What are the benefits of sparring ?

Sparring is the only form of training that almost mimics a fight in terms of lactic acid buildup and intensity. It's the most sports specific training you can do for boxing.

 

Exactly.

That cute 8 punch combination that the bag happily eats? Good luck trying that against a live opponent.

 

fact :goodwithout sparring your timing is a mile off

 

if your happy doing the boxing training for fitness ,then if that works for you then great ,,,but if i was you i would learn some light sparring this will then teach you some self defense if needed :shock:

 

Absolutely ... you could get rid of everything else and just spar and would benefit more then not sparring and doing everything else.

 

Does it really matter what we say?
You either spar, cuz you want to.
Or you don't.

 

Ask away mate if you've got any more q's

 

Sparring is a good way to keep in shape as it involves much more focus and energy than most other workouts, but if you're going in with the mentality you don't want to get "bashed up", you're not going to do too well. Obviously you don't have to go to war and you can be defensively sound, but you will get hit, and if you don't think its worth it, you'll just be wasting you and your partner's time.

 

Flint, you're trolling ... sparring is the most practical and essential part of your training for competitive boxing.

 

Sparring is the best way to utilize everything you have worked on in the gym under real fight conditions.

It can be a very tense time in the early going. The first time I sparred, I got a shellacking for two rounds. I saw punches coming at me but didn't know how to block them, so I bit hard on my mouthpiece, shut my eyes and absorbed the blow. I can still hear the guys who stopped to watch yelling OOOOooooooooo! I would try to deliver power punches with everything I had, which were easily avoided as I was tensing up and telegraphing each blow.

Coming back the next day, I had slight discoloration above each eye despite headgear and redness and swelling around my nose. After our workout, my coach talked to me in private and said that most figured I wouldn't be coming back after my dubious ring debut. Since I did, coach and the other guys knew I was serious about learning to box.

In sparring, generally you don't go one hundred percent effort. You want to slowly develop your ability in the ring without worrying about going to war with everyone you step into the ring with. That ends up just being survival and you won't become a better boxer. You need to perfect your skills and if at some point you want to heat up the action you can ask for that. Most importantly, consistent sparring will enable your body, muscles, eyes and central nervous system to relax. You won't burn up so much energy. You'll begin to see opening and be able to capitalize on them. You'll see punches coming and be able to avoid them. This relaxation is one of the most important things that comes from sparring.