Should I quit boxing?

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by johnnyL, Jul 24, 2008.


  1. johnnyL

    johnnyL New Member Full Member

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    I have had 5 amauter fights so far and I am currently 0-5. I have never been knocked out, been knocked down, or had a fight stopped ever. I have had 2 standing 8 counts. I started boxing at 14 and I had a couple fights.

    My first fight I fought a kid w/ the same experience and he beat me cept it was a war and then I got too tired and I couldn't keep throwing and in the 3rd round he hit me alot. I lost a decison.

    I then fought a guy with 11 fights who beat me on a decision that I imagine he won pretty decisively. Although I had him in trouble in early round I got too tired to keep it up.

    My third fight I fought a kid with 13 fights who was very fast and I managed to keep up with him and lost a split decsion to him. Neither of us were ever really in trouble it was more of a jab war.

    My fourth fight I fought a guy who I dominated in teh first round and then I thought I had such a lead on him I stopped throwing punches as much and I lost another split decsion. I was very frustrated because I thought I had won so I quit for about 15 months.

    I then went back trained for about 5 months on and off and then had a fight with a much taller oppenant who was south paw with the same amount of fights as me maybe give or take 2, and I don't know what happened. I barely could land a shot and I was so damn tired the whole time I couldn't rush to the inside. I felt very embarrassed after this because I felt he made me look very bad.

    I don't know what you guys think but I feel very frustrated because I don't feel like I can win. I am 17 years old now and haven't fought for a few months and I feel like I am complete garbage. I do well in the gym against other fighters who have winning records but I can't seem to win one myself! I don't know what my problem is either. I think it might be stamina or just when I get up there I start to fight differently. I just feel like a bum and maybe I shoudl quit!
     
  2. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    Don't quit. 0-5 isn't a big deal. I've lost 8 of my fights. It's the amateurs, if you care about your record then you're going to be constantly disappointed. Did you improve and learn each time you fought? If you did then you are moving forward, winning and losing is secondary to whether or not you are learning and improving.
     
  3. MrSmall

    MrSmall Member Full Member

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    LOLZ U SUCK, QUITZ AMY!!!!111

    Seriously though, to the original poster, if you feel like you're improving, or robbed, don't quit, carry on if you enjoy it.

    If you don't enjoy it, take a break, see what's up.
    Work on your weaknesses.
     
  4. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    At least I've fought, which is more than you can say. :bart
     
  5. MrSmall

    MrSmall Member Full Member

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    Now that's just hitting below the belt!
    :nonono
     
  6. goldenboy

    goldenboy Active Member Full Member

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    the majority of fighters lose their first few, keep at it!
     
  7. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    Toughen up son! You gonna let a girl make you cry? :nono
     
  8. MrSmall

    MrSmall Member Full Member

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    None of that!
    I won't mention the time a girl bettered me in sparring, however. Pseudo-sparring, but still.
    AHEM.
     
  9. johnnyL

    johnnyL New Member Full Member

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    alright guys thatnks for the input just wanted to make sure I wasn't going with a lost cause here. I think I'm gonna work on my stamina cause in my last fight the whole time I was thinking. No way I can do this when I am this tired, and thought I should have ran more.
     
  10. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Never quit in anything.

    Your record means nothing in the amateurs, it's about experience and learning. Look at what you struggle with in fights and then look to improve upon it, that's all you can do. If you concentrate on improving upon your weaknesses and improving your abilities as a fighter, then it's in your own hands and you will start to win fights as you learn more and more each time you fight.

    Good luck.
     
  11. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    :thumbsup Good. conditioning is huge. A lot of novices underestimate how important it is. I think that's 99% of why I've won the fights that I have, they get tired and I'm just getting warmed up.

    There's usually a turning point around bout #5 where things begin to click. Just work on what needs improving and get in shape.

    good luck!
     
  12. the prom queen

    the prom queen bitter and clinging Full Member

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    if you quit and boxing is in your blood you will kick yourself in the ****ing ass every day
    I regret quitting the last time I tried it and kick myself in the ass constantly because of it
    if its in your blood, you WILL go back and when you are panting and almost puking in the gym then you will undertand why you shouldnt have quit
     
  13. johnnyL

    johnnyL New Member Full Member

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    Yea I guess so... I just think maybe I thought it would be alot easier than I thought it was. If I just had better stamina than my oppenants by a signifgant amount I could have probably won all of my fights now that I think about it... THey never outclassed me to the point where I got knocked down or stopped. I think I am gonna try to get in shape and fight when I feel I'm ready. Sometimes they would ask if I would want to participate in a show and I would feel bad saying no or thought it would look like I was chickening out so I would say yes. I'm not gonna go until I feel that I am ready to.
     
  14. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I lost 3 of my first 6 dont worry bout it bro.
     
  15. FromWithin

    FromWithin Living for the city Full Member

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    Teofilo Stevenson, 3-times Olympic Gold Medallist lost 14 of his 20 first amateur bouts and I'm sure there's plenty of other examples.

    Train harder and I'm sure you will succeed