Sparring is the most important aspect of training

l0l i luv these topics thx for the wonderful laughs

 

haha none taken i understand what you mean. I was there when he broke his jaw, it was supposed to be light sparring but the guy got mad and blew his head with a left hook (15KG heavier than my coach) .. In Malta the boxing standard is very low.. very low..... what my coach wants to do is quickly rank up here and be sent to fight abroad which is what hes doing. My other coach (whos prob facing jail soon enough :nut ) is the one who taught everyone how to box on this island.. Hes from scotland and was #7 IBF but now since hes been taken away his students teach me, it might sound crazy but they know what theyre doing, us all together spend alot of time researching on other coaches and learn what and why they do things thats why sometimes u see me as a complete ****** and tell you 'go do your research' :rofl :rofl

 

To be honest he doesn’t sound very experienced coach at all.

I think sparring is the most important aspect of boxing training. It is where you learn to control range, use your defense, utilize your punching technique, control ring, use your footwork effectivily and control your stamina.


In my gym there is one guy who is mad fast in shadow boxing and bag. He looks like killer when he does those, but in the ring he can’t use that same speed effectively.
His defense goes out of the window when you hit him once and he is very inactive and cautious in the ring.

It just shows that learning master in shadow boxing/punching bag/skipping rope, don’t make you good boxer. Sure they are good exercises but if you are trying to become boxer and not just a master of those exercises, you should definitely mix some more sparring in your training

 

Whats ur coaches name- Scott Dixon was a good fighter, whose the other guy?

 

^This

 

He isnt an experienced coach, never said he was. our coach had problems and couldnt train us anymore so now i got his students training me

 

yep, scotts his name. How did you find out? Im trained by 2 of his students and not anymore by scott

 

Yeah notes that after reading your other post.

Anyway sparring is very important and should be done lot to get you prepared for matches

 

Once again, I Agree :good I think i got this thread a bit far, gonna close it here

 

KS you know I respect you, but in this case I think you are missing the point and the spirit of the thread. I think we can all assume that the fighter has sparred at some point, is familiar with Boxing, and now is faced with cutting back his routine. Something must go or be reduced... What?

I don't think any of that stuff alone should be left out of preparing for a fight or just general training. I think we all agree is sparring is a very important part of Boxing training. I am saying sparring, when compared to the other stuff and a person is FORCED to prioritize, is lower on the list and could be left out or drastically reduced. Especially more experienced Boxers.

So nobody is saying that sparring isn't important. I am saying it is not the MOST important. If you spar once every month in a good session with 3-4 guys rotating? It is fine. Can you say the same about running/skipping, working a heavy bag, shadow boxing, or a double end bag? No. Hell I could drop the double end bag if a guy is a pressure fighter.

As a matter of fact, yes it does. If used properly it helps a man delay reaching climax. Google it. :good

 

sparring is critical.. bags dont punch back


also sparring is great for your mental state. sparring more = more comfortable/relaxed in the ring for fight time, which = better performance

wladimir didnt use to spar much and steward changed that and well look at the difference

 

I feel the exact opposite. I structure my training around my sparring. Maybe once you get amazingly good it's different, but that's just how I've been taught.

 

People who suck, don't like sparring.... Lets be honest.

 

Completely agree. You can work the bags all day but until you get in the ring you won't really improve at Boxing.

I still need to work on my boxing, I have pretty good technique for how long I've been Boxing(about 8 months) but I still have the mindset when I spar that I have to hit the guy as hard as I can with every punch. I think I'll have to really try hard on Friday to do this because I sparred a few hours ago and it was more like a brawl. I'm much better than the guy but I neglected my technique.

Also, My fitness needs to improve. I'm still kind of chubby and haven't gotten that much fitter since I started, I need to lay off the junk food and fizzy drinks. Tonight really made me realise that. I've spared quite a few times but never as badly as that.