Chavez-Taylor: A look back at one of the greatest fights in boxing history

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By Alden Chodash: “This is one of the most unusual calls by a referee in the whole history of the sport.”

With emotions running high on both sides at the Hilton Hotel, the unexpected climax initially caught most observers off guard. Just as it seemed that time had run out on Julio Cesar Chavez’s legendary 68 fight unbeaten streak, referee Richard Steele waved off the contest with officially 0:02 left on the clock.

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