I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.

it was your first match so i wouldnt give it up that easy..unless you really dont like it..but your trainers let you fight after just 2 spars?you gotta spar and spar more to get rid of your fear..remeber like in rocky v..balboa says fear is like fire, if you control your fear it can make you hot. but if you dont it will burn you..hit the gym again and work twice as hard..

it was your first match so i wouldnt give it up that easy..unless you really dont like it..but your trainers let you fight after just 2 spars?you gotta spar and spar more to get rid of your fear..remeber like in rocky v..balboa says fear is like fire, if you control your fear it can make you hot. but if you dont it will burn you..hit the gym again and work twice as hard..


I just don't like the fact how I was embrassed plus my dad was there to support me and I lost.

dont give up man. dont get discouraged either. many good fighters lose their first few fights. learn from it and train hard. good luck in the future.

Bernard Hopkins lost his first pro fight and you see how he turned that around. Its no big deal man, youre even picking out what went wrong and everything, just take it as a learning experience and improve on those things and keep at it and eventually you might get something going. Plus havin a match after only your first two spars is pretty early so it aint that bad.

Get back into the gym instead of posting on a forum.

First of all, congratulations on getting into the ring in the first place. Just the fact you did that shows courage. I am sure your father is proud of you for that alone, I know I would be.

Sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is to say, "I will try again tomorrow." The fact is we all lose at times, whether it’s in the ring or in other aspects of our lives. But it is how we handle loosing is what makes us who we really are.

Get back in the gym, improve on your weaknesses, and work harder than you did before. I’m not going to promise you will win your next fight if you do these things, but if you do I will promise you will in fact become a better boxer and more importantly, a better person for not quitting. Winning is easy, picking ourselves up is what really proves our tenacity and size of our heart.

Don't quit based on one loss. Trust me on this, if you quit now you will always look back and wonder what could have been. Work hard and give it another shot and if you still don't like the results, fine. But at least you can tell yourself you gave it an honest effort.

Good luck!

yup like everyone said, its a learning process..and also everybody gets beat down, its about who can get back up

Well done on getting in there :)

I am a little surprised they got you in there with so little work in the ring Sparing.
However Don't let this get you down. Listen to the other posts.

Learn from this and work on what let you down. Get back in there next time and try again. I am sure your father was very proud of you win or loose.

Let us know how you go.

DMC:boxing:

i know exactly how you feel. i got my arse handed to me the 1st time too.

It'll spur you on eventually - use how pissed off you are to get yourself ready in the gym. Use the anger to make sure you train enough for you to never have to deal with these feelings again.

Don't get down about losing! i don't know an amateur who doesn't have atleast a couple of losses to there name.

well done for getting in there.

I thank you guys very much for your comments!! I'm gonna go back to the gym and train harder and start eating right from this day. I ain't give up yet because boxing is one of dreams.

Why did you fight at 145? That's not even a weight division.

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.


If Hammerin' Henry Armstrong would have quit after his first lose he would have never been able to see actually how great he could be.

Believe, a lose is nothin' especially when your beginning. Its all about learning and improving in there for the next time.

People see the pro records and stuff and believe that a lose is like death. Sure we never like to lose but learning how to handle a lose is a big part of learning how to win.

If you want to quit then thats your choice. But I say you should take what you learned from this throw and use it in the next match.

Aswell, with you being gased in the first round, its common. In time you will learn to conserve your energy and just relax in there. Most of the energy expended by you noobies is actually nervous energy/tension.

I hope that you will continue and grow with this sport. Few can do it, but if your among the strong hearted you will love it. Theres nothin' like it...............Rockin':boxing:

(Correct me if i'm mistaken) But you said you had sparred TWO times?

I would be really amazed if you actually won the fight... As everyone else said; Take it as a learning experience, and just think about it whenever you train and use it as motivation (That is if you are motivated by things like that). Really mate, don't worry. You were just unprepared...

Anyways, good luck with your training. I wish you all the best!

(Correct me if i'm mistaken) But you said you had sparred TWO times?

I would be really amazed if you actually won the fight... As everyone else said; Take it as a learning experience, and just think about it whenever you train and use it as motivation (That is if you are motivated by things like that). Really mate, don't worry. You were just unprepared...

Anyways, good luck with your training. I wish you all the best!

If the other guy is at the same skill level it can be a great learning experience for both. No, not as in skillfull learning. But rather in experience learning. The next time he may not be so tight, might conserve some energy and might be throwing with atleast some experience. Its all about experiencing the action and the scene with nobody getting seriously hurt..............Rockin':boxing:

well not everyone can win there first fights like myself..lol..jk..however..yup keep at it..better 2lose and get your loses as an amateur than in the pro's ..i cant say much...fought twice..won twice..and dissapeared

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.

Bro, take this as a learning experience. It was your first bout. Learn from it. In order to be a Champion....you gotta know what it's like to lose. That's tough love for you. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off....you even said it, "the guy outweighed you", was obviously stronger, and more experienced. Taking shots from guys bigger than you, now IMAGINE how you'd do against someone your own weight?? Dude, the stage fright is over.....get back in the gym, make adjustments, train hard. It will pay off....

A QUITTER NEVER WINS.....A WINNER "NEVER" QUITS!!!!!

you're already a winner.....

