I sparred a professional tomato can and I got whooped

[Los Zetas]

I also agree on nerves
When I did martial arts, I wasn't bad, but when it came to demonstration etc... I got nervous with everyone watching me. I would just freeze up. Mentally

[pesticid]

great thread. keep in mind not only could these guys beat you they could probably do it anyway they damn well pleased. a pure boxer with no power and a losing record could fight like joe frazier and tear you apart and a wild brawler with a losing record could box your ears off.

to quote adrien broner, "there are levels to this *****". if a fighter is good enough to turn pro and have a dozen or more fights he knows how to fight and then some.

You're so right . People think Bam Bam can't box. Rios will be like Floyd Mayweather against the average Joe if he chooses and you won't be able to hit him with a bucket of water.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

i gotta agree with this guy.

you must really be one nonathletic amateur bum to lose to a professional bum.

Did you ever box,,,,,,

some guys have bad records because they dont get proper training camps, fight on short notice, and are fighting above their proper weight class,,,,

I think you and James toney are being pretty harsh on this guy

[pesticid]

Also to add some guys just aren't good at performing in front of an audience because of nerves and such I've heard around gyms of fighters that would run guys out of gyms sparring but had ***** records cause they would clam up etc I have def experienced that theres def a certain comfort level to sparring in the same gym infront of the same people day in and day out that you totally lose in a real match some guys can handle it some can't. I respect anyone that gets up in the ring period its not as easy as some think

Great point! Just like speaking in public is not as easy as speaking with your friends.

[Weebler I]

I am sick of seeing ****** comments made by people who think they know it all as far as boxing is concerned and labeling 90% of boxers as bums or no good.

Feel any differently now OP?

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=598490

[NEELZ]

The reason why I do not use the term "bum" is because years ago I had a friend who was a golden glove boxer. I have never boxed except in the street. We were discussing some of the current fights we had seen on TV and I had the sad misfortune of referring to one of the fighters as a "bum." Up until then I didn't think much about using the term.

He glared at me silently for a few seconds. I certainly felt that he was considering attacking me. Finally through clenched teeth, he said something to the effect that no fighter is a bum because it takes a lot of courage to get into that ring.

When we parted I breathed a sigh of relief and promised myself I would never call any fighter a bum again.

[New England]

This is why I have a problem with the avg fans calling pro fighters bums...

I have sparred many pros in my career and even now once in a while in the ring and the one's that people would call "bums" would beat the **** out of 90% of most people.

I sparred Edvan Barros about a year ago, and he ran circles around me.

barros is a very gifted athlete. he's fought good guys, too.


did you at least let him know that he was in there with a mexican?

[Rockin']

I also agree on nerves
When I did martial arts, I wasn't bad, but when it came to demonstration etc... I got nervous with everyone watching me. I would just freeze up. Mentally

lol, and you call me mentally weak while you're freezing up from just being infront of a crowd, you guys aren't even allowed full contact.............beeeeatch...............LMAO.

............ Rockin'

[F!x]

I sparred Tony Thompson about four years ago. Didn't get beat down as such but couldn't land hardly any shots, he was actually very slick for a heavyweight. Kept me on the jab most of the time so I was just avoiding jabs for 10 minutes while failing to land or even throw many clean shots. But that was a good learning session where I didn't win a single round.

[Accountoffline]

I like the posters honesty, takes ball$ to admit you got whooped by someone who's not even a top contender.

I've had 5 fights a couple of years ago, from gym-to-gym out of the 5 I won 4 (by KO-TKO) and lost one, granted the first four fights were probably easier than the last, and they were no pro's but neither was I.

Anyhow I came across a well seasoned amateur with a decent record, and all I can say is, he made me look absolutely silly for 9 minutes.

So to all of those keyboard KO artists, have some respect and if you can't respect someone get in that squared circle and try it with someone who knows something about the sport.