I sparred yesterday

it sounded like to me he mentally broke you down before you entered. If the thought of 'if i hit him he will want to hit me back harder' entered your head, you already lost. Seriously man - no fear in there. It almost sounds like to me that boxing aint for you. Dont feel bad though bro, that sport aint for a lot of people. Most fighters do it in there because they literally got nothing else. No education, poor off the streets, it dont matter if there head gets bashed in.

 

Sounds a bit ******* to be staring you down in a spar. Fact is though, some people don't like to be hit. First time into a new gym, our areas best boxer I get put in with and I'm still real new to boxing. I get told before I step in..."Don't hit him hard...w/e u do!"

He comes in sloppy, I see an opening...BAM! Then proceed to get pounded for 4 rounds after that. Fat lip, bloody nose, even my ears feel like they are bleeding. haha

But I'm not completely all there, and I like that sorta thing. We now spar 3 times a week and I tend to get a lot more shots in now.

The point is, as others have suggested, try to bite off what you are willing to chew, and try to finda good sparring partner. Also tho, if getting hit in the face hard ain't your thing, boxing likely isn't either.

 

Yea, I agree with that dude. IF you're looking at an opponent and thinking "If I hit him he will hit me back harder." Then I do not think boxing is for you.

How long have you been training for?

I went against a superheavyweight for 2 full rounds and a light heavy and I respected their power, but I still threw with all of mine.

Now I more frequently spar with people closer to my weight so I can deal with speed more effectively. But it did wonders for my confidence.

If you can take a shot from a light heavy-super heavy you most likely will be fine in your weight division if you are far from it and it also allows you to deal with punchers.

Next time, get in there and fight a controlled, relaxed pace.
If your coach is a REAL coach and not some bum, he won't let the other guy just swarm and throw bombs. You're in there to learn, not as a punching bag.

BTW if some twat gave me a staredown, I'd pick one of his eyes and close it. I have a tendency to swell 'em

 

Theres no reason to be afraid of sparring simply because sparring is not an actual match but a simulation of a fight which is a learning experience that will make you learn more about your style and usual mitakes you make when boxing. The more you spar the more you learn after just a few rounds of sparring youll learn to love it trust me man its the fun part of boxing training :good

 

remember that boxing is 80% mental and 20% physical.

 

All you need to do in your first sparring match is stick to the basics. Work on the jab and maintain a good head movement and foowork. Just start with the jab in your first round and everything will start to flow naturally :good

 

Well, you coach shouldn't really have you sparring until you've learned some defense anyway, it won't help you much to just get beat up.

 

Pardon me, but for **** sakes. If you aren`t ready to take your lumps, you won`t ever be any kind of best in this sport.

 

He's a beginner! Lay off. Everyone has to start somewhere. My guess is that you didn't just walk in to a gym and on the first day start KOing all the experienced guys in the gym. He gets no benefit out of sparring if he hasn't even been taught basic defense. And getting your ass whooped because you're trying to be macho and prove you are ready does nothing but ruin your confidence. He's going about it the right way, lay off.

 

how long have you been training?

 

Hey, I already provided him many outs. Yet he seems to want to focus on whimpering. (See my prior post)

Nothing wrong with being afraid. Nothing wrong with having apprehensions. But he is playing the coddle card here. How many times does he need to hear it.

I wouldn`t of even said that if he didn`t have the need to suggest he wants to be the best. C`mon. If you are anywhere near your worth of salt, atleast be honest. It is simple. Man up ( or woman if this works for you Amy), take your lumps and move on, learning in the process.

Don`t make excuses.