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nothing on bbc yet
wonder what condition Thaxton is in and if he would step in ;)
I know the link states Kristjansen is fighting the flu.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Conrad
But I wonder if it also has anything to do with this.....
"For the second time in less than three months, lightweight contender Amir Khan has been banned from driving after police claim he was driving in excess of 140 miles per hour. Khan said he was going just over 70."
Sounds to me like Khan REALLY wants to be just like Naz.... ;)
Khan is still fighting on that show. Its just that his opponent has pulled out. Thaxton should step in and they can make it for the Bristish title as well.
Well Thaxton really wants Khan here is one of the many PR's hes sent out just this year...
http://www.saddoboxing.com/6605-thaxton-vs-kahn.html
there well up for the Khan fight but i'm not sure Warren is... but who knows ;)
Khan's already in training so I'm confident that Warren will do what the whole nation of boxing fans want and make an offer to a South American with more defeats than wins to let Amir look good again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saddo
I'd love to see Thaxton step in though.
I hope its Thaxton, it will be a good fight and Thaxton could prove if he actually has what it takes to beat Khan. I dont think he does and he will loose by stoppage. Khans good and hes looking better each fight.
well here is the latest PR from Thaxton released today...
http://www.saddoboxing.com/6643-jon-...000-offer.html
that is a pretty good offer from then... and to be honest Khan looked shit hot last time outand Thaxton looked bad so for me if they dont take it there is some serious doubts on his stock as it is a fight he should win if hes all they say ;)
I'd pick Thaxton to win via KO ;D
It would be odd if he doesnt accept this and would need a very good reason not to or fights a much better fighter than Thaxton, thats not likely to happen though.
Domestically there are very few options othger than Thaxton. They could take a dummy from 140 to amke it seem that Kahn is a monster but I find it difficult to envisage anything but Thaxton.
I think Khan would love a fight with Thaxton but warren is shiting himself incase his investment gets KO'd.
Both guys want the fight, it's just that the promoters dont see eye to eye. The £400,000 offer would be to fight on Hennessey's terms and on sky, which they knew before making that Frank would never accept, no matter how generous. It's a fight I'd like to see, but at the end of the day Thaxton isn't even european level and he should have accepted the career high purse he was offered by Frank and have a shot at making a name for himself. Unlike a Haton-Witter or Haye-Macca domestic dust up, this fight doesn't need simmering and waiting for the optimal time, since if Khan proves his potential he will be way out of Thaxton's league in 12 months time.
Why would Thaxton turndown a career high payday? That's the whole point in fighting Khan, win or lose, aint it?
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I've seen it quoted somewhere, perhaps on BBC somewhere, happened just before the proposed purse bid, though perhaps the career high purse was only a couple pennys above knowing Frank. The purse bid was never going to happen since if Frank lost the control of Khan's next fight would have been in someone else's hands which he wasn't going to allow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Yeah if the fight happens it will be run by Warren that's a cert.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bomp
I read they offered Thaxton £125,000. :-\
Just read that too on Warren's site, if it's true he should take it. Perhaps one stumbling block would be the infamous 'options' Frank puts in his contracts, though why he'd want options on Thaxton is anybody's guess.