being scared before fight...

Everyone gets nervous before a fight but you seem to be doing the extreme. I remember in my amateur bouts i had that nervous/exciting feeling but when it came down to it and the bell rang it went away. Much similar to a street fight. You have that first nervous reaction and then your instincts and skill kicks in.

Take Kolya's advice and see a professional about it. You'll never know how truly great you can be until you get that sorted out. Just consider it your first step to becoming a better fighter. Remember the fight game is at least 50% mental.

 

Useless and actually counter-productive.

 

The reason it seems worse at other gyms is because it's an unfamiliar environment and unfamiliar people that you're not comfortable with.

 

i remember my first exhibition, i looked out and saw a mean crowd and my stomach started hurting and i started choking up, i almost threw up on the way to the ring.

 

Imagine being fresh meat at kronk gym. Just walking in there for your first day... That'd make me pretty damn nervous.

 

One of my fighters has the same problem. You wrote something here that is one of the keyelements. thinking negative, you have to change those toughts. as soon as you notice them you have to stop it and start think on the stuff you are good at. "my jab is very fast, I´m hard to hit." etc. etc. Work on it in your daily training inside and outside the gym, think on the stuff you are good at. Once I was told that it is as easy to think positive as it is to think negative, it´s true.
Best of luck
The Predator

 

Hi, ive always been too embarrassed about being scared before a fight to even talk to any one about it. I could not work out why the other boxers from my gym managed so well before a fight, I found that being nervous drained 90% of my energy in the hours leading up to the fight, and when I climbed through the ropes I had the exact same feelings like you have of inferiorority and ended up losing. I did not understand why I had those negative feelings and I now know that looking back at my 11 fights / 6 wins I could have beaten all of them had I been going in to the ring feeling positive. Its 8 years since my last fight and since then I really regret not beating those guys.

There is no quick fix to getting over it all I can say is I am older and wiser and have read some interesting books on dealing with fear and adrelanine. The key thing they all seem to say is that fear comes from uncertainty - not knowing, and the solution is to face your fears gradually step by step in a controlled enviroment and to accept that when fear comes you accept it as a natural consequence - not panic that you are feeling it.

Like the other people on here have said you should get some help, but in the mean time try and get a few books on the subject.

I found these useful:

'Tao of jeet kune do' by Bruce lee (I am serious) This has some excellant insights in to the psychology of fighting and just being positive and happy, I am not in to martial arts but found his wisdom very useful. Its written in short random nuggets of his thoughts but I still read it now and then. 'Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People - Techniques in Controlling Fear' by Geoff Thompson. This is more for the every day to day fears, spiders, enclosed places etc but the techniques are really simple and can help in every day life.

What ever happens you will be a much happier person if you can get some where with this, it is something that will take a lot of hard work and you will get a few knocks back on the way but stick with it.

Dont forget - You might always feel some fear when fighting but remember the reason you are doing it is because its meant to be fun!

 

i figure its good to be a lil nervous or scared. keeps u sharp. but u have to relax and not be so tense or else ur not gonna do as good as u should.

 

**** a psychologist. Just force yourself to be in undesirable positions and force yourself not to be scared.

 

That's great advice. :roll:

 

Well, ultimately, isn't that what it comes down to?

 

Like you would have any ****ing clue.

 

No, it doesn't, and as always, you don't know what the **** you're talking about.

 

dude, courage comes from recognising your scared of something then doing it anyway. ive been in the ring and know the exact feeling.
i have a little 3 point checklist i use not just in the ring but in life it might help.
1# recognise its ok to be afraid, in fact its normal. whats not okay is letting someone hammer you because they were **** boxers but "a bit scary"
2# ask if your fear is real? are you actually afraid of the guy because of what hes done or rather what he might do? and am i afraid of HIM or what ive BUILT HIM UP TO BE. paul briggs used to tell himself lets wait to see if this guy can hurt me THEN ill decide if im afraid.
3# use your fear! this is the most important one.. what happens when your afraid? your blood pumps and your heart races. this is because your body is producing massive amounts of adrenalin to fuel your body and endorphins to focus your mind.. endorphins are otherwise known as NATURAL PAINKILLERS!! in other words your body is preparing for war and the best part is you wont feel a thing!

hope you find the courage within champ! god bless!
3# Use your