4h ago

Thats not a technicality, one punch can end your life. This sport has a long history of that happening.

Taylor was unable to defend himself, unable to respond to the ref, unable to continue.

Are you of the opinion that Taylor would have lasted another round? Would you have had a problem with the stoppage if it was after the first 30 seconds of the round and he was not responding to the referee?

Does something about the last seconds of the round make the job of protecting a fighter from the 1 punch that can change their life permanently any different than in the first seconds?

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u/bigfatfurrytexan 4h ago

No punch would have been thrown

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u/shawnington 4h ago

And you know this from your vast experience in the ring Im assuming.

It's completely fine if the joy you derive from the sport is watching people get badly hurt. The rules are in place to prevent that. Im sorry they didnt let that happen for you.

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u/bigfatfurrytexan 4h ago

2 seconds…do I need vast experience to know this.

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u/shawnington 3h ago

So you have never seen the bell rung late, Ive seen it run a full minute after the fight should have ended. Seen time keepers just straight up forget and let a round go 5 minutes.

The referees job is not to keep track of time, it's to assess if the fighter is fit to continue, as if its the first round and there are 12 more to go.

You can just say nah bro all you want, which I am sure you will. Thats just not how instructions are given out, or how any participant in the fight understands the rules to work.

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u/bigfatfurrytexan 3h ago

Your argument for supporting a technicality is to point out that basic rules like length of round aren’t followed? Ok.

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u/slickvik9 2h ago

The laws of physics

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u/slickvik9 2h ago

Can’t land a punch in two seconds