FINALLY!!!!! Had my first sparring match today!!!

[Animal Squabbs]

oops, its a Title full face headgear not a contender headgear. I was saying it was a contender full face headgear. Ive had for a awhile and cause of the colors I always forget that its a title, Contender doesnt even make headgear.

[Animal Squabbs]

I sparred again today, thats two days in a row. This time it was a muscular light heavy who hasnt had any fights yet. I didnt really feel like sparring today but I did it anyway.

I was coming from 24 hour fitness so I had running shoes on instead of boxing shoes, and I wore a differant headgear this time, the fight gear mexican headgear, and it kept slipping to the side and over my eyes constantly. We went 3 rounds. The guy was throwing bombs and it pretty much played out with me getting drilled, circling trying to fix my headgear, then getting drilled while I was adjusting. I backed him up alot and just basically used footwork and the jab. I switched to southpaw and got rocked with a huge right hand. I was a little dazed but didnt show it and switched back and moved. I had him hurt twice, once especially, he was throwing and I ducked and caught him with a left hook to the stomach and he made a noise and kinda bent over and immediatly clinch and wouldnt let go. Overall I didnt do too good mainly cause I couldnt see the guy most the time and I would be fixing my headgear then my head would get slammed with a big wild hook.

[juggernautburn]

I sparred again today, thats two days in a row. This time it was a muscular light heavy who hasnt had any fights yet. I didnt really feel like sparring today but I did it anyway.

I was coming from 24 hour fitness so I had running shoes on instead of boxing shoes, and I wore a differant headgear this time, the fight gear mexican headgear, and it kept slipping to the side and over my eyes constantly. We went 3 rounds. The guy was throwing bombs and it pretty much played out with me getting drilled, circling trying to fix my headgear, then getting drilled while I was adjusting. I backed him up alot and just basically used footwork and the jab. I switched to southpaw and got rocked with a huge right hand. I was a little dazed but didnt show it and switched back and moved. I had him hurt twice, once especially, he was throwing and I ducked and caught him with a left hook to the stomach and he made a noise and kinda bent over and immediatly clinch and wouldnt let go. Overall I didnt do too good mainly cause I couldnt see the guy most the time and I would be fixing my headgear then my head would get slammed with a big wild hook.

well i'm glad you are getting sparring in. i'm still on the 1-2 punch, but i'll stick with it and fight eventually.

[Southpaw16]

well, congratulations on having begun sparring. Don't worry too much about the results right now in terms of winning or losing the sparring sessions. Just allow yourself to get more comfortable with being in the ring.

[Animal Squabbs]

well, congratulations on having begun sparring. Don't worry too much about the results right now in terms of winning or losing the sparring sessions. Just allow yourself to get more comfortable with being in the ring.

Im already comfortable in the ring cause its basically fighting which Im used too, but the thing that is starting to worry me is that my head is killing me. Yesterday I actually felt my brain move after the uppercut and today I kept getting walloped and yesterday and today my head was hurtin pretty bad. Its so bad that I cant hit the other bags afterward cause when I put power in my shots I can feel my brain moving around. Im moving my head around real slowly right now to look around and stuff, something has to be wrong cause I dont think I should be feelin this bad. Maybe its cause I have a small head... Im 260 but my large headgears are alittle big on me. Or maybe the gloves my opponents use, yesterday the guy was using worn out gloves that Ive felt before and the knuckles are worn out, but Ive never felt this bad after streetfighting and that was bare handed. Even before it always seemed to hurt my head worse to get hit with gloves and than barefisted..

[Evil_Meat]

Im already comfortable in the ring cause its basically fighting which Im used too, but the thing that is starting to worry me is that my head is killing me. Yesterday I actually felt my brain move after the uppercut and today I kept getting walloped and yesterday and today my head was hurtin pretty bad. Its so bad that I cant hit the other bags afterward cause when I put power in my shots I can feel my brain moving around. Im moving my head around real slowly right now to look around and stuff, something has to be wrong cause I dont think I should be feelin this bad. Maybe its cause I have a small head... Im 260 but my large headgears are alittle big on me. Or maybe the gloves my opponents use, yesterday the guy was using worn out gloves that Ive felt before and the knuckles are worn out, but Ive never felt this bad after streetfighting and that was bare handed. Even before it always seemed to hurt my head worse to get hit with gloves and than barefisted..

