Hi everybody, I boxed again last night, it was my 7th bout against a boy who had 9 with an average record, I can't remember what it was exactly.

Once again I feel like I've been ****ed over, by judges and the referee. Everybody else said I won, and it was close but I thought I took what he had to give and came back with more in the 2nd and 3rd.

In the first round I started slow, and my opponent came out banging. He caught me with a left hook in the first 30 seconds, his best shot of the fight. I took it well, but I could feel he was stronger than anyone I'd boxed before. He gave me some boot in the first minute, but I held it together and warmed into the bout towards the end of the first, although I definetely lost the first.

The second started as the first ended, and was fought evenly until the latter half, when I rallied and started to pick up points. I think I was getting to him in this round as he was expecting me to wilt under his pressure, but I got stronger and stronger the longer it went. The referee took a point off of me in the second, which most people felt was a dubious decision, for me going down to low when i ducked and slipped punches. However, I thought I did enough to nick the second and so did most other people.

The 3rd was a different story, I came on strong and hit him with some big shots. I was fitter and it showed, he had hit me with his best shots and I kept coming and I think this discouraged him.I broke from a clinch and hit him two or three times, and he dropped his hands, allowing me to hit him at will. I caught him with a few straight rights and left hooks and hurt him. I could have been able to finish him off, but for some reason the referee stepped in and told him to defend himself at all times... why?? Surely if he thought he was hurt or unable to defend himself he should have administered a standing count? Apparently not, and the bell rung moments later. I shook everyones hand, and my opponent looked defeated, and I'm sure his corner thought I won. When the referee looked at the scores, we noticed him shaking his head, and the scores were announced as a majority decision for my opponent. Soon after the referee apologized to my corner for taking a point! Why take a point, and then apologize afterwards? He came into my dressing room and apologized again, as it was probably this that cost me the fight. My opponent shot off sharpish, nobody had a chance to talk to them or anything.

Don't get me wrong, it was a close fight, but when you can't get a decision in your hometown, it makes you wonder.....

I will try and upload a video, if I can lol.

by the way my record now moves to 2-5, ****ing awful record but I know it don't mean **** cos I'm better than that and i have a few tough fights and bad luck.

I've seen a vid of another one of your fights and you aren't a bad boxer at all mate. It does sound like you have lost a few close ones, but that's the sport man. 2 of my 3 losses have been one point fights that could have gone either way. My record is 5-3 but it could just as easily read 7-1.

The ref shouldn't have taken a point off for ducking too low, a warning first is standard. Just keep training hard and fighting those guys of that calibre and start beating them clearly, then keep moving up.

I started off with a loss, then started beatign novices fairly easily, then stepped up vs a guy with about 8 or 9 fights, lost by a point, then a guy with 5 or so fights and a good record who was couple divisions heavier, again lost by a point, then a heavier guy with about 8-10 fights who was bigger, won clearly, then another guy around that level, and won clearly again. Now I've got a tournament in 5 days and to win it I'm going to have to beat a kid with 30-40 odd fights and another whos had 15-20. But I know I'm ready 4 the step up.

So you know what I mean? I lost a close one to a guy around the 8-10 fight level, then improved and started beating those guys clearly. And thats all you can do, improve, beat the guys you were dropping close fights too, and then keep stepping up.

Good lcuk anyway man

thanks mate, I know I just got to get on with it now and keep fighting. Good luck thursday btw

your first 10 fights dont realy matter.pernell witaker lost his first 3 am fights and only 2 fighters i can think of have perfect am records
robinson and foreman, even marciano lost some am fights.
anyway dont give up.

Your first 20 is just u growin as a fighter, from then on u see if ur going places lol

but boy this is a essay

U already admitted u lost 2 rounds.

Why are u surprised u lost the fight?...

Besides, are u gonna make a thread every single time u lose and u don't like the outcome? Hahaha

Let it go man...

In my opinion u lost.

1st round went to ur opponent.
2nd round- u lost a point in which ur opponent won half the round as well. 2 points for him

3rd round - u win

U clearly lost...

U already admitted u lost 2 rounds.

Why are u surprised u lost the fight?...

Besides, are u gonna make a thread every single time u lose and u don't like the outcome? Hahaha

Let it go man...

In my opinion u lost.

1st round went to ur opponent.
2nd round- u lost a point in which ur opponent won half the round as well. 2 points for him

3rd round - u win

U clearly lost...



no i lost a point in the second, my opponent didnt win the first half of the second it was fought evenly..... and i went on to win the second

2 rounds to me
i won


i dont make a thread every time i lose and dont like the outcome, i thought its a better idea for a thread than most of the usual **** that comes up, like how much running and is weightlifting good or not.
dont know about you but id rather talk about this than that.... i did not clearly lose, you have not seen the fight so you cant tell.

Hi everybody, I boxed again last night, it was my 7th bout against a boy who had 9 with an average record, I can't remember what it was exactly.

Once again I feel like I've been ****ed over, by judges and the referee. Everybody else said I won, and it was close but I thought I took what he had to give and came back with more in the 2nd and 3rd.

In the first round I started slow, and my opponent came out banging. He caught me with a left hook in the first 30 seconds, his best shot of the fight. I took it well, but I could feel he was stronger than anyone I'd boxed before. He gave me some boot in the first minute, but I held it together and warmed into the bout towards the end of the first, although I definetely lost the first.

The second started as the first ended, and was fought evenly until the latter half, when I rallied and started to pick up points. I think I was getting to him in this round as he was expecting me to wilt under his pressure, but I got stronger and stronger the longer it went. The referee took a point off of me in the second, which most people felt was a dubious decision, for me going down to low when i ducked and slipped punches. However, I thought I did enough to nick the second and so did most other people.

