First boxing match

good luck

 

What your coach is suggesting is a conventional tactic; I was interested to hear that during some HBO commentary Manny Steward never really got hung up on which direction you should move in (in relation to counters and angles). For someone of your experience to be concerned about this might be counter productive and I am a little bit surprised your coach has brought it up.

Your first fight will be a mental battle with yourself, impose your will on your opponent and you will win.

 

you should not be worried about your opponent..stick to what you know,what you have learnt and go in with some confidence in your ability and you will be fine..
A exerbition matchs are just the same as sparring mate.

 

Go have fun, kid. The amateurs rarely ever mean anything: Its about the experience. You aren't in a tournament, you are fighting to get better at fighting. Don't stress, don't worry about results, just go practice what you do with 100% commitment.

There will be plenty of time later to get worked up over winning.

 

Key words RELAX. My first two fights I was so nervous I threw up before the fights, and just about crapped my pants. The weird thing is I was in the ring sparring before hand with way more experienced fighters holding my own! This really affected my performance, even though I won both fights I was extremely nervous, and kind of resorted to instincts. Boxing is a thinking man's game, it is not a good thing to get emotional in there(from my experience, maybe others perform better with their emotions). When I am relaxed my punches are crisper. So try this when you DO NOT EVEN THINK about what your opponent can do. Just say to yourself the only way I am leaving that ring is if I am knocked out. Keep your confidence, but remember the fundamentals, that is that mistake I made I questioned myself, and my fundamentals weren't there. Good luck and let us know how you do

 

Worrying about which direction you should be circling.

 

good luck man, honestly the advice id give you is to use your jab, since its both of your first contest, a good jab and angles, will open up your combos and dictate distance of the fight for you. as far as mentally, just think of it like an exhibition fight, its gonna be fun but in the end, no one wins, thats the scary part for me is getting the L but you wont have that in an exhibition fight, take deep breaths, think of it like your just sparring and it will be fun

 

Trust your training. Keep a tight defense, work off your jab, and keep your composure and you'll be proud of yourself at the end.

Just by getting into that ring you will prove you're tougher than most men. You will have a better understanding of yourself and what you're made of afterwards.

 

guess I was too late, lol. Tell us more aboout how it went.

 

first fights always a brawl anyway,always