TAKE NOTE: The first ducking incident of Amir Khans career.

[W1LL]

Amir Khan will not fight Jon Thaxton for the British title after pulling out of the bidding process.

The contest was to have doubled as a mandatory defence of the 21-year-old's Commonwealth lightweight crown.

But Khan will instead focus on his bout with Denmark's Martin Kristjansen in London on 2 February.

"With the great end in 2007, this match was to be one of the most eagerly awaited," said British Boxing Board of Control general secretary Simon Block.


But months of tentative negotiations for the domestic super-fight came to nothing. Thaxton's camp rejected an offer from Khan's promoter Frank Warren outside the bidding process, before Khan elected to switch his attention elsewhere just a day before purse offers were due to be opened.

"The board will be disappointed that Khan has decided not to put himself forward for the bidding process," said Block.

Khan now faces the possibility of being stripped of his Commonwealth crown with officials due to meet to discuss the fate of that title in due course.

Thaxton had earlier demanded the Bolton fighter be stripped of it if he pulled out of their bout.

Both are the mandatory challengers for each other's belts, but Khan's main priority is to get a world title belt.

"Even if I become world champion I will still come back and fight Thaxton just to shut him up," Khan had said is response to claims from Thaxton that he would "bottle it".

Looks to me like Thaxton isn't quite over-the-hill enough for Amir, maybe leave it another year or 2 until Thaxton is ready to retire and Amir has been exposed on the world stage.

LISTEN HERE FOLKS! You can mark this one down as the first ducking incident of Amir Khans career. I doubt it will be the last either.

[Dynamite Kid]

Looks to me like Thaxton isn't quite over-the-hill enough for Amir, maybe leave it another year or 2 until Thaxton is ready to retire and Amir has been exposed on the world stage.

LISTEN HERE FOLKS! You can mark this one down as the first ducking incident of Amir Khans career. I doubt it will be the last either.

Why would Khan duck Thaxton the guy is nothing but a 1 dimmensional Bum who has the hand speed of a Slug & he is easy to hit

[Dynamite Kid]

i told as many people that would listen that Khan would 'nt be tested against Earl some were predicting a tough fight for Khan i knew Khan would win easy i must admit i did'nt expect him to do it so quick but i expected him to win comfortably & impressively

& anyone that Think's Thaxton is gonna get to Khan they are crazy ,Thaxxton want's a pay day for Khan retires his sorry ass

[Parody]

Looks to me like Thaxton isn't quite over-the-hill enough for Amir, maybe leave it another year or 2 until Thaxton is ready to retire and Amir has been exposed on the world stage.

LISTEN HERE FOLKS! You can mark this one down as the first ducking incident of Amir Khans career. I doubt it will be the last either.

Watch the video before you *****. Thaxton was offered a career high payday which he turned down.

[Parody]

i told as many people that would listen that Khan would 'nt be tested against Earl some were predicting a tough fight for Khan i knew Khan would win easy i must admit i did'nt expect him to do it so quick but i expected him to win comfortably & impressively

& anyone that Think's Thaxton is gonna get to Khan they are crazy ,Thaxxton want's a pay day for Khan retires his sorry ass

[W1LL]

Why would Khan duck Thaxton the guy is nothing but a 1 dimmensional Bum who has the hand speed of a Slug & he is easy to hit

That is what worries me! If Frank is worried about what Thaxton would do to Khan, then what the **** does he think Katsidis and the Diaz's would do to him?

[W1LL]

Parody, tell me then, how Amir Khan who has been calling out Jon Thaxton for months up until Thaxton responded, Khan who is probably a multi-millionaire and is supposedly so confident of beating Thaxton isn't willing to split the money fair with Thaxton, but then moans when Thaxton won't take a bull**** percentage?

As far as I'm concerned as it stands Jonathan Thaxton is the British champion, and is therefore the best lightweight in the UK. Amir saying "he needs me more than I need him" is bull****. As champion vs. champion this fight should be a 50-50 split.

The longer Frank Warren leaves this the more pathetic Khan looks in my opinion, Jon Thaxton ain't getting much younger, they'll probably leave him until his age has made him no longer a threat.

[Dynamite Kid]

Parody, tell me then, how Amir Khan who has been calling out Jon Thaxton for months up until Thaxton responded, Khan who is probably a multi-millionaire and is supposedly so confident of beating Thaxton isn't willing to split the money fair with Thaxton, but then moans when Thaxton won't take a bull**** percentage?

As far as I'm concerned as it stands Jonathan Thaxton is the British champion, and is therefore the best lightweight in the UK. Amir saying "he needs me more than I need him" is bull****. As champion vs. champion this fight should be a 50-50 split.

The longer Frank Warren leaves this the more pathetic Khan looks in my opinion, Jon Thaxton ain't getting much younger, they'll probably leave him until his age has made him no longer a threat.

he aint a threat now ,

[Parody]

Parody, tell me then, how Amir Khan who has been calling out Jon Thaxton for months up until Thaxton responded, Khan who is probably a multi-millionaire and is supposedly so confident of beating Thaxton isn't willing to split the money fair with Thaxton, but then moans when Thaxton won't take a bull**** percentage?

As far as I'm concerned as it stands Jonathan Thaxton is the British champion, and is therefore the best lightweight in the UK. Amir saying "he needs me more than I need him" is bull****. As champion vs. champion this fight should be a 50-50 split.

The longer Frank Warren leaves this the more pathetic Khan looks in my opinion, Jon Thaxton ain't getting much younger, they'll probably leave him until his age has made him no longer a threat.

lol dude Thaxton was offered the highest career payday to fight Khan and he turned it down. Now tell me who needs who? No one knows Thaxton, the whole UK knows Amir Khan. I cant believe the fact you are actually making an arguement for Thaxton that he is ducking him, Would you pick Thaxton to beat him? Khan wants to fight Katsidis once he wins the fight against the #2 ranked WBO opponent. Now you tell me is Amir Khan ducking Jon Thaxton to fight Michael Katsidis? What is the more dangerous fight? I cant wait till the Khan haters get shut up, just wait one more year when Amir will be world champion.

[Parody]

he aint a threat now ,

lol @ someone thinking that he is a threat

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