And how long rounds do you spar ?

i can do bout 3-4 3 min rounds.

3 3min rounds 4-5 if a fights cumming up.

It depends a lot on what kind of sparring. What the purpose is, who's sparring who, and when in regards to upcoming fights.

Anywhere from 4x2 to 4x2 three times in succession.

3 2 minute rounds

10-12 pre fight 6-8 reg,

usually three min rnds 5x2 or 6x2 two different appnts. "would like more, but there is a shortage of hw's at my gym now a days." The harder the spar the fewer the rnds we're not trying to kill ourselves.
sometimes one session in the morning one at night. (do not recomend) I usually do that to help another guy out its not good for me I know. I may get a little beat up the first session and am usually tired and sore when the next one comes around later that day.

And how long rounds do you spar ?



The amount of sparring you do should be dependant on what stage you are in your career. If you are at the novice stage you should be concentrating on ring drills. Novices who do lots of sparring usually just repeat their mistakes.

The amount of sparring you do should be dependant on what stage you are in your career. If you are at the novice stage you should be concentrating on ring drills. Novices who do lots of sparring usually just repeat their mistakes.

let me guess thats what Joe Frazier said in his autobiograby

at the minimum i used to do 2x3...some days when i felt i could do more like 3-4 rounds, i would ask my trainer and he would let me...

5 3 minute rounds with 30 second rest

The amount of sparring you do should be dependant on what stage you are in your career. If you are at the novice stage you should be concentrating on ring drills. Novices who do lots of sparring usually just repeat their mistakes.

I agree 100%, for once! :)

i do anythig from 3 to 6 rounds and theyre 3 minute rounds with 30 second rest.

9 rounds, at 2 minutes per round...I am not in best shape yet though...

My trainer has been known to make us spar lots of rounds in a single session...Once while I was preparing for an amatuer tournament, he had me spar 13 rounds in one session. Did a round robin and he kept changing my opponent. Some rounds were hard sparring, some were light, some where average.

But looking back, I think that was too much...for a novice amateur fight, I shouldnt have needed more than 6, 7 rounds of sparring. But it all depends on your trainer, your gym and even your location (I've noticed that some gyms in different cities have totally different ideas of sparring). Out here alot of times sparring is even tougher than the real fight.

Out here alot of times sparring is even tougher than the real fight.

Yup, some of the best fights have been in the gym wars..............Rockin'

My trainer has been known to make us spar lots of rounds in a single session...Once while I was preparing for an amatuer tournament, he had me spar 13 rounds in one session. Did a round robin and he kept changing my opponent. Some rounds were hard sparring, some were light, some where average.

But looking back, I think that was too much...for a novice amateur fight, I shouldnt have needed more than 6, 7 rounds of sparring. But it all depends on your trainer, your gym and even your location (I've noticed that some gyms in different cities have totally different ideas of sparring). Out here alot of times sparring is even tougher than the real fight.

Any training outside of sparring is suplemental. Sparring is what learining how to box is about. It's the one exersize I could not omit. Your trainer in my book had the right aproach. If I could spend the day doing one exersize it would be sparring.