Ever spar with a pro?

The very first time I stepped in a ring.Pedro "Kiriki" Feliciano. He was a 105lbs or 108lbs. And I was like 15y/o. We did 4 rds. I didn't even know who he was. I was about 120lbs and I thing he walked around the same weight when he wasn't fighting. I learned Not to go crazy. I forgot boxing and jumped him. He made pay in the very first round. And my nose was bleeding like three days. But I didn't go down. And finished the 4 rds.

My friends had it worst. He was 16 y/o and was sparring Chapo Rosario

 

sparred with Travis Kauffman, Hasim Rahman, Julian Letterlough, Manny Rose, Mike Alvarez, Shane Wells, Jimmy Rivera, Tarvis Simms, and Jeremy Stauffer. Travis was the hardest one to box. Rocks jab feels like a right hand. Jeremy hits hardest of all I sparred. Juilian had awesome left hook. Tarvis was a great boxer. Had my way with Jimmy Rivera and Mike Alvarez. Knocked out Shane Wells and Manny Rose.

 

PS
If Travis, Rock, or Julian were gym bullies I would have been done after 3 rounds.

 

Yeah man...he hits HARD... REALLY F--KING HARD

 

i like to trade and im more of a relaxed fighter when i have ammy fights it more of slugfest and people really dont throw tight punches so i like to be in with the pros more i think you learn more and it always feels good to bang with a pro

 

No I am not thinking of turning pro. I had a part in training all of those guys accept Manny Rose and Shane Wells. I spar just because I love boxing. I don't care to do it anymore. I am 35 now and sparring just for the sake of sparring just isn't as "fun" as it was when I was young and wreckless. Things hurt alot longer now.

 

I've done some sparring with the Ukrainian gentleman myself. Do you remember the first right hand he hit you with? I've never, every been tagged like that in my life, and I've been in with some heavy handed boys.

I've sparred Evander Holyfield, an old and shot George Foreman, Mr. Klitschko and Antonio Tarver.

I got my **** tossed by Lewis and Bowe in the amateurs.

 

Did anyone get to spar with a woman ?
How was it ?

 

Possibly, but I think its more a talent thing, as I have been doing amateurs for a while. I just think if as an amateur you never break past the 'decent' level after about 6 years of boxing, then you should just do it cause you love it but think about a different career!

I have sparred with some pretty good pro's and ams as I'm fit and strong so coaches like to put me in with them. What I always notice about the pro's is that they just keep coming at you, even after you've been nailing them they just shrug it off. They have more durability than amateurs, who avoid having to take a few to land a few. Punching power is also usually higher, because pro's tend to bounce around less, plant their feet more and fire off punches.

I actually was speaking to a friend of mine, who beat Kessler in the amateurs and won bronze at the world amateur championships a few years ago. He told me about how they brought this mid-level Russian pro with a barely-winning record to spar with him, right after he came back from the world championships, and the pro roughed him up. The point is that while most top pro's have a top amatuer background, there is always a transition period where you adjust your fighting style and gain durability.