Anyone else, (unlikely I know) think that Stewart can give Thaxton all sorts of problems.
Just feel that Stewart if he could stick to a gameplan and not get involved could box his way to a points win here. Realise he gets himself drawn into fights ala Meager but Jonno is not as busy as Lee although much more power, and perhaps Stewart could stick to the plan a bit better here.
He seems a fair bit taller than the home fighter and has decent tools, bit fragile maybe which could be receipe for disaster but it has taken Jonno quite a time to get to rangy fighters before.
Any views, easy choice is Thaxton but just seen this one as much more interesting than many others.
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I was fortunate enough to meet Jon while on Holiday last week.
He seems to be expecting a thrilling fight. Of the fights I've seen of Stewart - Paisley and Vanzie, he looks determined, fit and well organised. Decent jab. But I still think Thaxton will be too strong too.
The fact they're from the same stable also suggests, a Thaxton victory is expected.
Thaxton could still find a world-title shot at the WBO, not impossible.
He seems to be expecting a thrilling fight. Of the fights I've seen of Stewart - Paisley and Vanzie, he looks determined, fit and well organised. Decent jab. But I still think Thaxton will be too strong too.
The fact they're from the same stable also suggests, a Thaxton victory is expected.
Thaxton could still find a world-title shot at the WBO, not impossible.
Guzman is keeping his Super featherweight title and fighting Soto , this means should whoever win that fight decide to keep the title they will face Arthur if Arthur is able to make an expected first defence of his interim title in November .Wales wrote:Is Guzman staying up at lightweight? Thaxton Guzman in Nowrich anyone?
I reckon Stewart will give Jon problems for a few rounds but will be worn down and stopped somewhere around 6/7 .
Local ticket-seller Jon Thaxton makes the second defence of his British lightweight title against former challenger and Ayr stylist Dave Stewart at Norwich Ice Arena on October 5.
Thaxton, from nearby Thetford, won the title with a comprehensive decision over Lee Meager on 'away' territory on a Hennessy Sports promotion in Dagenham last December, proving too strong and clever for the gutsy Meager, despite boiling down from light-welterweight at the age of 32 (now 33). Mick Hennessy, so impressed by his display, immediately signed up the new champ and Thaxton cut up and caught up with Stoke's Scott Lawton in his first defence at the Norwich Showground in March (seven rounds).
He hits hard.
Stewart, incidentally, also holds a win over a then unbeaten Lawton back in 2003 (pts 6) but was floored and stopped in six rounds by Meager for the vacant British title at York Hall in May 2006, after a bright start. Comparitively, it gives the champion a big edge.
Thaxton, a pro at 18, was close to a major world title shot at light-welterweight when he ran into canny American Emanuel Augustus in Norwich in 1998 and was stopped in seven. He rebuilt and gave Ricky Hatton arguably his toughest contest in a bloody 12-rounder at Wembley in 2000, conceding a close decision in a fight many felt should have been stopped (Hatton was horribly cut within 15 seconds of the first bell). He would have got a rematch but for the prickly, heavy-handed Eamonn Magee, who stopped him in six in February 2002 and went on to drop Hatton in a losing 12-rounder (the only time Hatton has been dropped). It's remarkable southpaw Jon is even fighting at all after severely injuring his right shoulder in a car crash in September 2002, but after a couple of years out he came back at lightweight and and has proved he can live with the shoulder (which aches constantly) and the weight. And the stats don't lie. Thaxton hasn't lost since Magee five years ago. He's won his last 11 (eight early), a good champion.
Too good, one suspects, for Stewart.
Still, the rangy challenger went unbeaten in his first 19 before running into the useful Meager. He boxed sharply in the opening rounds but lacked the strength to keep Lee at bay and was dropped in the fourth and under real pressure, bleeding from the nose and the right eyebrow, when referee Marcus McDonnell waved it off two rounds later. But he's bounced back with two solid wins, including a 10-round decision over Ghanaian strongman Kpakpo Allotey.
Stewart turned pro in February 2001 and made regular trips to London and even Thailand (he was in Bangkok when the Tsunami hit) as he scoured the best gyms. Currently based in Wanstead in East London, he punched out good wins over Danny Connolly, John "Boy" Marshall (narrowly) and Lawton, before graduating to the British Masters lightweight in 2003 with a two-round stoppage of Nottingham's experienced Nigel Senior in 2003. A year later, he ended the career of Bradford's Bobby Vanzie on a four-round decision at Wembley (a fight originally scheduled for eight; "Viper" Vanzie slithered away from the game in disgust) to secure that British title shot against Meager, his only conqueror.
Stewart is not a banger (five early wins), so we can expect him to stick and move in October. Indeed, the Scot has the height, reach and skill to make life awkward for Thaxton in the early stages. But the similarities between Stewart and Thaxton's last challenger Lawton are hard to ignore: both tall, light-hitting stylists with good records, plenty of guts and a tendency to bleed. Thaxton wore down the Stoke man who takes on Amir Khan next, busted him up, then finished the job with a huge right hook (Lawton was rescued on his feet).
A similar scenario looks likely in this one.
Thaxton, from nearby Thetford, won the title with a comprehensive decision over Lee Meager on 'away' territory on a Hennessy Sports promotion in Dagenham last December, proving too strong and clever for the gutsy Meager, despite boiling down from light-welterweight at the age of 32 (now 33). Mick Hennessy, so impressed by his display, immediately signed up the new champ and Thaxton cut up and caught up with Stoke's Scott Lawton in his first defence at the Norwich Showground in March (seven rounds).
He hits hard.
Stewart, incidentally, also holds a win over a then unbeaten Lawton back in 2003 (pts 6) but was floored and stopped in six rounds by Meager for the vacant British title at York Hall in May 2006, after a bright start. Comparitively, it gives the champion a big edge.
Thaxton, a pro at 18, was close to a major world title shot at light-welterweight when he ran into canny American Emanuel Augustus in Norwich in 1998 and was stopped in seven. He rebuilt and gave Ricky Hatton arguably his toughest contest in a bloody 12-rounder at Wembley in 2000, conceding a close decision in a fight many felt should have been stopped (Hatton was horribly cut within 15 seconds of the first bell). He would have got a rematch but for the prickly, heavy-handed Eamonn Magee, who stopped him in six in February 2002 and went on to drop Hatton in a losing 12-rounder (the only time Hatton has been dropped). It's remarkable southpaw Jon is even fighting at all after severely injuring his right shoulder in a car crash in September 2002, but after a couple of years out he came back at lightweight and and has proved he can live with the shoulder (which aches constantly) and the weight. And the stats don't lie. Thaxton hasn't lost since Magee five years ago. He's won his last 11 (eight early), a good champion.
Too good, one suspects, for Stewart.
Still, the rangy challenger went unbeaten in his first 19 before running into the useful Meager. He boxed sharply in the opening rounds but lacked the strength to keep Lee at bay and was dropped in the fourth and under real pressure, bleeding from the nose and the right eyebrow, when referee Marcus McDonnell waved it off two rounds later. But he's bounced back with two solid wins, including a 10-round decision over Ghanaian strongman Kpakpo Allotey.
Stewart turned pro in February 2001 and made regular trips to London and even Thailand (he was in Bangkok when the Tsunami hit) as he scoured the best gyms. Currently based in Wanstead in East London, he punched out good wins over Danny Connolly, John "Boy" Marshall (narrowly) and Lawton, before graduating to the British Masters lightweight in 2003 with a two-round stoppage of Nottingham's experienced Nigel Senior in 2003. A year later, he ended the career of Bradford's Bobby Vanzie on a four-round decision at Wembley (a fight originally scheduled for eight; "Viper" Vanzie slithered away from the game in disgust) to secure that British title shot against Meager, his only conqueror.
Stewart is not a banger (five early wins), so we can expect him to stick and move in October. Indeed, the Scot has the height, reach and skill to make life awkward for Thaxton in the early stages. But the similarities between Stewart and Thaxton's last challenger Lawton are hard to ignore: both tall, light-hitting stylists with good records, plenty of guts and a tendency to bleed. Thaxton wore down the Stoke man who takes on Amir Khan next, busted him up, then finished the job with a huge right hook (Lawton was rescued on his feet).
A similar scenario looks likely in this one.
Obviously there is always the cuts scenerio with Thaxton, but I think Thaxton by early to mid KO. Meager isn't a huge puncher, Thaxton is a much sharper puncher than Lee - who obviously had Stewart all over the place.
Bit of a shame that Stewart's Commonwealth title fight never came off, he did win an eliminator.
Bit of a shame that Stewart's Commonwealth title fight never came off, he did win an eliminator.
Another superb poster from : http://www.hennessysports.com
The Thaxton-Meager one is still a favourite though.
Taking it for granted that Thaxton and khan come through, it would be great if they could meet in a double title clash and then, very wishful thinking, a Lawton-Stewart chief support would make a good return for Lawton's English title.
The Thaxton-Meager one is still a favourite though.
Taking it for granted that Thaxton and khan come through, it would be great if they could meet in a double title clash and then, very wishful thinking, a Lawton-Stewart chief support would make a good return for Lawton's English title.