The 3rd was a different story, I came on strong and hit him with some big shots. I was fitter and it showed, he had hit me with his best shots and I kept coming and I think this discouraged him.I broke from a clinch and hit him two or three times, and he dropped his hands, allowing me to hit him at will. I caught him with a few straight rights and left hooks and hurt him. I could have been able to finish him off, but for some reason the referee stepped in and told him to defend himself at all times... why?? Surely if he thought he was hurt or unable to defend himself he should have administered a standing count? Apparently not, and the bell rung moments later. I shook everyones hand, and my opponent looked defeated, and I'm sure his corner thought I won. When the referee looked at the scores, we noticed him shaking his head, and the scores were announced as a majority decision for my opponent. Soon after the referee apologized to my corner for taking a point! Why take a point, and then apologize afterwards? He came into my dressing room and apologized again, as it was probably this that cost me the fight. My opponent shot off sharpish, nobody had a chance to talk to them or anything.

Don't get me wrong, it was a close fight, but when you can't get a decision in your hometown, it makes you wonder.....

I will try and upload a video, if I can lol.

Keep your chin up mate, your still only learning, am a bit pissed of my self mate i have just broke my hand in sparring i have only had 11 fights and am geting on a bit in age 25 so i havent go time to waste i was ment to fighting on the 16th of december. I want to have about 9 more fight then go pro

Don't worry abut your amateur record man. Just keep getting experience. If you feel you won, that's all that matters.

A buddy of mine from the gym lost his first 4 amateur fights. Went into the novice class in the USA Tournament with a 0-4 record (3 of the fights were really close fights he could easily havwe won and the other was his first fight, he choked lol) but he won the tournament and beat some good fighters on his way to the championship.

get a KO or don't whine about losses. Lift weights if you aint a power puncher. easy n simple. amateur 3rd fights is just as much joke as 4rd pro fights, you cant afford to have a slow start. you gotta give it from the bell, so why dont go for a KO?
I mean u cant run outta gas if it's such a short fight, just tag'im. Train for a 12rd fight and feel like a king when stepping in the ring for a 3-4 rd fight

get a KO or don't whine about losses. Lift weights if you aint a power puncher. easy n simple. amateur 3rd fights is just as much joke as 4rd pro fights, you cant afford to have a slow start. you gotta give it from the bell, so why dont go for a KO?
I mean u cant run outta gas if it's such a short fight, just tag'im. Train for a 12rd fight and feel like a king when stepping in the ring for a 3-4 rd fight

Can't run out of gas? You would be surprised how tired you can get man.

On top of that, that was the worst post I ever read.

get a KO or don't whine about losses. Lift weights if you aint a power puncher. easy n simple. amateur 3rd fights is just as much joke as 4rd pro fights, you cant afford to have a slow start. you gotta give it from the bell, so why dont go for a KO?
I mean u cant run outta gas if it's such a short fight, just tag'im. Train for a 12rd fight and feel like a king when stepping in the ring for a 3-4 rd fight

you'd be amazed at how fast you gas during a fight, going for the ko is'nt really a great plan either, come out on fire from the first bell but dont go out looking to KO him then get caught with a lucky punch that the other man had no business landing.

go out fast, start the action, press the action, defence on mind and show agressiveness and condition.

However your ideal of training for a 12 round fight is a great purposal as it would make more sense that if you are ready to go 12 rounds you should be able to handle 3

get a KO or don't whine about losses. Lift weights if you aint a power puncher. easy n simple. amateur 3rd fights is just as much joke as 4rd pro fights, you cant afford to have a slow start. you gotta give it from the bell, so why dont go for a KO?
I mean u cant run outta gas if it's such a short fight, just tag'im. Train for a 12rd fight and feel like a king when stepping in the ring for a 3-4 rd fight

Go for the KO at all costs? See how far that gets you against a decent fighter. You'll end up getting stopped yourself.

Can't run out of gas in a 3 round fight? Yes you damn well can. Doing 3x2 min rounds with a min interval can be as (if not more) taxing than doing 3x800m sprints with a min break inbetween (as an example). It's an anaerobic activity that can mess you up if you aren"t conditioned for it.

If you train for a 12x3 round pro fight, where pacing yourself, wearing the other man down, and employing a long term gameplan are among the main objectives, then step in the ring for a highly paced 3x2min fight where clean punching is pretty much the sole objective, I guarantee you will get your ass whooped by any sort of decent fighter.

you'd be amazed at how fast you gas during a fight, going for the ko is'nt really a great plan either, come out on fire from the first bell but dont go out looking to KO him then get caught with a lucky punch that the other man had no business landing.

go out fast, start the action, press the action, defence on mind and show agressiveness and condition.

However your ideal of training for a 12 round fight is a great purposal as it would make more sense that if you are ready to go 12 rounds you should be able to handle 3

Not it's not, it's a stupid idea because a 3x2min fight requires much different conditioning to a 12x3min fight.

12x3min fights are fought at slower paces (not generally slow, but compared to a 3rd fight they are), and the main objectives in those fights are things like breaking your guy down, employing a gameplan that can be effectively applied for 36 minutes etc. It has burts of activity (anerobic) of course, but that is broken up by lots of clinching, moving around and circling and stuff (aerobic).

A 3x2min fight is mainly anaerobic, lots more burts of activity and less aerobic stuff like resting in clinches, circling without punching etc.

Two completely different energy systems, if you train for one and fight in the other you will get messed up badly.

That's why it defies logic to see amateurs doing long slow roadwork session (they should only be done to keep weight in check), hitting the bag for like 5 minute rounds and stuff like that.

you can't run out of gas? are you sure lol? you'd be suprised

Waiting for the vid richie :P