Not a good night for the Ingles...Jon Thaxton quits

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 16 Apr 2004, 15:08

What a nightmare few days for the Ingles. Their light-welters, Junior Witter, Gavin Down and Oscar Hall, have jumped on a crazy merry-go-round to nowhere - and now another of their light-welters, Jon Thaxton, has called it quits.
Thaxton has been fighting a losing battle with a shoulder injury sustained in a car crash just days after his last fight in September 2002.
"I'm 29-years-old," he said today. "It's a young man's sport and it's time to hang up my gloves.
"I'm gutted, upset, but I've been through the depression stage.
"I've been trying my hardest to get back into the ring, but it's not to be.
I've done my best. I've won well and I've lost well - and I've never ducked anyone. That I am very proud of. Whenever I stepped into that boxing ring, I always had the opinion I would win - I didn't care who I was fighting."
Thaxton, it can be argued, gave Ricky Hatton his toughest fight.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 16 Apr 2004, 16:08

Wow, i thought Thaxton was older than 29, it shows how Boxing can age you :(

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 16 Apr 2004, 19:04

Its more like time appears to go faster than it does, it was only 1998 when he was the young prospect looking at world honours.

Can't say this news surprised me, but it is sad all the same.

Good fighter.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Apr 2004, 08:13

Thaxton was a good fighter, I always enjoyed watching him fight. As mentioned gave Hatton all the trouble he could handle.

Hope he makes a good life for himself outside the Boxing ring.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 17 Apr 2004, 08:43

After Paul "Scrap Iron" Ryan had blasted out Ross Hale inside a round for British and light-welterweight titles in 1995, somebody in his wisdom quickly decided to match Ryan with Thaxton to cash in on Ryan's stunning title victory.
It was a non-title bout, but, even back then, Thaxton was regarded as rock-solid. I can still recall Harry Mullan turning to me and stating: "Thaxton will knock him out!"
Thaxton nearly took Ryan's head off with a left hook and won in the first.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 19 Apr 2004, 08:50

Shame Thaxton's injury never allowed him to come back.

I rememeber the night he first sprung an upset, when drafted in to fight Jimmy Tibbs' son Mark. At the time Thaxton was I think a four fight novice and unknown.

Tibbs was being built up and Thaxton was supposed to be an easy nights work.
When Thaxton got into the ring and de-robbed he revealed his Bristish and European Kickboxing title belts around his waist. I think at this point Tibbs may have realised that his boy would be up against it.

Jon went onto beat Tibbs and establish himself as a quality domestic performer.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 19 Apr 2004, 11:48

Poor Old Thaxton was very unlucky.......
should have beaten both Hatton and Rowlands but the referees went against him.....

Hatton should have been stopped no doubt, he was pissing blood for 11 and 3/4 rounds.....

Then Thaxton was bashing Rowlands up and got stopped on a cut which whilst bad wasnt in a career threating place....

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 19 Apr 2004, 11:52

TerribleTerry wrote:
When Thaxton got into the ring and de-robbed he revealed his Bristish and European Kickboxing title belts around his waist..

I didn't realise that Thaxton came from a Kickboxing background.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 19 Apr 2004, 11:54

TerribleTerry wrote:Shame Thaxton's injury never allowed him to come back.

I rememeber the night he first sprung an upset, when drafted in to fight Jimmy Tibbs' son Mark. At the time Thaxton was I think a four fight novice and unknown.

Tibbs was being built up and Thaxton was supposed to be an easy nights work.
When Thaxton got into the ring and de-robbed he revealed his Bristish and European Kickboxing title belts around his waist. I think at this point Tibbs may have realised that his boy would be up against it.

Jon went onto beat Tibbs and establish himself as a quality domestic performer.

dont remember that fight???? when did they fight??

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 19 Apr 2004, 12:43

knockout wrote:
TerribleTerry wrote:Shame Thaxton's injury never allowed him to come back.

I rememeber the night he first sprung an upset, when drafted in to fight Jimmy Tibbs' son Mark. At the time Thaxton was I think a four fight novice and unknown.

Tibbs was being built up and Thaxton was supposed to be an easy nights work.
When Thaxton got into the ring and de-robbed he revealed his Bristish and European Kickboxing title belts around his waist. I think at this point Tibbs may have realised that his boy would be up against it.

Jon went onto beat Tibbs and establish himself as a quality domestic performer.

dont remember that fight???? when did they fight??

Nothing wrong with your memory mate - just mine.

It was in fact Dean Hollington who Thaxton took apart that night. Was he trained by Tibbs? Maybe thats how I became confused.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » 20 Apr 2004, 11:08

Bennie,
There were some good points for the Ingles.
Keeton's comeback was good, and Rhodes performance had all the hallmarks of the old sparkle being back.
Pity it wasn't shown on TV, and same with the Dixon fight.
I think you'd have been impressed.