Me and my brother sparring (video)

Just some light sparring at home. This was done about a month ago, we spar after pad session, try to incorporate what we've been practicing on the pads. I'm the one with a black headgear.

 

Been training for few years in a gym m8, doesnt hurt to train at home too.

I try to keep my guard up on me at all times, did seem a bit wide open that time but to be fair, I think everyones guard drops when throwing a quick combination. Shoulda kept that chin down though if the gloves werent fully going back to the chin.

 

Why is that? Most sparring we do at the gym isnt even supervised by coaches anyways. We spar with experienced fighters and we learn from each other, dont need eyes on you 24/7. That's why we video it so we can review what open mistakes we make, such as what has just been pointed out, chin up during that combination.

Its just light sparring, cant do harm, practices reflexes, reaction, some moves and whenever we spar at the gym its additional experience.

Were not 2 guys who watched boxing and decided to "spar" at home. We train and practice additional stuff at home. What next, you cant hit the bag at home?

 

Cheers mate, uploading some. Any specific pointers? I usually use the shoulder roll and I get away with others but my bro is too fast, get caught with the right hand all day so I just keep up a tight guard, safest bet.

Why were you expecting the curtains to come down? Expecting it to turn into a brawl in a bedroom?

 

Spar in backyard too, use footwork a lot more and a lot harder to land shots, as plenty of space to move. We do get a lot of sparring in the ring too so still aware of the difference. Sparring in the room just forces us to to fight in range, cant practice footwork in there. lol.

 

lol you are!

Yea, thats why I said we go at about 20% power, were very aware of our surroundings too so obviously I'm not gonna try punch through his head when theres a window behind or even a wall. Its really just about trying to see openings and taking advantage of them, training those reflexes too. Practicing moves, I think in one of those videos Im trying to slip the jab and slip the right uppercut on the inside, you can see its way off, give it a few more sessions and it'll be a lot closer to the chin

We both had 1 fight each, won by ko. Trained for quite some time but never got any fights as never settled into 1 gym. Expecting to have a few fights in the upcoming year as I'll be entering the british uni tournament.

 

Those are actually very good observations. I do fight on the inside sometimes, gotta be careful cos hes a pretty good counterpuncher. Many times I would throw a lefthook to the body, he blocks it with his right and shoots the right uppercut straight to my chin.

Also Im usually a mid-range counterpuncher myself, hes a couple of weight classes above and much taller but that doesnt stop me from reverting to my natural style I guess, which is fighting mid-range as oppose to inside.

As for my guard, Ive only adapted it recently, keeping both handsup sort of a Clottey style. Feeling a bit more comfortable with it. Like I said, I usually use the shoulder roll but hes too fast for it. I try to incorporate different movements and moves I know I can pull off on much slower opponents in terms of defense and countering but the punches and combinations comes pretty quick I dont even get time to slip.