Had my first sparring matches today. I'm knackered as **** and can barely move. I did eight round, with three people and surprisingly didn't fall over, but by the 6th round I was tired as **** and could barely punch. Somehow in the 7th and 8th I pulled some power out and started to hit back, suprsing him a bit, then he went a level higher and nearly made me puke. I got out of it tired and beaten, but I enjoyed every moment of it and learned a lot out it.

dude 8 rounds is a lot especially for ur first sparring session. I wouldn't keep sparring through the later rounds if ur tired and getting beat up. Personally I'd rather spar many times through the week in shorter sessions rather than wearing myself out in a single session. Sounds like u got the mental part down though, u know ur cut out for the sport if thats ur feelings afterwards

its good that you enjoyed it =0

8 rounds ur first time?!?! were u sparring kids? lol jus playin man but seriously thats nuts for ur first time sparring but glad to see u made it out ok good job man seriously thats alot to take in ur first sparring session. keep it up :boxing:

I fought someone who is number two in the nation and two other blokes who have more experience. I thought 8 rounds was ****ing weird but it went into a blur at one point, but once I finished my trainer told me I had done 8 rounds and I was a amazed.

I fought someone who is number two in the nation and two other blokes who have more experience. I thought 8 rounds was ****ing weird but it went into a blur at one point, but once I finished my trainer told me I had done 8 rounds and I was a amazed.

what weight are you? if this is true, i'm changing weight classes so that i dont ever have to fight you lol.... seriously though if u did do that thats incredible u r a natural and have a bright future in the game.
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Well I weight at 160 at the moment, but I'm over weight and I'm losing a lot recently, so I don't know what I will be. Thanks for the compliment.

This cant be true for a few reasons, the first time i sparred i did three rounds i remember with a guy who just just pawing jabs at me he was very experianced i think i may of hit him one time in three rounds, but god i was tired. Years later im the experianced guy working with beginers i have prolly sparred with 50 people whos first time sparring was with me, i just throw very soft jabs at them to the top of the headgear not even in their face, i have never had anyone go past 4 rounds. We are talking 3 minute rounds here right? because you did 24 minutes of sparring your first time and you said your overweight. Either your sparring wasnt very mobile or there was only 5 punches thrown per round, i just dont see this possible, i have been involved in the sport for a while, this is very odd maybe your one of about .0000000000001% of people who can do this their first time sparring i dont know. I mean i have sparred these 2 guys who were both wrestlers prior to sparring and they couldnt even go 3 rounds i remember.

Well you can say I'm lying but I know I did it and that all that counts to me. I was tired by the third round, but my trainer told me to keep going, he wanted me to get a feel for a match rather than just sparring.

A feel for what kind of a match lol amatuers are only 3 or 4 rounds long depending if your novice or open, 3 is the number he should of had you do if he wants you to feel what a match is like somewhat, he must not no **** like half of the coaches out there.

A feel for what kind of a match lol amatuers are only 3 or 4 rounds long depending if your novice or open, 3 is the number he should of had you do if he wants you to feel what a match is like somewhat, he must not no **** like half of the coaches out there.

i sometimes spar 6 or 8 rounds training for an AM fight, whats wrong with that? u aint killin each other in there ur workin...

He wanted me to fight longer so I know what it's like to be tired when fighting. Experience is one of the most important parts of boxing, so that's another reason. I want to train so I can go more rounds than 4, so I then have more energy in reserve, how is going more rounds than a normal boxing match wrong then? The whole thing was a learning experience and I am glad my trainer is throwing me into the deep end.

I had my second bout of sparring tonight. I ****ing loved it. The guy who was second in the country became first after the guy he was supposed to fight in a couple of weeks dropped out. I sparred him again and landed some pretty good shots, he then got annoyed and started throwing em back I nearly fell over but gritted my teeth and hit him back which knocked him back and got some time to rest a bit and then started landing again.

I also sparred with a 90Kg fighter who had been fighting for nearly a year, he pushed me around like a balloon for a round and I could do nothing, but in the second round I hit him three times in the ribs which knocked the wind out of him and started landing some blows, he then hit me with a jab which he put his whole weight in and knocked my head up straight up. I spent about 3 seconds staring at the ceiling and then my trainer stopped it.

Although I got the **** kicked out of me, I really enjoyed and I can't wait to fight properly.

I had my second bout of sparring tonight. I ****ing loved it. The guy who was second in the country became first after the guy he was supposed to fight in a couple of weeks dropped out. I sparred him again and landed some pretty good shots, he then got annoyed and started throwing em back I nearly fell over but gritted my teeth and hit him back which knocked him back and got some time to rest a bit and then started landing again.

I also sparred with a 90Kg fighter who had been fighting for nearly a year, he pushed me around like a balloon for a round and I could do nothing, but in the second round I hit him three times in the ribs which knocked the wind out of him and started landing some blows, he then hit me with a jab which he put his whole weight in and knocked my head up straight up. I spent about 3 seconds staring at the ceiling and then my trainer stopped it.

Although I got the **** kicked out of me, I really enjoyed and I can't wait to fight properly.


based on ur posts, it sounds like ur a natural at boxing and are supremely gifted with genetics. good for u man keep on with it. ur sparring with top ranked guys and doin well, thats the **** u should do real well in the AMs! good luck and keep workin hard to get even better

Thanks man compliments like that really motivate me. Another thing I learnt is that Although I'm left handed I can fight orthodox too... Yay for me.

Sweet dude, how long have you training?

I have been doing my boxing training for two days out of the week for almost two months now.

I believe you sparred for that long, since I have been jab sparring an awful lot lately. Utilizing the jab can be one of the most important aspects of boxing, so we focus on that. I went roughly 17 or 18 rounds at three minutes with a fellow partner one day by jabbing, and just this past tuesday I had my first couple of sparring sessions (full on). I only had two rounds, but I wanted much more. Going multiple rounds is easy if it's what you want.

Had my first sparring matches today. I'm knackered as **** and can barely move. I did eight round, with three people and surprisingly didn't fall over, but by the 6th round I was tired as **** and could barely punch. Somehow in the 7th and 8th I pulled some power out and started to hit back, suprsing him a bit, then he went a level higher and nearly made me puke. I got out of it tired and beaten, but I enjoyed every moment of it and learned a lot out it.

HOW in god's name could you got 8 rounds with 3 different sparring partners in your first sparring session??


HMMMMM.......NOPE.