Thaxton's offer to Khan!

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- Thaxton makes public offer to Team Khan

- GoldenPalace.com to cover Thaxton purse

- Thaxton released by Hennessy Sports & Sky Sports for potential contest on October 6th

London, England — July 31, 2007 - Jon Thaxton believes he has found a novel way to cut through boxing politics and secure a marquee showdown against Olympic Silver Medalist Amir Khan.
With the assistance of his promoter Hennessy Sports, the British Lightweight champion has secured backing from Internet Casino giant GoldenPalace.com that would allow him to fight his Commonwealth counterpart without the need for a purse from the event promoter.
The Norwich hero hopes the offer will tempt team Khan to accept an old school, double title showdown for their next fight, currently scheduled for October 6th at the Nottingham Arena.
“Amir’s promoter doesn't have to pay me a single penny,” said Thaxton. “GoldenPalace.com will put up my purse, with no strings attached.
'Mick Hennessy wants to make the big fights, so he is more than happy for me to appear on somebody else’s show as long as I am getting treated fairly.
“My broadcaster Sky Sports has been very supportive as well. They have shown their commitment to boxing once again by agreeing to me appearing on another broadcaster’s event if this fight happens. I am sure ITV want to show Khan in the best possible fights for their viewers.
“Both Khan and I have titles so there is no need for anyone to talk about options, so all round this is the perfect solution.
'Unless Khan doesn't want it, there is absolutely no reason this fight cannot happen. I’m ready for that date but I need to know if they are up for it now, I don’t want anyone springing an offer on me with two weeks to go.
“I have earned the right to call myself the best lightweight in Britain. If he wants to take it off me, he won't get a better chance.
“Now he is Commonwealth champion he needs to step up to the plate rather than going back to easier fights. He has been talking about being a world champion by the time he’s 21. Surely if he’s on schedule for that then he should be prepared to step in with the current British champion?
“I have been reading headlines that he is keen to fight me. Well here I am. Look no further, I’m here, ready to go.
“I believe he has shown a lot of disrespect to me and other fighters in Britain by saying we have to fight him before its too late. How can he say that when challenges are put in front of him, and then he doesn’t take them up? It’s beyond belief.
“I’m just saying it how it is. We all saw Willie Limond show that he can be vulnerable.
“Limond was not known as a puncher but was well in the fight and knocked Amir down in the sixth.
“Amir did well to get up and stop Limond two rounds later, but if I got the chance to hit him, he would stay hit and not get up.”
GoldenPalace.com is renowned for their highly valued support of boxing. They have got behind the careers of ring legend Bernard Hopkins, WBC Light Welter Champ Junior Witter and stand out talent Carl Froch, the fast rising WBC #1 and British super middleweight king.
This proposal is the most recent extension of their long term support for Hennessy Sports.
“After following the career of Thaxton and Khan, we decided to intervene and attempt to hurry up the process for what we all feel would be a spectacular bout between two champions,” said Richard Rowe, CEO of Goldenpalace.com.
Hennessy Sports head Mick Hennessy is equally as keen to see the showdown.
“Politics and money can prevent big fights from happening in Britain, but we are willing to take those out of the equation to try and make Jon Thaxton versus Amir Khan happen on October 6,” he said.

Il comment later, but it seems Thaxton is determined to get this fight.. and thinks he will be the one to finish Khan off!

[GazOC]

Its a real crossroads fight. Should be a good 'un.

[faisal]

****** will find an excuse to stop his prize cow from being devoured, thaxons a monster.

[GazOC]

At the moment I'd take Thaxton as well.

[Primadonna Kool]

Amir Khan is too fast, simply the speed factor will be too much for Thaxton.

Speed Kills, it makes boxing allot easier.

[GazOC]

If (and I know its an 'if') Thaxton connects then after what Limond did you'd have to think that Khan would be in big trouble?

[Primadonna Kool]

Like i stated on another thread, 99.9% of boxers in the Uk, the only chance they have is a punchers chance. Because in every other area, technically they are outclassed by Amir Khan.

[GazOC]

Like i stated on another thread, 99.9% of boxers in the Uk, the only chance they have is a punchers chance. Because in every other area, technically they are outclassed by Amir Khan.



