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Last night i watched jon thaxton lose his european title to a frenchman whos name escapes me.

i was going to put this in the brit section btu wanted to know if i was the only one who had come across the following action

thaxton had just hit 'the frenchman' with a well placed shot behind the ear, 'the frenchman' scuttled away before falling to the ground and landing on his arse, he got up clearly shaken and the ref checked he was alright, the ref was just starting the action again when thaxton cam charging in....

the frenchman still shaken blatently spat out his gumshield to bide himself an extra 15 seconds or so, thus avoiding a 1st round KO, he was given a one point deduction and survived the remaining 20 seconds of the round.

the frenchman goes on to win the bout in a close and ugly affair....

should actions like this mean disqaulification or was the one point deduction right? or do you feel it depends on the circumstances?

 

i feel that thaxton deserves a rematch, i had the frenchman winning by 114 113 in the end, but i dont think it should have gone past the first round, he was gonna get KOd, thaxtons right hand was raised ready to finish him when he spat it out, disgraceful in my opinion

 

lol

 

i would go as far as disqualifying him, did you see the fight?

 

i think it repeated on itv4 today some time....

if your british of course

 

i agree and then deduct a point at the end of the round