i think khan would school the pair of them. glass jaw or no glass jaw. thaxton is the man domestically, and romanov in europe. it does seem strange that he had a shot at both of them, yet chose to 'withdraw'. i always thought that was known as ducking. what say you?
So is anybody fancying Meager? Murray hasn't exactly looked outstanding recently, against lesser fighters than Meager. Either way, this is going to be a war, and although I'd expect Murray is the betting favourite Meager is a live body here.
Should be pretty thrilling - think Murray has a slight edge but Meagers style means its going to be a great fight.
i think murray will be exposed soon, but whether meager is the man i am unsure. he was schooled by thaxton well and truly - i would have thought they could have found two better fighters for the vacant british title, but i suppose that is the way it is.....
Meager is the mandatory anyway. Did get me thinking what two better fighters at Lightweight could realistically challenge for it - Thaxtons vacated, Khan withdrew as mandatory, Fewkes pulled out of his English Title fight recently so I think it would have been a bit harsh to give him the nod ahead of Murray, there is Limond but think he has only had one fight since losing to Khan a year ago now. All in all I think Meager v Murray is a decent enough match up for the Title.
Khan needs to fight Thaxton then Romanov. They are quality fights that will prepare him for the big time more than anything. These guys can offer hard fights that will help him learn. Not to mention these guys offer him history and dominance in his category.
I agree about Romanov but not Thaxton, Thaxton Is too shot and had problems reaching In enough with his shots and will get badly owned by the Spanish guy In his next fight.