ur brain is has not actually moved at all, because if it did ud either be dead or have a terrible concussion. U've just ate some good shots and u need to give ur head a rest. Dont spar at all if u feel anything in ur head. Ive been fortunate enough to only leave the gym once with a very small headache that went away quickly because i took a flush left hook from a powerpuncher. Work on ur defense and don't spar if u feel anything in ur head

[SquareCircle]

the blue 18oz Titles, I wore my Contender full faceheadgear and it kept gettin knocked crooked and he was so fast he would nail me and it would be crooked and I couldnt see and then he would land like 3 more before I could adjust it

yea man **** the headgear i dont even wear it. youll actually get hit MORE if you rely on head movement and peripheral vision. i prefer to spar without headgear.

Buddy, you scared me when you said you took a shot that felt like your brain exploded...that aint cool. First time tho. ****. Souinds like you straight up got your ass thoroughly smashed, but at the same time, sounds like you found out you can weather a blow to the head without going down, which is the most important aspect of boxing, whether or not you can take a punch, Roy Jones will attest to that.

i knew u was a crazy mutha****a to be hittin yourself in the face bloodying your nose and wrestlin around with a pitbull on the ground. but u never wanna come at someone with ypour hands down neglecting defense. always keep them hands high up in the air and if youre too tired to do that, dont ****in spar that 4th round, thats all there is to it. ur brains on the ****in line, when I was just starting out sparring, i was goin up against guys who were 30-7 and **** like that, 2005 hw southern association champs(keenan hickman) , I was out of shape like a mother****er but Id just work real hard for 2 rounds and then be too gassed to go the third, sure the coach would give me **** but, I didnt have to endure losing millions of brain cells that 3rd and 4th round woulda brought, cuz i was ****in tired.

[Animal Squabbs]

yea man **** the headgear i dont even wear it. youll actually get hit MORE if you rely on head movement and peripheral vision. i prefer to spar without headgear.

Buddy, you scared me when you said you took a shot that felt like your brain exploded...that aint cool. First time tho. ****. Souinds like you straight up got your ass thoroughly smashed, but at the same time, sounds like you found out you can weather a blow to the head without going down, which is the most important aspect of boxing, whether or not you can take a punch, Roy Jones will attest to that.
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not really, it was back and forth somewhat both times. About the uppercut that I said made my brain explode. I was coming in and got stuck and my headgear moved slightly and I went to adjust it and the guy landed 3 hooks and my head was bouncing side to side then he unloaded a big uppercut with everything and it popped my head up and I guess the way my brain was going side to side then jolted up probably caused it. It felt like I could feel it moving around in the fluid up there. I wasnt rocked or anything, it just hurt. Ohwell like I said Ive been hit before.

[Animal Squabbs]

got some more sparring today for the third day in a row. This time against some fellow heavyweights. One is a pro MMA fighter and amateur boxer, the other is a two time amateur champion who trains people at the gym. It was kinda like a round robin thing cause they sparred two rounds, then I sparred the MMA guy two rounds, then another guy sparred the MMA guy for two rounds, then the amataur champ sparred the MMA guy one more round, then I sparred the amateur champ one round.

I think I did ok, the MMA guy seemed kinda tired and he didnt like my pressure. I was doin damn good backin him up and tryin to work inside, except for two times I switched south paw and got clobbered with a right hand. He clinched with me alot and thats something he wasnt doin with the other guys. Im guessing its cause he was tired and I was coming forward more than the other guys.

The other guy is good too, he trains people. He seemed to be going easy with me and for the first thirty seconds he didnt even throw anything I said to him "You aint throwin anything back!" He kept just covering up and I would work to the body and head. Towards the end of the round he picked it up and started catching me with big right hands. We ended up trading toe to toe and he landed huge right hand that pushed my head all the way back and into the ropes and I came back with a flurry that was pretty much smotherd. Right before the bell he put alot into an uppercut that whipped my head up and sent me back a few steps.

[chuckisquik]

sounds like you faught speedy, carlos, and i forgot the big guys name