I sparred 4 rounds total. The first round was against this mexican kid, probably 5-9(Im 5-7). Needless to say, All i remember is hitting him with a good body shot and then the rounds over, but i Know that I got demolished because they put another guy in there. The next guy was pretty weak but I was so drained that I couldnt put up much defense(plus Ive been at this gym for a month and a half and really have not been trained at all) so while I DID outpoint him, he landed a shot that almost blacked me out. I learned several things from this:

Im not in shape.

My trainers dont train.

Sparring at my gym is just fighting with 16oz gloves and headgear.

I dont have a particularly good chin.

I really want to go to law school, and if my chin isnt good Im assuming my brain will take a ton of punishment. Should I quit now and save my brain or just keep running with it and turn out ok?

I sparred 4 rounds total. The first round was against this mexican kid, probably 5-9(Im 5-7). Needless to say, All i remember is hitting him with a good body shot and then the rounds over, but i Know that I got demolished because they put another guy in there. The next guy was pretty weak but I was so drained that I couldnt put up much defense(plus Ive been at this gym for a month and a half and really have not been trained at all) so while I DID outpoint him, he landed a shot that almost blacked me out. I learned several things from this:

Im not in shape.

My trainers dont train.

Sparring at my gym is just fighting with 16oz gloves and headgear.

I dont have a particularly good chin.

I really want to go to law school, and if my chin isnt good Im assuming my brain will take a ton of punishment. Should I quit now and save my brain or just keep running with it and turn out ok?

work on your defense more,so u wont get hit as much. and why dont u get in shape,thats no excuse to quit.and your trainer doesnt train u? jump on the boat ahaha.

and if u got beat your first spar its natural. no1s going to pick up ali,tysons skills off of 1 spar

When i 1st sparred i thought i was King Kong coz i was beatin all my mates asses! Then the trainer threw me in with the Scottish light middle weight champ, he took it easy on me i could tell, i caught him with 1 good shot and he felt it! Thats where it all started to go wrong for me! He opened up on me with everything! I didnt go down but damn he ****ed me up! Stick at it, the fitness will cum. My trainers are pretty **** too by the way.

Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. :D I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.

Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. :D I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.

Its not that dont take note of me, they do, but they dont seem to know much! lol! No1 at the club even really talks about boxing other than our fights and stuff, no talk of Toney vs Peter, most of them dont even know them, its pathetic! Im not driving miles for training tho!

Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. :D I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.

my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously

my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously

Oh I see lmao. Girl boxers in your gym?

Oh I see lmao. Girl boxers in your gym?

yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha

yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha

my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously

Thats how it is at my gym too.

btw, I thought I was in shape when I sparred because I was doing the daily gym grind like it was nothing but apparently thats not enough. Doesnt help that I play a couple hours of BBall a day I guess.

yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha

That'd well piss me off. Talk to him about it or something because i could eventually hold you bck.

Breaking the bag will take his attention off her though, if only for a moment. :D

That'd well piss me off. Talk to him about it or something because i could eventually hold you bck.

Breaking the bag will take his attention off her though, if only for a moment. :D

yeah the attention was off of her just to say."u broke something again!"

i also cant say to much cause i go there for free cause he doesnt want to lose me.ahhaa

yeah the attention was off of her just to say."u broke something again!"

i also cant say to much cause i go there for free cause he doesnt want to lose me.ahhaa

Oh right. I was gonna say you pay so you should be trained, but you go for free, you lucky cunt :D

yeah the attention was off of her just to say."u broke something again!"

i also cant say to much cause i go there for free cause he doesnt want to lose me.ahhaa

U get in for free? U must be pretty good. Fancy posting 1 of ur fights or a sparring match? Just whenever u can be arsed. BTW wuts the script with the Hoskins dude?

Awesome. I remember the first time I sparred - I got beat up pretty bad and he was takin' it easy on me. Just remember, when you fight, fight with an ego but dont let in club-boxing politics get in the way of you learning how to learn the proper technique.

I sparred 4 rounds total. The first round was against this mexican kid, probably 5-9(Im 5-7). Needless to say, All i remember is hitting him with a good body shot and then the rounds over, but i Know that I got demolished because they put another guy in there. The next guy was pretty weak but I was so drained that I couldnt put up much defense(plus Ive been at this gym for a month and a half and really have not been trained at all) so while I DID outpoint him, he landed a shot that almost blacked me out. I learned several things from this:

Im not in shape.

My trainers dont train.

Sparring at my gym is just fighting with 16oz gloves and headgear.

I dont have a particularly good chin.

I really want to go to law school, and if my chin isnt good Im assuming my brain will take a ton of punishment. Should I quit now and save my brain or just keep running with it and turn out ok?

Let me tell you. I have a great chin, never been off my feet before. But my first sparring session, which went two rounds, I almost didn't make it out of the first round. I literally took one swing, and was out of breath. I went to the ropes at the end of the first and got caught with some Castillo-Corrales KO **** and then the buzzer went off. If you are thinking about not fighting after your first sparring session cuz you got roughed up, maybe you aren't the type to be boxing anyways. Good luck with school.

Let me tell you. I have a great chin, never been off my feet before. But my first sparring session, which went two rounds, I almost didn't make it out of the first round. I literally took one swing, and was out of breath. I went to the ropes at the end of the first and got caught with some Castillo-Corrales KO **** and then the buzzer went off. If you are thinking about not fighting after your first sparring session cuz you got roughed up, maybe you aren't the type to be boxing anyways. Good luck with school.

well, I want to stick with it but I want to do whats best regardless. Im not a quitter.

Hit, and not get hit........

U get in for free? U must be pretty good. Fancy posting 1 of ur fights or a sparring match? Just whenever u can be arsed. BTW wuts the script with the Hoskins dude?

i called him out awhile ago and he basically declined.i might head back up to ny in march again and will be going that way if i do.but when i said i wasnt going to post on b.s for while he had a video 2 days later that mentioned my name once.ahaha.<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F4ITK_960_8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F4ITK_960_8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

well, I want to stick with it but I want to do whats best regardless. Im not a quitter.

like i said work on that defense and get a style thats suitable to u and try to post some videos so we can help u out

Quick question: I sparred on thursday, Its sunday morning and Im feeling a little nauseous. Is that normal?

Quick question: I sparred on thursday, Its sunday morning and Im feeling a little nauseous. Is that normal?

No! Unless u were on the sauce last nite!? Mabey Concussion

I sparred yesterday for the first time in 3 months, and the first round I forgot my breathing. I kept gassing out and the guy owned my ass. Really embarrassing. At one point I had him in the corner and was just nailing him, in too close for him to hit back, and I ran out of steam just as I could tell that he was in trouble; if I could have kept him there for a couple more flurries I've have put him on the canvas. The next round he was very careful to get out of the corners quickly and he just plain outboxed me. Live and learn.

So much to remember in the heat of battle!