View Full Version : Is anyone else gutted for Jono Thaxton?
Mattf450
03-01-2009, 12:38 PM
As above
achillesthegreat
03-01-2009, 12:58 PM
Yeah, massively. I like Thaxton. He is a good bloke. He had a great start but late in the fight he looked like he could never find his rythm.
MightyLondoner
03-01-2009, 01:17 PM
Its very dissapointing as I thought he wasn't far from a world title shot, looked like he was gonna knock his man out in the first but then gradually ran out of gas its a real shame.
faisal
03-01-2009, 01:20 PM
he hasnt been the same fighter for a while against dave stewart he was just as poor as was the case against lawton
sam1222
03-01-2009, 01:21 PM
yeah same here, proper gutted for him, he took it well but he looked devestated. he seems like a proper good lad and ive followed his career more or less right from the start. BUT, he's had setbacks before, i'm sure he'll bounce back from this one too.
gutted for him, but perhaps its a good thing he isn't going to be thrown into a lightweight world title shot where he could take some proper damage.
i'd like to see him back on the british scene and give murray a proper test
faisal
03-01-2009, 01:28 PM
gutted for him, but perhaps its a good thing he isn't going to be thrown into a lightweight world title shot where he could take some proper damage.
i'd like to see him back on the british scene and give murray a proper test
i think murray would walk right through him and give him a bigger battering then the one meager took thaxton is shot
DOM5153
03-01-2009, 01:31 PM
check out my thread in the general sector about the frenchman spitting his gum shield out to avoid a KO defeat everyone is annoyed about jono losing
doug.ie
03-01-2009, 01:39 PM
yes...i thought he won last night...just about..if you take into consideration the first round...and the other early rounds he won.
colinthfc
03-01-2009, 01:41 PM
He is old school, a good honest pro who has done everything the proper way, but has had bad luck through out and few breaks
I recall his victory over Scrap Iron Ryan years ago did not result in a title and his career ever since has been full of setbacks
If only he had stayed at light weight throughout
Yeah though Jono wasn't conditioned to fight the full twelve.Do you think the fact the last two fights were early finishes it left him physically/mentally under prepared .
Grievesy
03-01-2009, 02:34 PM
Yep..gutted. After a good start he started to look very old as the fight progressed, getting more and more tired and taking more and more shots from a fighter that is not on his level really. Shame for him. Almost time for him to pack it in.
bronze_bandit
03-01-2009, 04:20 PM
yeah you could steadily see him start gassing....
dont see why he cant reap the rewards of a rematch...jus imagine if he goes over to france an finishes what he initially started in the first round!!?
ApatheticLeader
03-01-2009, 04:23 PM
I feel sorry for the guy, yes. But c'mon - this was coming from a country mile off. Shame on the rest of you for not seeing it.
ApatheticLeader
03-01-2009, 04:24 PM
gutted for him, but perhaps its a good thing he isn't going to be thrown into a lightweight world title shot where he could take some proper damage.
i'd like to see him back on the british scene and give murray a proper test
I don't think he can give Murray a test. Murray will beat him. Badly.
This new European champ, he's extremely poor for that level. The vultures must be swarming round him already.
D-MAC
03-01-2009, 04:44 PM
Yeah, gutted for the bloke.
I didn't watch the fight but on paper it seems a bit disturbing that he was beat on home turf by a guy with such a shoddy looking record and resume.
May be time to consider retirement.
icemax
03-01-2009, 04:50 PM
thaxton is shot
You have no idea what "shot" actually means, Thaxton is just beyond his best
icemax
03-01-2009, 04:52 PM
yes...i thought he won last night...just about..if you take into consideration the first round...and the other early rounds he won.
:-( He lost...clearly
abzmanc
03-01-2009, 04:52 PM
No reason for me to be 'gutted' about this. He got beat fair and square in his own backyard by someone who did his homework extremely well. After seeing Jono a few times on ITV he does seem like a genuinely decent guy however I have to admit I was support Mezacche, much in the same way many many people always support anyone but *****
icemax
03-01-2009, 04:55 PM
Yeah, but ***** is way more talented than either Thaxton or Murray
D-MAC
03-01-2009, 04:56 PM
No reason for me to be 'gutted' about this. He got beat fair and square in his own backyard by someone who did his homework extremely well. After seeing Jono a few times on ITV he does seem like a genuinely decent guy however I have to admit I was support Mezacche, much in the same way many many people always support anyone but *****
I hate that fucker:twisted:
abzmanc
03-01-2009, 04:59 PM
Apart from Mayweather I really cant think of any Boxer I hate... maybe John Murray LOL
Chinny
03-01-2009, 05:07 PM
Its a tough sport and Thaxton should stop wasting his breath about a world title. He's found his level.
I saw him get completely taken apart by Romanov at York Hall not long ago. Utterly dissected.
He's a good test for British up and comers now, and an exciting British level fighter.
No need to feel gutted for him.
icemax
03-01-2009, 05:08 PM
I hate that fucker:twisted:
I don't as such, but he needs to step up now and show us what he is made of. ***** is world class in waiting, he just needs to show us.
D-MAC
03-01-2009, 05:13 PM
I don't as such, but he needs to step up now and show us what he is made of. ***** is world class in waiting, he just needs to show us.
