Is there any tricks to boxing with fear?tomorrow i have to box a dude thats been boxing in my gym for 2 years and ive only bin there for 2weeks..i saw the dude sparring yesterday and he keeps comin forward like a tyson..i no how to beat him i no how to exactly beat him but usually when i spar my brother and **** my mind shuts out and i dont do it my ..first reaction is to just cover up..any tips on how to overcome it?

I've said it before: Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is proceeding DESPITE your fear.

Everybody who steps through the ropes gets scared. That's why we do it; to train ourselves to OVERCOME fear. To face our fear, to recognize it, to even become comfortable with it; and in so doing, we learn to function under stresses that would completely paralyze all but maybe one out of a hundred people you'll ever meet -- including myself, before I started boxing.

That ability to function -- to fight valiantly, and strive for life, and to think and strategize, and ultimately to survive -- in the face of raw, crippling, animal fear is what separates a fighter's mind from the mind of that other 99%.

Avoid your fear and you'll be a slave to it forever. Acknowledge it; it's your brain telling you, "Hey, uh, we're doing something dangerous." Get used to the feeling, so that whenever fear raises its head you can say, "I've got it under control. We're cool, here." Fear never goes away. You just learn to push it aside, grit your teeth, and get to work.

Spend your ring time being a slave to your fear and you'll spend your ring time getting the crap beaten out of you.

Keep your gloves up.

yeah, what fraidycat said. good stuff.

sparring over and over really helps.

If hes been boxing for two years and u've been in for 2 weeks think of it this way... u have nothing to lose he has waaaaay more experience then you its him who has the expectations upon him not you

being ****y abit could help psych up and trash talk. it give you more confidence.

if you put i little though of getting beaten that you will get beaten but if you think that you the best then training will be more intensive and sparring better.

If hes been boxing for two years and u've been in for 2 weeks think of it this way... u have nothing to lose he has waaaaay more experience then you its him who has the expectations upon him not you

naw actually all the trainers really think that i can beat him but oh well ill post in here again telling you about how it goes..thankss..

I just want to say thanks to fraidycat as my first boxing sessions take place after christmas, It has boosed up my confidence.

naw actually all the trainers really think that i can beat him but oh well ill post in here again telling you about how it goes..thankss..

you shouldnt be trying to "beat" him,just learn as much as u can from him,the more tricks he has up his sleeve and the better he is,the more u will learn from the experience,take it all in

i just sparred the dude and i got my ass WHOOPED..the first minute i got him good i kept my jab and i landed the more noticable shots like i him with the jab str8 right hook and another str8 right i guess thas the 10..and i landed a big right hand like the one in my picture and i tired to follow with a left hook and her ducked it and got me with a right hand to the body and the rest i played a winky wright defense cuz that body shot got me good..and then he kept swinging n like i would tri to duck and hed go the body and he got me cornered and one of the coaches said thats enough annnd he still kept hitting me and then for about 20 more punches he stopped..afterwards i came up to him n i told him ima get you next time and i shook his hand but the rest of the day i felt real weird..kind of embaressed..yehh but i think i can get him next time..

He carried on hitting you after they said stop. And youve been boxing for 2 weeks and hes been doing it for 2 years... and they put you together. Is this normal

no thats normal if the trainer said stop and he carried on you're trainer should have stepped in and he should of got told not to do that again,but,what did you learn from the spar?

He carried on hitting you after they said stop. And youve been boxing for 2 weeks and hes been doing it for 2 years... and they put you together. Is this normal
No, in our gym, when the trainer says stop, someone pulls out a gun and puts an end to proceedings good and proper.

idonno i felt like i was doing everything right i just got caught with a good shot..but when i go back im workin harder then ever

The thing with boxing is that you have to be professional when your nature isn't to do so. Human nature when confronted with these scenarios is to go to survival, but survival is just a copout for being lazy or being afraid to be great. Instead, you have to dare to be great.

About a guy who has been there 2 years and you've been there only 2 weeks, there is nothing you can do but try to get some work in. Don't drop your head in there, a lot of n00bs tend to do that. Just keep your eyes open and try your best to work on what your coach is telling you.

Fear is part of the game, but once you get used to being in there and realize that you aren't going to die, you start getting better. Besides, with all that experience the kid has, the trainer won't let you get beat up.

My trainer used to put us in gym wars to see where our hearts were at. It chased a lot of kids away from the gym, but the ones that survived came out to be real good talents. Stick with it and you'll succeed. And always remember to do your best.

Switch gyms. They are feeding you to the lions.....

Is there any tricks to boxing with fear?tomorrow i have to box a dude thats been boxing in my gym for 2 years and ive only bin there for 2weeks..i saw the dude sparring yesterday and he keeps comin forward like a tyson..i no how to beat him i no how to exactly beat him but usually when i spar my brother and **** my mind shuts out and i dont do it my ..first reaction is to just cover up..any tips on how to overcome it?


Every fighter will have that to some degree. Just learn to control it and it not you. Then your all set to roll kid...............Rockin':boxing:

is anger a complete NO,in boxing,i just wondered?

is anger a complete NO,in boxing,i just wondered?

I substitute fear for anger often times in the ring, but it's all about controlled rage. If you let it consume you, you will look very amateurish and like you have a learning disorder.

I substitute fear for anger often times in the ring, but it's all about controlled rage. If you let it consume you, you will look very amateurish and like you have a learning disorder.

it doesnt work for all people.

Fear is alway there you just have to know how to control it.

if you fear getting beat up train harder.

I remimbered it worked for Roger Mayweather against Whitaker Knocking him down but not out. but also sometime you game plan goes away if you are angry and you get all emotional

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Just tell him like it is. If they are pitting you, after 2 weeks, against a guy with 2 years, they are simply trying to get some work in for their 2 year guy. They could care less about you. If they were worried about YOU, they would put you in with guys that would test you, rather than demolish you. What could you really know after 2 weeks, months, or even years? Boxing isn't an easy sport to learn. You are an idiot if you let them screw you over this way....