'Technically' Kahn has a lot to work on. His speed lets him get away with with things at the level he is fighting at at the moment but he better smarten up soon...if they fight this year I'd take Thaxton by KO.

[Primadonna Kool]

Yes I agree, he has are technically that he needs to improve, and he will improve. Amir Khan was right when he said “Catch me While you can”. Its only a matter of time until Amir Khan enters a new Level that other fighters in the UK cannot surpass. He fast, he has skill, he can box. He may not have the strongest punch resistents, but this sport is called boxing.

And guess what

Amir Khan can box!, Olympic Medals do not get given away.

[GazOC]

Neither do British titles.....;O)

[BigEars]

I've been saying it nerely a year now , Amir Khan's first loss is going to come against Jon Thaxton .

It's getting sooner and sooner to the time when Jon Thaxton shocks the World...........okay Willie Limond has probably taken a lot of the surprise element out of it but still .

MR KOOl speed isn't everything , defense , punch resistance and experience are all areas Khan seems to have trouble with .

Once Thaxton hits Khan he'll hurt him , and once he hurts him he'll finish him .

[Max Molyneux]

Thaxton could slip under Khan's straights like Willie did.

Does Jon still have that Ingle style?

[Max Molyneux]

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Murray says he'll take Jono on.

[faisal]

jon murray can shut the hell up, 22 fights already and hes yet to face a fighter with more wins the losses, you'd be needing all the luck in the world against thaxton jhon boy.

[BigEars]

jon murray can shut the hell up, 22 fights already and hes yet to face a fighter with more wins the losses, you'd be needing all the luck in the world against thaxton jhon boy.
Really because by my count he's fought 8 fighters with more wins than losses . Granted that he hasn't really stepped things up again since Mendoza(who looked real quality) but John did have a fight scheduled on Shobox against another unbeaten fighter till he got injured .

At this stage John would be soundly beaten by Thaxton but at the same time I genuinely believe he'd want the fight .

Not to mention that Murray has seemed very respectful in this article and hasn't run his mouth like Khan would should he have been the one offering to fight Thaxton .

[Betty Swollocks]

I've been saying it nerely a year now , Amir Khan's first loss is going to come against Jon Thaxton .

It's getting sooner and sooner to the time when Jon Thaxton shocks the World...........okay Willie Limond has probably taken a lot of the surprise element out of it but still .

MR KOOl speed isn't everything , defense , punch resistance and experience are all areas Khan seems to have trouble with .

Once Thaxton hits Khan he'll hurt him , and once he hurts him he'll finish him .

good post and I'm not sucking up or anything but you're one of the best posters on the forum as you know your stuff and don't just talk shite pretending to be an expert like some of the (strangely) highly rated posters on here.

faisal - you say Thaxton is a monster...is that not going over the top? if he's that good how come he's not even a household name?

MR Kool - yeah they don't give olympic medals away...but look how henpecking and running for 3x2 rounds is different from the pro game. 2 words....Fraudley Harrison.

[Phil]

Yes I agree, he has are technically that he needs to improve, and he will improve. Amir Khan was right when he said “Catch me While you can”. Its only a matter of time until Amir Khan enters a new Level that other fighters in the UK cannot surpass. He fast, he has skill, he can box. He may not have the strongest punch resistents, but this sport is called boxing.

And guess what

Amir Khan can box!, Olympic Medals do not get given away.

Didnt Harrison get one ?

[Jimbo]

Don't you have to be 21 to fight for a British title? Khan won't be 21 till December.

[DonPrestige]

This aint gonna happen, Khan aint ready for Thaxton yet and Frank knows it. Thats why before Rees won his title Frank ****** was saying Khan wouldnt be a world champ by 21.


Also ****** got a record of having his top British prospects avoid other top British prospects. Look at Hattons early record and you'll see that.

[NOrth]

Don't you have to be 21 to fight for a British title? Khan won't be 21 till December.

Yup. Great offer, but not feasible.

[faisal]

good post and I'm not sucking up or anything but you're one of the best posters on the forum as you know your stuff and don't just talk shite pretending to be an expert like some of the (strangely) highly rated posters on here.

faisal - you say Thaxton is a monster...is that not going over the top? if he's that good how come he's not even a household name?

