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The first and only time I have ever been knocked down was 5 years ago when I was 16. I was only a welterweight at that time and decided to spar with a light heavyweight.
At first I was keeping my distance landing with some good jabs, and gaining confidence. As he got me against the ropes I was landing with some decent shots on the inside and rocking his head with a few uppercuts. Out of knowhere, he landed a huge shot to my body. It sounded like somebody slapped me. I didn't feel it straight away, but a few steps later I felt the air move out of me. I took the knee and tried to recover but I just couldn't take enough air in. It felt like a stitch x100. Never have I felt pain like that before. It was horrible. My excuse is that I had a weak ass body back then. I started to use the medicine ball soon after to toughen me up. Ive been hit to the body hard since but have never felt like taking a knee, which is good.
How did you first get knocked down?
At first I was keeping my distance landing with some good jabs, and gaining confidence. As he got me against the ropes I was landing with some decent shots on the inside and rocking his head with a few uppercuts. Out of knowhere, he landed a huge shot to my body. It sounded like somebody slapped me. I didn't feel it straight away, but a few steps later I felt the air move out of me. I took the knee and tried to recover but I just couldn't take enough air in. It felt like a stitch x100. Never have I felt pain like that before. It was horrible. My excuse is that I had a weak ass body back then. I started to use the medicine ball soon after to toughen me up. Ive been hit to the body hard since but have never felt like taking a knee, which is good.
How did you first get knocked down?