My First Spar

I got a bloody nose and a few bruises, nothing to write home about.

I was unable to throw any good punches except the jab. I threw a lot of rights and hooks but they were arm punches, even though I had been throwing decent punches on the bag. To my credit I blooded the nose of my sparring partner my first time out but that was more due to my strength and persistance than any kind of talent.

lol Yeah I remember my first official fight...I kind of forgot everything except the jab and an occasional spurt of bralwing flurries. Tired and wore out like a mofo when it was over. Funny thing is, I won that fight and since then have lost 3 straight even though I'm a much better technical boxer now. I know one kid who started out losing 20 fights and now he is 80-25. Just got to stick with it.

so any1 else wanna say wat happened their first time

hey guys, i had another spar with the guy. i went 1 round coz i got tired in first, i think coz of the nerves. but i went pretty good, he was goin pretty hard and we were around even, we both got same number of jabs on each other until he got me with a right cross flush while i was off balance and i tripped backwards onto the ropes. then we finished the round and dats it. the wierd thing is dat my friend was outside and he told me the guy threw a real hard hook by the looks of it but i didnt get any brain shake or dizzyness by it.

"I had 3" in height, and about 15 pounds on him, but that doesn't mean shit when you can't connect clean, and when you're being caught consistantly by flush shots to the body and head." Man, this reminds me of when I first sparred. I had befriended this one guy at the gym I used to go to. I was only there for a bit less than a week training. I was 160 lbs. and this cat was 147. I was taller than the guy too and the reach difference was cool too. We got in the ring for two rounds. First thing he did was go straight to my body. The thing was none of the body shots hurt, he didn't even swing hard. But it wore me out REAL quick. And every now and again he would throw a hook at my head just so he could beat my body up some more. I was gettin beat so bad, he just stopped in the middle of the 2nd round like, "Okay, that's enough." I feel like a scrub every time I think back on it, lol.

amateur weight classes what are they i am pretty sure they are not the same as the pros what are they?

My First Spar I think that you just found out that boxing is much harder than it looks. It takes years of experince and training to look like the pros...Don't trip I bet you do much better next time...

It's just that there is so much to put together that your mind and body are thinking about too much all at once. Once you become more comfortable with several aspects of sparring, moving while jabbing, moving while avoiding your opponents punches, seeing his punches coming, seeing where he is open, etc. it will all start to flow where you don't have to think quite so much and you will be going on instinct and your training will show through more. I had the same thing happen my first time. I still have trouble seeing the punches coming with some people. Just keep at it and make sure you keep the sparring light at this stage. There is little to be gained from getting your head bashed in and having headaches (or bruises) to try and learn to spar. I agree with this guy... but don't forget that the headgear and mouthpiece can make a difference in how you feel. They make sparring even more awkward.

hmm My first sparring sessions were not easy either. Listen, man, you just have to relax. Keep your cool. Use your head and breathe. It's all about the mentality. Believe in yourself and don't give up because in the beginning it is especially hard, but you can overcome it with persistence. I didn't even have the presence of mind to throw 3 punch combos consistently and breathe decently until after 2 years of experience.

As usual, looking at things and saying stuff is easier than actually doing it. You might have in your head what you think you can do until your out there doing it. I'm guessing, you were just standing infront of him not knowing where to throw to get inside, and maybe his movements confused you? Hey it's sparring, it's sorta ok to just go in there and take a lot of hits to get one out, just work on not having to do that in the real thing.

It's not really luck. That's how everyone reacts to their first time sparring. Boxing is not a natural thing for a person to be doing. It takes time to acclimate yourself to it. I agree, boxing seems pretty easy when your on a punch bag but when you fight for the first time its totally different, its such a skillful sport that needs a lot of effort to do well, infact most people aint cut out to fight at all.

It's not really luck. That's how everyone reacts to their first time sparring. Boxing is not a natural thing for a person to be doing. It takes time to acclimate yourself to it.

You probably just choked under pressure. Better lucky next time, buddy. I feel the same as jack_the_rippuh

You probably just choked under pressure. Better lucky next time, buddy.

so has this happened to any1 else, if it has do you know wat it is. nerves or sumthing. ? Watching someone fight, it looks easy...until you get into the ring yourself and try it against someone. Most people (myself included) think "oh, I could kick his ass easy"....and then when you try it, you find out that it's not as easy as you first though. What you experienced was nothing new to the boxing world, in fact, it's just how things have always been. I've only been in the ring a few times myself, when I was younger, and it was always against the same guy....He was pretty skilled, and had been boxing for years as a hobby, and I always thought I'd plant the guy if I ever got into the ring with him, having watched him in the ring several time. Why not, right? I had better reflexes, was much stronger, and loads more power. Well, that couldn't have been farther from the truth. I had 3" in height, and about 15 pounds on him, but that doesn't mean shit when you can't connect clean, and when you're being caught consistantly by flush shots to the body and head. I'd been in many barfights, and was quite a tough-guy, but that just doesn't prepare you for the ring. After the 6th and last time we sparred half a dozen rounds, I finally started getting my defense together a bit, and was actually able to land more often, on something besides just his gloves and elbows. The only thing I had going for me was my conditioning (then, as now, I had no trouble running 5 to 10 miles easily), which was better than his. If I'd had a few months to work on technique, I think I'd have been a pretty good boxer, but his rotation came up and he went to Japan, and I just didn't have the interest in pursuing it on my own. And besides, I just never had any interest in doing it for a living. I've seen too many fighters over the years who can't speak straight and are easily confused...punch-drunk in other words, and I didn't want that for myself. My I.Q. is one of my most prized posessions, I'd never give it up even for the pleasure of boxing.

It's just that there is so much to put together that your mind and body are thinking about too much all at once. Once you become more comfortable with several aspects of sparring, moving while jabbing, moving while avoiding your opponents punches, seeing his punches coming, seeing where he is open, etc. it will all start to flow where you don't have to think quite so much and you will be going on instinct and your training will show through more. I had the same thing happen my first time. I still have trouble seeing the punches coming with some people. Just keep at it and make sure you keep the sparring light at this stage. There is little to be gained from getting your head bashed in and having headaches (or bruises) to try and learn to spar.

so has this happened to any1 else, if it has do you know wat it is. nerves or sumthing. ?

My first spa was with an Aussie girl nameed Kathryn. Man what a body.