man i got in the ring today after a 3 month layoff and looked terrible. my punches were wide and sloppy my blance was off and i didnt close the distnace at all man smh. i didnt have my feet under me either so i couldnt throw the right punches and i coundt get any leverage or throw the correct hook or uppercut. what happened? i was almost embarrased. what can i do to relax breath easy and think about my shot in the ring. more precisely how can i throw the punches in the ring like i do on the pads or heavybag?

What did you do before the layoff? How did you act in the ring then? Train as you wouldve before, build your confidence back up

don't do either

dont take 3 month breaks and spar more

What did you do before the layoff? How did you act in the ring then? Train as you wouldve before, build your confidence back up

i was relxed more back then and not as nervous and i breathed better and didnt panic before. but i totally forgot everything i did in the past to get me to were i was

You need to be put through drills.

Your trainer should be dealing with it.

My trainer always tells me if I don't hate training then I haven't trained enough - I have to say I agree.

Well, apparently i'm trying to do the opposite. I'm trying not to think in the ring, only listen and react. So how am i supposed to do that? I'm what you might call, an evil genius. Always plotting and planning, scheming and conniving. LOL. Too smart for my own good...just kidding.

But on the real, im trying to be as simpoe, relaxed and primitive as much as i can be in that ring. I'm tryin to shut my brain off.

Well, apparently i'm trying to do the opposite. I'm trying not to think in the ring, only listen and react. So how am i supposed to do that? I'm what you might call, an evil genius. Always plotting and planning, scheming and conniving. LOL. Too smart for my own good...just kidding.

But on the real, im trying to be as simpoe, relaxed and primitive as much as i can be in that ring. I'm tryin to shut my brain off.

That's exactly why he needs to be put through drills extensively.

Only once you've done a thing hundreds of times can you do it instinctively without thinking.

That's exactly why he needs to be put through drills extensively.

Only once you've done a thing hundreds of times can you do it instinctively without thinking.

Exactly. You go into a boxers mind state

man i got in the ring today after a 3 month layoff and looked terrible. my punches were wide and sloppy my blance was off and i didnt close the distnace at all man smh. i didnt have my feet under me either so i couldnt throw the right punches and i coundt get any leverage or throw the correct hook or uppercut. what happened? i was almost embarrased. what can i do to relax breath easy and think about my shot in the ring. more precisely how can i throw the punches in the ring like i do on the pads or heavybag?

Tons of shadowboxing, drills, and make sure someone is watching you on the bags. People develop bad habits on the bags when they are not being watched to correct flaws.

the only thing that will make you more relaxed in the ring is sparring more often.

first few times I sparred I'd go nuts in a bloodlust rage when I ate a good shot and expend all my energy in the first or second round. think of it like, you gotta learn to control the animal within yourself.

Shadow box, try and imagine what type of punch the person would throw and make the necessary reactions and such.

Also do mit work, and if you can get somebody at the gym to throw in slow motion certain punches work on dealing with them, then once you get the hang of it speed it up.

After a lot of practise your reaction in the ring will be better as a lot of your problems is unfamiliarity.

This is something hard for me to explain actually, simply it's practise and focus.