is it a good idea?
we are both at the same level. same weight more or less and he is 6'2 and i am 6'0 but i don't think the height difference should be too much of an impact.

or will we start hating each other haha

there shouldnt be any problem

im really good mates with my main sparring partner, in fact im mates/friendly with pretty much all the people i spar with, sparring is about getting better, trying new stuff and pushing yourself, so long as you both arent *****es who get all worked up about what happened in sparring you guys should be fine

i go hard in sparring all the time, and ive never had problems with people i spar with, ive gotten on top of people, gotten touched up by others, gotten on top of someone one time and then gotten touched up the next time etc....it's all part of boxing and it's not personal...

just conrtol your punches not too much power.

I don't see any problem with that...It's a good match...lol

well sparring with your close friend is better than sparring with someone you are not close with
cause if he was your close friend and you hurt him he will forgive you
and if he hurt you you will forgive him
so i say it not a good idea
its a great idea ;)

it really depends on what kind of friend you have. i have a few good friends that i have sparred(gloves and no headgear) with. as long as they know a bit about sparring and fighting arts, it can be a very good thing.

one time i sparred a friend using more of a martial arts format, but we took kicks out of the session, he threw 4 or 5 kicks in about a span of about 10 minutes aimed at my family jewels lol. i guess he wanted to test how good i really was at surprise attacks. luckily for me i managed to block or evade all 4 or 5 kicks. but, anyways, we always gain something out of practice. and have never had any personal problems due to sparring - i tend to go more lightly on them then they go on me as i am more trained and spar more frequently.

i would strongly recommend not sparring anyone with a big ego, too much pride, an anger problem, or little to absolutely no control.

i always thought, if a person cant handle being bested, they have no right to be sparring.

as long as you guys know what your doing then i dont see any problem with it unless either of you has a thing about hitting someone or getting hit. 2 of my friends that ive trained with are best friends and i watched them spar and they dont hold back. i think they would be insulted if either of them held back. you guys should be able to push each other to get better.

sparring people that aren't your friends isnt a bad idea unless they dont know what they are doing, aren't profession or respectul. sometimes they will push you even harder then friends but it always just depends. good luck

This has always been weird and odd for me. No matter what it is its always a weird feeling tagging up your friends but hey its boxing

thanks for the replies.

I am looking to keep down at middleweight where as he is light heavyweight-super middleweight.

i am around 73-4kg where as he his like 76-7kg. will that make much of a difference?

Hes your freind deck him lmao smash him deckhim smack him left and right so he dosnt ever tease you and your close mates muck around and say there better this that lmao show him whos the man make him your *****

Nothing wrong with it. Infact I'd rather spar with friends that I can trust and that trust me that we're just in there to help each other get better, than some random person that thinks sparring is a fight and goes in to make himself look good.

I do it and theres no problem

No problem as long as the other guy isnt an idiot /thread

Something else to think of that I didn't see mentioned is switching it up. Sparring with a friend on a regular basis can be good to work on form, defence, movement and other basics. But it's probably a good idea to get in there with other people too because after time you'll get use to your friends style, so when it comes time to go agains others you may have a harder time. We always switch up partners at my gym so we get different looks and styles.

Nothing wrong with it. Infact I'd rather spar with friends that I can trust and that trust me that we're just in there to help each other get better, than some random person that thinks sparring is a fight and goes in to make himself look good.

TRUST is a big thing. "Friends" or not you have to trust that the guy you're sparring with keeps it at the same level as you. I always ask after the first few blows if they like the pace and I don't have a problem telling someone to take it down a bit. I know getting hit comes with the sport and throwing love taps in the ring isn't sparring to me. I like getting hit hard enough to remind me that I'm getting hit, you know. I like pushing myself but if I'm in there and some guy is trying to take my head off, then I'm not going to get back in the ring with him. I'm there to learn and if I'm more concerned about my well being then I am with learning then it defeats the purpose IMO. If I decided to box armature and actually get on a card, then bombs away, but for the sake of sparring, I like to keep it controlled.

thanks for the replies.

I am looking to keep down at middleweight where as he is light heavyweight-super middleweight.

i am around 73-4kg where as he his like 76-7kg. will that make much of a difference?

i have boxed a guy who is literally twice my weight - i weight around 165-170. so he was about 170 or so. and i didnt lose.

and actually most people i spar are over 40 pounds heavier than me.

but, my advice is, dont get hit! and have them take it a bit easier on u if u are fighting a big guy who has good mechanics and skills.


and, as one person mentioned, switch up the type of sparring u do. i do much competitive, but with fellow MAists we work on certain types of movements or forces sometimes. it is good training

is it a good idea?
we are both at the same level. same weight more or less and he is 6'2 and i am 6'0 but i don't think the height difference should be too much of an impact.

or will we start hating each other haha

There is no problem with it, just tell each other that it is a sport and it ends there... the whole concept is to kinda hit each other so its okay as long as you show no hard feelings.

At the end of the day sparring is supposed to be for brushing up on your techniques and putting them into practice, seeing what you can do in certain positions and learn from your mistakes, building on your strengths and weaknesses... it isn't used to prove a point in any way whatsoever so I can't see any problem with it, just show good sportsmanship to each other and you'll be fine! :fing02: