A lot seem to think Graham Earl is past his best and therefore a good scalp for Khan to take - Not quite the risk Thaxton is but even so too much of a risk at this stage IMO.
I think Earl is a better fighter than Thaxton.
Thaxton's performance last nite might convince FW to take the bout.
Jon is obviously a dangerous puncher, but looks like he can be outboxed, and Khan has all the tools to do that
nickd wrote:Watt was and always is so biased towards fellow Jocks its ridiculous. Good fight, Thaxton was ahead I thought I can't see how anyone could have Stewart 2 up going into the last.
Thank god someone else has said this.
I was appalled with the commentary, Watt ignored everything Jono did, and talked up every single glancing blow that was landed by Stewart.
Personally I thought Thaxton was ahead even before the knockdown, he was landing hurtful punches all the way through the fight, and was slipping and blocking most of what Stewart threw.
boxerrob2005 wrote:Does anyone think stewart could cause the upset? I think his height could give thaxton a few problems but i see a mid round stoppage win for thaxton , similar style to the lawton fight. does anyone know if the balcony will be open tonght?
Good call Boxerrob, Thaxton had an awful lot of trouble there. I agreed with the judges, not Watt and Nelson - I had Thaxton up at the time of the stoppage but only by 1 round.
It followed a similar pattern to the Lawton fight, but worse for Thaxton. Thaxton's balance looked a bit iffy at times - looked like the fights are catching up with him - but Lawton and Stewart have a style that is quite hard to look good against. The clash of heads seemed to be a turning point in this fight.
Thaxton looked better and more comfortable as an Authordox IMO.
Tremendous fitness again from Jonno (well both boxers), it what got him through.
Love to see Stewart vs Khan in the near future, he boxed VERY well tonight. Although I thought Jim had one of his worst nights on the commentary box (by Jim's standards) I thought he was spot on about Stewart's defense for a big guy.
I hope Thaxton has an relatively easy final defense of the British title and then go for Kastidis - there isn't much left in the tank now. His focus and desire cannot be denied.
On the undercard, Darren Barker looks a class act - I agree with everything Nelson said post fight. I love the way he puts his punches together. So relieved to see the ref in the Daniel Herdman not be tempted to give it to the prospect, definately the right call. I think Nelson could have been a little harsher on Herdman - his fitness was pretty poor, he didn't look in particularly good shape and he was blowing after 2 rounds. I think he needs alot of work before embarking on fight number 2... maybe even consider a return to the Amateurs.
Really good stylist and some impressive snap & variety. I like the look of Barker. Has Barker been on Sky Sports before?
