I want to spar but....

[punchDrUnK MONK]

Yeah nobody wants a manfredo nose.

id take a manfredo nose over a eric morales nose anyday

[Undefeated]

Your going to get hit in your nose regardless. I busted my nose several times, but if that's what your worried about don't box.

YOU ARE GOING TO GET HIT IN THE NOSE. Wether you are getting hit flush or even blocking. It happens.

[punchDrUnK MONK]

i agree with this guy ^^^ not only about beign hit in the nose, but if ur worried about gettin hit in general, dont box. u gotta get the **** kicked outta u to learnnnn lol

[bishop2006]

Your like me,i dont want my nose 2 get ****ed up like Bernard Hopkins,so i cover it alot,if i get hit i think **** it n go all out,im 18,so i got alot of speed 2 get away from the shots without blocking,i counter punch,IMO its the best way to avoid a punch and hand out a beating

Ive only been boxing under a year and im real good,one of the best in my gym,i grew up watching boxing,beleave it or not,if u watch alot of boxing u understand what is right and what is wrong,so i was pretty good when i started,they want me 2 box for them,amateur fights in the summer,but im gna wait til next year,get everything perfect

[The Donfather]

Just get out there and spar. Don't worry about the nose, if you are sparring someone who is going to break your nose during a spar, you should not spar with them. When sparring for the first time it usually does not get to intense. Just take it easy, relax, and keep your hands up.

I just had my first sparring match a few days ago, and I don't have the smallest nose, and nothing happened to me. I got hit by two hard combos, the biggest thing is getting your eyes watery.

[Animal Squabbs]

Don't worry about the nose.... If u do u will cover up alot while sparring......But I been sparring for a while and still get nervous before i get in the ring.......Just get in there and throw what u know

nervous??

see I think this might actually be a problem for me. In sparring IM not scared or nervous. I like fighting so much and am so used to fighting that when I sparred Im real laid back and relaxed. That might actually be bad now that I think about it cause the other guy is all built up and **** and anxious, Im in there like IM shopping for groceries. The thing s though that in a street fight I have a very aggressive mean style and I cant use that for sparring cause its only supposed to be light work/practice.

[The Golden Boy]

Sparring at my gym, in the past year I have witnessed:

2 concussions
2 "out on his feet" KO's
1 cracked rib
1 broken toe
1 broken hand
probably 50 bloody noses and split lips

But no broken noses. Not one. The biggest, most powerful heavyweights at my gym have dealt each other massive nosebleeds, but no breaks. I got my nose very mildly broken in my first bout (he landed a punch when my headgear was knocked sideways and already pushing my nose over ) but I've never had -- or dealt -- more than a nosebleed or a shiner in sparring. Sparring is not combat. Well, usually not.

Broken toe? How'd that happen?

[Animal Squabbs]

by the way the thread starter is a *****, I refused to get braces because I was getting into too many street fights and I figured I didnt want to have keep pullin my cheeks out of my braces. Teeth are for chewing, not looks. Noses are for smelling, not looks. Man up.

I dont care if my nose ends up getting ripped off, I dream of having a title, I dont dream about my nose, if I have to lose the nose to one day win a title then so ****in be it.

[Animal Squabbs]

anyway if you really wanna protect your nose then use one of these...

[msagrain]

well it easy as don't let them hit u in the nose