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Former world champion Barry Jones picked out the final 20 seconds, when Taylor produced the kind of rapid combinations which defined so many of her biggest fights.<\/p>\n
“That’s what you really remember about her,” he said on the Dazn broadcast.<\/p>\n
“Those rallies of big punches, combinations and that’s how she finished her last fight.”<\/p>\n
American Mikaela Mayer – who was also ringside – was struck by the final image of Taylor placing her gloves in the centre of the ring.<\/p>\n
“I was sitting there watching her put her gloves in the centre of the ring and it’s like a story,” she said.<\/p>\n
Taylor had long dreamed of fighting at Croke Park and had made clear she wanted the stadium to stage the final chapter of her career.<\/p>\n
Bellew said there was “no way” Taylor would return to boxing, although he could see her remaining involved by mentoring younger fighters.<\/p>\n
“She will always be there to give her advice, speak to her and help her,” he said.<\/p>\n
“But ultimately she will sail off into the sunset and who could possibly deserve it more.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n