MR Kool - yeah they don't give olympic medals away...but look how henpecking and running for 3x2 rounds is different from the pro game. 2 words....Fraudley Harrison.
thaxton is a rugid world class fighter his record speaks for itself,if amir beats him i'll give him props.
thaxton hasnt achieved anything significant to be recognised as a household name, if you look back at older threads you'll see why khan is such a recognised figure in england.

[NOrth]

Jono lost the best years of his career to injury didnt he. He gave Hatton his toughest fight (bar collazo). To be honest if it was a neutral fight, or had Thaxton been the "home" fighter Hatton would have been stopped IMO.

Thaxton is a big puncher at the weight, its probably feasible he's a world top 10 lightweight tbh. The only question is how much he's slowing down now he's in the autumn of his career, saying that his performance against meager was top notch.

[alpo1]

Amir isn't ready for thaxton yet. Maybe after the earl fight they can make this.

[achillesthegreat]

Khan still has a defence to make and then maybe Early. Thaxton is a good two fights away, one of them loseable.

[Outboxer]

faisal - you say Thaxton is a monster...is that not going over the top? if he's that good how come he's not even a household name?

Hell, Floyd Mayweather isn't even a household name, but we all know how good he is. The most popular fighters are normally the ones who capture the public's imagination with their charisma/marketing, like Naseem Hamed's theatrics, Tyson's brutality, Eubank's eccentric personality, Khan's olympic journey at such a young age, etc.

[rooq]

although i'd favour thaxton if this fight happened within the next year, i don't think its a foregone conclusion. thaxton might be the hardest hitter of the current domestic lightweights and also very experienced but it took him a while to catch up with lawton in his last fight because of the size difference.
i recall he seemed to be struggling to land on lawton early on as well....lawtons about the same size as khan but slower offensively (although probably a better chin!)

btw for those who question khans handpicked feather-fisted opposition to date, have a look at the british lightweights around at the moment and try finding a few with better than 50% ko ratio. i think gomez and thaxton are the only ones...

[Team_Calzaghe]

although i'd favour thaxton if this fight happened within the next year, i don't think its a foregone conclusion. thaxton might be the hardest hitter of the current domestic lightweights and also very experienced but it took him a while to catch up with lawton in his last fight because of the size difference.
i recall he seemed to be struggling to land on lawton early on as well....lawtons about the same size as khan but slower offensively (although probably a better chin!)

btw for those who question khans handpicked feather-fisted opposition to date, have a look at the british lightweights around at the moment and try finding a few with better than 50% ko ratio. i think gomez and thaxton are the only ones...



Why does Khan's next opponent have to be British? He's boxed foreigners before why can't he box a foreigner again?

If Khans next opponent is durable enough to last past the 5th round then Khan is in dangerous territory. Khan isn't use to going past 6 rounds and as the fatigue sets in those hands begin to drop and that frail chin becomes exposed.

I'm very much looking forward to his next fight to see how well the lad has improved.

Regards,


John :good

[rooq]

Why does Khan's next opponent have to be British? He's boxed foreigners before why can't he box a foreigner again?

If Khans next opponent is durable enough to last past the 5th round then Khan is in dangerous territory. Khan isn't use to going past 6 rounds and as the fatigue sets in those hands begin to drop and that frail chin becomes exposed.

I'm very much looking forward to his next fight to see how well the lad has improved.

Regards,


John :good

i agree with you completely...i've said before that british prospects should be getting in the ring with durable american or mexican journeymen as they are a level above the british equivalent.

but i'm guessing that any fight involving khan from now will involve a title...i.e. defence of his commonwealth or challenge for another title.

[warrior85]

if thaxton lands 1 decent punch on khans chin he'd comatose him,thaxton by definite ko

[mike464]

If Amir does not accept this offer he is clearly a coward.

[BigEars]

If Amir does not accept this offer he is clearly a coward.

You win if Frank ****** doesn't accept this offer he clearly doesn't have much confidence in his charge . I wouldn't be surprised if ****** can come up with a reason not to accept this , but it'll be quite hard this time .