The actual fights in boxing? I always thought I would like to do it but now I am not so sure if I actually like competing. I like sparring and all that, but when it comes to a fight I am so nervous I absoultley hate it. I don't like to be in front of people much, and I am a really shy and nervous person by nature, but I'm not sure. Alot of the times when sparring I feel like I really enjoy it, but by the time I get to a fight I always ask myself: Why am I doing this? I don't know if I am not physically or mentally not fit for the sport.... Last time when I fought and other times my coach has looked at me real dissapointed and said "Thats not the Ben that I know...". And they said my footwork was better and I was making him miss big but I just wasn't throwing punches.... The whole time I thought "I suck I am no good." By the time I got out I was very dissapointed with myself. And I don't know why but I always freak out in the ring.... Did anyone else have this problem? I tell myself I am ready then as soon as I get in there I think "I wish I wasn't here..." And I fall apart and start to think that my oppenant is way better than I am ect. Does anyone have any tips or anything? I really want help... I don't think I'm in that bad physical shape...
well, thats the thing though.... I really didn't do my best... I look like a tottally different fighter when I train when I got in there. I think maybe he wasn't dissapointed I think he might have been thinking "Wtf happened?". Cause I barely threw any punches. He says its his fault for not teaching me how to fight a south paw, and he didn't care that much cause it was first fight in 2 years but that always happens. I am so nervous I can't think or control myself. I once talked to doctor and he said I might have anxiety but the medcines side effects make you dizzy and stuff and I don't wanna have 2 dpend on drugs. I mean I never been beat to pulp in fight I never been ko'd or knocked down had an 8 count before but all my fights except this last one have been close decsions. I really like to train boxing and spar, and would like to compete but maybe something with the people watching that gets to me I really don't know. maybe cause that oppenant was south paw and 4 inches taller he gave me trouble but I still feel so nervous before fights I don't know if I want to do it anymore.
i gotta say i prefer training to fighting but its not nerves with me i h8 the amateur rounds its too fast paced you cant relax
Sounds like you've just got bad anxiety problems. When I get nervous I always try to "solve" it with logic, like I'll think to myself, "why am i nervous, nobody here knows me. If i do really bad noone is going to even remember it, why am I worried? As long as I give it my best shot I can't lose really." I dunno, mental pep talks help me. Also, I try to get myself so pissed off that I really can't focus on much else, works in football too. But that's just what I do, I know it doesn't work for everyone.
the thing i miss most is the competeing. what you have to remember, is your opponent feels exactly the same, we all gets the pre fight nerves, its how you ue them that counts. talk to people in your gym, you will see they all get it... i used to take my ipod and just drift away listening to music till it was time to get warm.........worked for me...
ya...listen to music or something to relax u but pump u up...i think all u need probably is self confidence. just keep thinking positive. don't let urself beat u. if ur gonna lose make the other person beat u, not beat urself!!! just keep thinkin positive
Well so far I have had 4 fights. None of them really went bad but I have lost every time. 2 of them were split decisions and the other 2 weren't very close. 3 of these fights were when I was a junior and they couldn't match you by #of bouts or experience so I fought a few tough kids and everyone was really impressed that I managed to stay in and come close to winning against them. But recently after not fighting for 2 years or training I fought again against a southpaw who was really lanky and I got beat pretty bad. I felt humilated cause I felt I wasn't able to give it my best cause I was so scared and nervous and the people in the audience probably thought I was a bum cuz I didn't throw barely any punches.
Same here, dude. I have really bad nerves (like borderline anxiety attack nerves, I've lost fights because of it) and stuff like abdominal breathing and self talk and Socratic reasoning (using logic to keep my mind in check and myself from psyching out) really helps me a lot.
Every one gets nerves but u cant let them beat you personally all nerves dissapear as soon as i get in the ring and nerves are at the worst on the walk to the ring.Also my nerves are alot better if i have enough notice before bout to get forcused.
I don't feel nerves once i am actually in the ring, but in sparring there is a different mind set from fights. In sparring if you get hit by a good shot, you will not lose your cool, you will continue working on the aspects you need to improve upon, but in a fight as it is a faster pace you can get caught up in the moment and become involved in a brawl. IMO its all down to experience, after a while you will be able to control the agression and continue to box as well in fights as you can do in sparring sessions at the gym
