Getting your ass handed to you in sparring

Don't worry about it things happen! Just keep pushing and keep working, and you'll get better! He might be a jerk for going so hard on you but I know myself I give as good as I get.. Maybe he thought you were trying to go a bit hard? Should've told him before hand that you'd just wanted an easy sparring session.

But once again, don't worry, with time you get better.

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Basically, best attitude to adopt, become hungrier to be better. Don't ever let something like this set you astray.

 

Same thing's happened to him in the past. Gotta pay your dues Just know that sooner than you think you'll be in with someone you can do that to.

 

I haven't been sparring that long, and it happens to me aswell..The people i'm sparring have all had 30+ fights, i've had 0..Just think to yourself that when you actually get fighting, the people you fight won't be half as good anyways..It starts to get easier anyways..I don't have near as much trouble with them as i did at first

 

What did you expect to happen?

Drop the ego and learn from it. I'm not saying you have a bad ego, just that's what makes you think this way. No man likes to be embarrassed, particularly in a fight, but it happens to everyone when they're beginning something new.

 

Don't let it bother you mate. Focus on the 2 or 3 shots you did land on him. you fought back, that's the main thing here. he's been boxing for years, you haven't. you'll get there, just stick at it.

The right attitude at this point is to go back with your head up and just get on with it, the boys in the gym are looking for heart, they've all been where you are right now and believe me, you've got worse to come yet if you've not been at it long. But it does get easier to deal with in time

Hang in there mate you did good.

 

The best attitude is to find a gym where sparring is better balanced. Getting destroyed in sparring is useless. You have to be put up against people who are better than you and who will force you to learn, but not against people who will destroy you.

 

I agree with this, but at the same time most of the gyms ive trained at over the years have all tested you at some point, especially as you start to get better. i know what your saying, if your just covering up and taking a beating your learning almost nothing, except how to take a dig, but in my opinion its all part of it. i'm not saying a knock the less experienced lads in the gym about but this type of thing goes on in most gyms. a few i trained at when i was younger, you were guarenteed to take a beating within your first few visits as they wanted to see how you took it. its not a big deal. ive lost count of the black eyes, bust noses/lips etc ive got in sparring. its just boxing.

 

Take it as a painful lesson. Analyse what happened and why he was able to hit you flush so many times, and improve your game.

 

Wise words.

And this should really just motivate you to get better.

 

i got schooled by all sorts of different boxers.some times when i sparred i was just lazy and other times i'd lose concentration.
i particularly didn't like sparring with lads who'd move their feet and heads a lot.other times i was on the ball though

 

i remember a lad who'd boxed for st.theresa's in liverpool coming to our club for a spar with me.he was lighter than me and wasn't in training but he was natural boxer and floated round the ring out-jabbing me.i didn't think i'd get bossed with a left jab like that and even though our ring was about the size of a phone box i couldn't pin him down.
i felt like a right ******.1-0 to him.i'm glad he didn't come again

 

How the hell can he take it as a painfull lesson? He's got 6 months experience against a guy with 9 years! That's bull**** advice an inexperienced boxer shouldn't be in the ring geting badly beaten by a guy with that much more experience..
What I think is best for a boxers development with 6 months experience, which we also do at my gym is to have a couple of light sparring sessions per week, where you focus on working more technically rather than banging away and being too scared to throw anything.
In terms of hard sparring a couple of times per week where you can realy bang away, this will help with your conditioning also.
With your opponents for the hard sparring when being partnered up with more experienced guys sure they will have it over you but they shouldn't be just beating you up every time you spar because you learn nothing, they should be
looking after you.
Keep training and learning and don't compare yourself to guys that are far more experienced than you because they were once at your level too.

 

I very much doubt the guy literally beat the **** out of him, but it sounds like he didn't take it very easy. What do you expect the guy to do, stand there and let this kid hit him? He learns even less that way and gets to think he's better than he actually is. Nice job.

I'd much rather somebody went hard on me in sparring instead of taking it easy, I learn more, faster. Kinda like life - you learn and adapt or you curl up and give in.

 

What I said was 'look after him' obviously you haven't done much boxing before if you can't understand that term. The sparring session will still be hard and meaningfull but the experienced guy isn't trying to hurt you with every punch because if he was than the other guy wouldn't last a round, that would be great for he's confidence don't you think? 6 months vs 9 years experience that's what would happen. If the two fighters were at the same level than it's safer to go all out.
let me ask you this, If manny paqcuio sparred a pro with half a dozen pro fights would manny look after the guy or go all out? Obviously he would look after him and the sparring would still be at a good hard level, This sparring would definately be more beneficial than if manny went hard on him.. Is the guy going to learn faster and adapt if manny breaks he's ribs, breaks hes nose and drops him 5 times every round? Theirs a time and place to go all out in sparring but when the experience difference is so drastic than there is no benefit to getting beaten up badly every time, how are you supposed to adapt to that? By staying on a corner and covering up not throwing any punches so you don't risk getting a busted nose and ribs? You tell me what a fighter with 6 months experience vs 9 years experience should do