two on one sparring

Doesn't sound smart to me....

 

I´ve heard about it, but would never use that myself. I want it to be as near real boxing as possible and two against one isn´t.
This is, as always, just my opinion.
All the best
The Predator

 

Sounds a bit silly? If you were doing a martial art where you were practicing dealing with 2 oppenents then fair enough. But boxing is a sport i would rather practice the sport as real as possible. ( plus i have enough trouble with one guy)

 

doesnt sound very practical to me, unless you are training to be a street fighter ofcourse. If your coach is doing 2 on 1 sparring to help you to learn with pressure, i dont think you will benifit from it boxing wise. You could spar an opponent well above your level if you want pressure. Ive heard of it but dont know anyone that does it or has done it.

One thing it could be god for is fitness, by having 2 fresher opponents in the ring with you, other then that i dont see any benifits..

 

I could see them doing an alternating pattern where 1 goes then switch to the other so that both are fresh or maybe 2 different styles

but I dont like 2 on 1. I dont have any experience it just seems like you could develop bad habits because you are trying to block 4 arms instead of 2 and you will develop habits for 4 arms and doing that in a normal 1 on 1 match just seems like a bad idea.

 

in our gym we do it in fun. normally the 8 or 9 year olds agaisnt the older guys

 

This might be fun, but it does not sound like very functional training for boxing.

 

Not the best drill imo.

In boxing you fight one opponent, your focus must always be on that one opponent.

In training, your focus needs to be as sport specific as possible to get the most transferable benefits to the actual fight.

It might make you better at dealing with pressure, but the pressure that is being exerted is unlikely to be repeated in an actual fight... unless you are fighting a guy with four arms.

When dealing with pressure in the actual fight, your primary aim is to defend yourself, but you must also focus on find opportunities to counter. You do this by focusing on your opponent - you cannot focus on two opponents at once. Further to this, although you may feel more confident at dealing with pressure, you could well be limiting your opportunities to learn to turn your opponent, and if you don't master this skill, come fight night you will have a limited set of manouvers to enable you to avoid sustained periods of pressure... although you will feel confident whilst you sit on the ropes and let your opponent unload on you, all the while he is racking up points.

 

Well said.
The predator

 

I know that Mayweather used to do fifteen minute full sparring with random opponents. I can only guess he did this to train adaptability in his defense.

 

Its not specific, but the Kids have fun, Ive done it myself in the gym. It does give another dimension as regards Vision, which is good plus adaptabilty.

 

I know a lot of gyms do sparring where one guy stays in and every 2-3 mins his opponent changes never seen or heard of two on one sparring though.

 

I think if your coach re thought it he could make a good drill out of this....just not have the two guys going at the one at the same time though. I think if he used the two guys wisely it could be a really intense yet technical practice.