Just got ruined in 1st sparring session

The first time I went to the gym I was 15 and I went with two twins who where 17 and this 14 year old (who weighed more). The twins invited me I think wanting to beat me up they had all been boxing for about a year already. So I got in with one of them and I threw a left hook to the body and he had to stop and get out. Then the 14 year old got in and I done the exact same and he had to stop. I thought this was great and I'm brilliant.

Then later on in the night I was put in with this older lad I think hes 18-19, well it was my first ever time boxing so I didnt have a gum shield yet and my two front teeth have a cap on the ends from where I wore them down over the years before I had braces. Anyway this **** bashed me around and then knocked my caps of the teeth!

A couple months past and I could feel that I had improved alot after constant sparring and training, well anyway I got in with the 18-19 year old again and I done alot better it wasnt a one sided beat down I was holding my own, even winning the rounds.

Point being that first times are tough you do get beat, even teeth broken!! However just keep training and try to improve as much as you can. After each week you will notice how much you've improved, keep going back and going over things. Good luck.

 

usually unless your somekind of super gifted gentic freak. i remember years ago i boxed a guy who was 19, i was 24, i had been boxing for a year, he played football for a semi pro football team...also was 30 pounds of muscle heavier then me....had boxed some as a young kid..had been training for about 5 weeks..and had been sparring for about a week..since then he went on to win pa golden gloves..and is now a pro heavy at 11 wins and 1 loss,....i really didnt do anything wth boxing, but never wanted too..anyhow..i wasnt a great boxer..but when we sparred that time..and for the next month or so..i kicked his ass a good bit...so dont feel bad...but hopefully you have good trainers who wont like guys tee off on you....you dont want to be getting really beaten down in sparring....

Good Luck too you.

 

Its pretty normal. You cant expect to be like Floyd Mayweather or Roy Jones in your first sparring session.

 

All good mate..

I got the **** beating out of me the 1st time round..Headache for a week busted nose..

Mate 2nd time round i knew what 2 expect and relaxed more and showed some progress..

Its all time mate..

 

Absolutely normal, don't worry about it. You can learn all the techniques in the world, but they won't come to fluidity until you get used to the intensity of being in the ring.

Don't worry about it, keep your head up and keep getting in the ring and you will find yourself improving. You'll get more accustomed to being in there and with enough time and sparring, the types of things you learn outside of the ropes will become second-nature inside them.

 

Good! Thanks for these stories! Can't say I got owned the other day, but I was very apprehensive! I suppose its like anything done for the first time! Probably happened to the best of boxers also!

 

Ok, you have had some time to read the feedback on your post.

What I would like to hear is when is your next spar, what are you going to do differently and what are you doing in the mean time to become a better boxer?