Yuri Romanov looked world class.

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I haven't seen Romanov fight at all... But I did always find it funny how therre was so much pressure for a Khan-Thaxton matchup... At first I thought it was a good domestic rivalry between the two, then I actually looked at Thaxtons record and saw a little footage of him. The guy practically sucks, Amir Khan is clearly of a higher calibre, can't see Thaxton as being much more than another Graham Earl should they have fought. I would like to see Khan step up, his next fight is supposedly a WBO elim which would mean he's in line to fight Casa or Nate Campbell... Who knows whether Frank Warren would want him to pursue those options though . Can anyone give me some info on his opponent , Khristanejoff or something like that? Is this just another step for Khan or is it a pick em?

Thaxton has a decent dig, is the British Champion and is the mandatory for Khan's Commonwealth title. Khan is also Thaxtons mandatory. Thaxton can punch, and Khan is deemed to have a suspect chin. Khan has had 17 fights,and the British title is the next logical step in his career.

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Romanov looked good, much better than anything Khan's fought. If Kahn is genuine about Campbell or Casa he needs an opponent at least of Romanovs quality first.