I just can't stand the fact that he thinks he is a star already, even though he has achieved fuck all. In fact he thinks he's five stars, the pretentious git.
faisal
03-01-2009, 05:14 PM
You have no idea what "shot" actually means, Thaxton is just beyond his best
his punch resistance has gone he was almost put on his arse by a none puncher, his staminas gone as well hes a 6 round fighter at best, the only thing that remains is a bit of power but that dies down after 4 rounds.
Thaxtons time is over i feel bad for him he should have gotten a big pay day fight against murray or khan and its unlikely that he'll ever get in the ring with either of them. he had a second chance after the romanov fight i doubt hennesy will give him another oppertunity at the big time
icemax
03-01-2009, 05:16 PM
Thaxtons time is over
Correct, but this doesn't = shot
abzmanc
03-01-2009, 05:17 PM
Say..if Khan loses against Barrera, a very possible outcome, Frank ****** could well make the matchup with Thaxton, that 'Thaxton has chased' for so long?
hx lad
03-02-2009, 05:33 AM
i thought he did better when he stood authordox , when he was southpaw he was geting hammerd by the right hand lead . his best days are behind him now thats for sure
turpinr
03-02-2009, 06:06 AM
thaxtons opponent looked about two divisions lighter.YES thaxton did look shot and would probably be fodder for iron chin khan
Jack Dempsey
03-02-2009, 07:00 AM
Was at the fight and the decision was not popular, but bar the first round I thought the French guy did really well and was catching Jonno with some good shots
abzmanc
03-02-2009, 07:27 AM
I have to say very good judging to give such a decision in the Champs hometown. One judge seemed to have it wayy off though to Mezacche..did he not see the KO?
kieron
03-02-2009, 07:51 AM
I thought the decision was right. No way did Thaxton do enough to win. He was more or less a stationary target after the 5th. Took way too many shots and against a better fighter I would worry for his safety. Murray would cause him some serious damage as would any of the world champions. I can't really see him winning many more fights so why continue?
Govanmauler
03-02-2009, 08:11 AM
Was at the fight and the decision was not popular, but bar the first round I thought the French guy did really well and was catching Jonno with some good shots
Have to agree, Thaxton won the first two , 3,4 and 5 could be argued but form the 5th on it was all the french guy
Thaxton looked like an old fighter.
What about the remarkably honest and even handed swiss manager , if someone decided to make a polar opposite of Don King it would be that guy !
icemax
03-02-2009, 09:00 AM
What about the remarkably honest and even handed swiss manager , if someone decided to make a polar opposite of Don King it would be that guy !
Spot on. When I first saw him I thought that we've got a bit of a stetson wearing cock here, but he actually spoke the most sense I have heard from a boxing insider for a long time...and called the fight right
turpinr
03-02-2009, 10:23 AM
opposite of don king , oh i like that:thumbsup:thumbsup
I thought the decision was right. No way did Thaxton do enough to win. He was more or less a stationary target after the 5th. Took way too many shots and against a better fighter I would worry for his safety. Murray would cause him some serious damage as would any of the world champions. I can't really see him winning many more fights so why continue?
My sentiments exactly :good
Jack Dempsey
03-02-2009, 11:18 AM
Spot on. When I first saw him I thought that we've got a bit of a stetson wearing cock here, but he actually spoke the most sense I have heard from a boxing insider for a long time...and called the fight right
Ahh! was that who he was, saw him wandering round the 'arena' (basically a cowshed) and wondered why someone wearing a white scarf and stetson hadn't been jumped by the locals and given a good shoeing
barrington
03-02-2009, 11:26 AM
his punch resistance has gone he was almost put on his arse by a none puncher, his staminas gone as well hes a 6 round fighter at best, the only thing that remains is a bit of power but that dies down after 4 rounds.
Thaxtons time is over i feel bad for him he should have gotten a big pay day fight against murray or khan and its unlikely that he'll ever get in the ring with either of them. he had a second chance after the romanov fight i doubt hennesy will give him another oppertunity at the big timeI do feel Jon is a little past his best now and has been for a few fights now but,he was never hurt even slightly,not once.He tripped over the Frenchmans feet a couple of times and was off balance and he did start to tire from the 6th round onwards but thats what happens when you load up on every shot you throw and miss with nearly every one.I hope he gets his Lonsdale belt.I though the scoring was pretty damn bad,it was close but the Frenchman won it in my opinion.
GPater11093
03-02-2009, 02:32 PM
i felt thaxton nicked it by a point.
the judges i felt were brave giving it to the challenger but over compensated for thge challengter
a draw would have been fair and teh right desicion IMO
that KD ruined Thaxton as he tried for the KO in the 2nd and 3rd and felt he could land a KO punch throughout the fight
hitman_hatton1
03-02-2009, 02:54 PM
definitely a bit gutted for him.
on the flipside it ends this world title shot talk and brings closer a john murray fight.
so from that point of view it could be a blessing. :yep
Buggo
03-02-2009, 03:18 PM
3 & 4 point victory's for the Frenchman were off the mark, hopfully Jono can get a rematch in France.
If not Jono can make his come back on the domestic scene, he has plenty of fans who want to see him continue to box.
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