Murray too much for Thaxton!

Thaxton looked good and really up for this fight and he had high hopes of doing the business, which the public and everyone who counts in Boxing all said he couldn't do. It was a case of last chance saloon for the ageing and well loved Norwich fighter. And he reckons he didn't get a proper chance to do himself justice. I can sort of agree with that in so far as he looked good during the first round and easily won it, but by the second just looked sluggish, dropping his left hand and it all seemed to be wrong from that round to the fourth. Murray completely dazed him and took the fight right out of Thaxton's hands and so was called by the ref and I would normally say it's too early but was it? Thaxton looked gone and I know in the past, present and future, heart filled fighters can and will get up to take the win. But Thaxton was being punished and the ref did right by him especially since Murray found his range with the big right hand which by this time was landing consistently on Thaxton since his left hand had dropped. Murray from the start looked composed, so much so that he never once dived in head first which he normally does and usually with great effect. But this just goes to show that he looked at Thaxton as a proper opponent, with vast amounts of respect for the power Thaxton can unleash and still has even though he didn't really get the chance to employ it. I believe if they had let the fight go on it would still be a Murray victory who is now 28-0 but also believe that Thaxton would know he did all he could and therefore be more certain of his future in the sport. As it is I don't believe that Thaxton will end his career just yet but there are few options for him after his fourth loss in five fights, I wish him well though. Murray however can now look to his future and hopefully a well deserved crack at a world title, he is capable, hungry and indeed "well deserved" as his record now shows 28-0.

Good to see a couple of Fury fights as well on ITV4 with Phil Fury, Tyson Fury's cousin throwing vast amounts of hooks, but unfortunately I missed the outcome due to boredom whilst watching him and concentrated on my Poker game instead. I did watch Tyson who looked very much as he always does and was not very exciting but then noticing he had hurt his hand and suddenly he was so much better, taking the fight to his opponent and really hammering at him. I would personally suggest strapping that arm to his face when he tee's off on McDermott again to get a better result. Because as it stands if he fights the same as always McDermott will have have his number and tear him apart.