Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor, billed as Thunder Meets Lightning, was a professional boxing match contested on March 17, 1990, for the WBC and IBF light welterweight championship.[1] Its title was an allusion to the punching power of Chávez and fast hand speed of Taylor. Chavez won the fight by a controversial TKO of Taylor only two seconds before the end of the twelfth and last round, while he was behind on the score cards. The fight would later be named The Ring magazine's Fight of th

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Julio Cesar Chavez beat Meldrick Taylor this day in 1990 to unify both IBF & WBC light welterweight titles at stake that night. It was a hell of a fight. Now this is what got many boxing fans question the action of the referee till this day. Richard Steele, the third man (referee) in the ring stopped the fight with just 2 seconds left in the 12 and final round. #kboxtv #boxing #JulioCesarChavez #MeldrickTaylor #chaveztaylor #taylorchavez #worldboxing #boxeo | KBOXtv