Since the beginning of time, you beat out "MILLIONS" of other sperm cells, you won dude, you fertilized the egg!!! against millions!!!....SO DON'T EVER SAY YOU CAN'T!!!

peace brother.

I don't know why but on the fight sheet it had me for 145lbs. In my fight book I was set for 138lbs and we also couldn't find out if the dude had fights before. They said they didn't have any information on him, but I still fought him anyways.

I think stuff was all messed up anyways because at the weigh-in everybody was measured with their normal clothes on.

hey bro, keep your head up, in my opinion you took the fight with only 2 sparring sessions, so that shows you have balls

Whats it like to be in a match, like is there a lot of people whatching you and is it at a different place than in your gym, cuz if its in my gym than i dont know how thier going to put chairs and **** in the middle of the gym.

You'll fight at different locations like bars or outside a bar. Well thats how its here anyway or you'll fight in gyms. Mostly there pack houses.

a loss in your first right means nothing. Absolutely nothing. Chris Eubank, the guy in my avatar, was stopped 20 seconds into his first amateur fight, and he was undefeated in the pros for more than 40 fights.

I lost my first two fights. Both KO's in the first round.

I simply lost my nerve and shut up shop.

I'm 5-2 now. I did ALOT more sparring and one day my confidence just clicked.

I won my next 5 fights, 3 of them by KO.

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.


Taking it a face value it would appear that you have not been trained properly. It takes many months of hard training before you can be ready for your first fight.

I just lost my 2nd amatuer fight Sunday. It was a war, great fight. I got pipped on the decison. Scores were 32-29, 33-29, 60-24 (dunno what fight he was watching) Got my nose smashed by a left uppercut 10secs into the 3rd round, there was blood all over him & me - it was great, lol. The ref. stopped the fight 2x in the last rnd, i was pleading with not to stop it. Got my 3rd fight in 3 weeks. Im happy with my progress considering im a jiu-jitsu guy, i box 2x p/wk, taking on guys that box 5-6 days a week. I love boxing.

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.


Its not how many fall down that matters but it is how many time you could stand up the matter more

ya be happy you even were allowed to fight man!

you say boxing is one of ur dreams so don't quit man. if you quit on ur dreams, what is there to live for?

Good job for stepping in the ring. Dont worry about it its the amatures hell even great pro's lose in the amatures because its a learning experience. Just hit the gym train hard get more prepared be confident and you'll do fine

I just don't like the fact how I was embrassed plus my dad was there to support me and I lost.

u stepped thru the ropes, that can never be embarassing. dont give up man, everybody is allowed to lose on. train harder, learn from ur mistakes, and fight on no matter wut stands in ur way u can only get better. dont give up so easily u'll regret it.

you say boxing is one of ur dreams so don't quit man. if you quit on ur dreams, what is there to live for?


:puke: thats some straight up, hollywood, sugar coated advice!

Thats the kind of thing they say at the end of Barney the Dinosaur.
lol

don't let it get you down bro.

although i haven't competed in boxing yet (hopefully by the fall) i have competed alot in sub grappling and BJJ events.

My first match ever i got f'n schooled. as i overheard someone say afterwards "he was getting tossed like a ragdoll". i thought i was gonna cry i was so humiliated, plus in my pre match bravado i brought a girl with me!

Second match... I did really well. I lost by a point at the end and it was stupid! the guy i lost too ended up submitting all of his opponents that day and winning gold.... i took him to a very narrow decision. I easily could have won by just moving a bit at the end and adjusting position, but i didnt pay attention to the clock. Even though I lost I felt great. I was more proud of putting in the hard training than anything else, so losing was an afterthought.

Doesn't matter man.... you got in the ring. as long as you get back in again and don't let a loss make you quit you've already won, and already done more than 99.999999% of any critics you might hear from.

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.
where was yo fight at man

Doesn't sound like you were even ready to be thinking of a fight yet... Should have sparred alot more.

































New Way I been training is gonna make ya go :scared:

I wouldn't worry at all man. I know one of the trainers in the gym lost his first 5 of 6 fights and was about to quit. But he then starting winning and finished with a record of 55-9 or something like that before he turned pro.

Just takes a while to click sometimes.

Let me add my voice to all who are encouraging you to get back in the ring. You showed a lot of heart by fightingwith only two sparring matches under your belt.

In a few months I want to read a post about you winning a bout, Buddy!

Don't give up man. Rafael Marquez, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Bernard Hopkins himself all lost their first matches.

Jonny Nelson lost his first 3 pro fights and some inbetween and still was a British title holder for ****ing years and years.

As for amatuers.. i think Barry McGuiguan lost his first 7 or something!!! Keep it up man. Theres no shame in coming 2nd best, you got balls going in there, and everyone knows that. Anyone who doesn't, doesn't know boxing...so give him a jab to the skull pal.

something i go by in while training is "it's better to hurt in the gym training than to hurt in the fight" that pretty much means train hard in the gym and like that one guy said get over your fears and you'll do fine in the fight. dont get all down over 1 loss atleast you stepped into a ring and fought.

something i go by in while training is "it's better to hurt in the gym training than to hurt in the fight" that pretty much means train hard in the gym and like that one guy said get over your fears and you'll do fine in the fight. dont get all down over 1 loss atleast you stepped into a ring and fought.

yep sweat in the gym or bleed in the ring..

keep plugging mate. maybe have a good hard look at your trainer.. bit harsh putting a guy with no sparring in..