Avoid closing eyes/looking away when sparring.

You get used to it, you're always going to blink when you get hit.. but you need to train yourself not to blink as soon as you THINK you're going to get hit

 

Yeah like everyone eles said, you need more sparring. I've worked with guys who spar 40 rounds a week coming up to golden gloves, nothing beats sparrings its your best tool coming into a fight.

 

Floyd had pointed that out before their fight that Mosley isn't accurate because he closes his eyes when he punches. Maybe if he kept his damn hands up he wouldn't have to worry about getting caught while punching

 

I think that might be a symptom of progressing to sparring a little too fast rather than more sparring. A person needs to get comfortable with their "Skill" and trust it. If you don't you are overwhelmed. Are you doing drills? Jab slow. Jab only. Jab straight slow, etc... building until you are throwing 20, 30, 50, 70%?

It all slows down, but it sounds like you aren't comfortable.

 

Practise eyes with shadow boxing in front of the mirror. Keep your eyes locked on on your eyes its much better way to way IMO. If its a flinch from fear it will go away with sparring hopefully but your trainer/partner should be nibbling away from it with pad work or drills.

 

I agree with this. Defensive drills, or sparring at light intensity may fix your flaw quicker than just more sparring.

 

Sure, spar with easy opponents or people at your level. Always keep your eyes open. Punches hurt more when you don't see them coming.

 

Conciously make an agreement with yourself that everytime something lands on your head, you will look them dead in the eye.

 

I sparred about 8 rounds tonight with a couple guys my skill level (one was 18, the other 28 but he's been at my gym as long as I have, less than a month) and took a jab straight to the eye. i think a combination of headgear and keeping my glove up and chin down helped take the force off but i think it's a sign i'm not too worried about taking a shot. I'm also feeling confident about keeping my guard up and it blocking my face so it's not a big deal when i get hit. it's a learned habit. i hate getting popped in the nose more than taking a shot to the eye.

 

1. Make yourself look at your opponent the whole time, even if it's all you think about the entire time.

2. Spar more. Keep doing it until you don't have to think about it.

 

Keep your hands up and look through your gloves.
Your gloves are your best friend in the ring keep them close to your face and use them as shields.
Make sure you see every puch coming by looking through your gloves.
Catch & slip dont turn away move your head side to side.
Get someone to spar you light some you can practise.