Lost first boxing match

[sicklelee]

I lost my first match weighed in at 138 and they made me fight at 145. My first match was just after my first two spars with someone new to the game like me. I let my nerves get to me and I was kinda shakey and already tired in just the first round. I got dropped in the first round of the match, but got back up then the ref stopped it in the 3rd round after I gased out and kept holding. I usually don't get tired fast but I let my nerves get to me at the begining and that basically was worn me out mentally.


I fought someone right handed and they kept catching me with powerful right jabs. My defense really isn't that good. I mean they were hard and I'm Southpaw. Everyone said I could have drop dude threes times after I hit him with three killa left hands, but backed off everytime.

I feel humilitated and down after that performace tonight and I'm now thinking twice about boxing.

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

it was your first match so i wouldnt give it up that easy..unless you really dont like it..but your trainers let you fight after just 2 spars?you gotta spar and spar more to get rid of your fear..remeber like in rocky v..balboa says fear is like fire, if you control your fear it can make you hot. but if you dont it will burn you..hit the gym again and work twice as hard..

[sicklelee]

it was your first match so i wouldnt give it up that easy..unless you really dont like it..but your trainers let you fight after just 2 spars?you gotta spar and spar more to get rid of your fear..remeber like in rocky v..balboa says fear is like fire, if you control your fear it can make you hot. but if you dont it will burn you..hit the gym again and work twice as hard..

I just don't like the fact how I was embrassed plus my dad was there to support me and I lost.

[kNIVEK2]

dont give up man. dont get discouraged either. many good fighters lose their first few fights. learn from it and train hard. good luck in the future.

[Animal Squabbs]

Bernard Hopkins lost his first pro fight and you see how he turned that around. Its no big deal man, youre even picking out what went wrong and everything, just take it as a learning experience and improve on those things and keep at it and eventually you might get something going. Plus havin a match after only your first two spars is pretty early so it aint that bad.

[IronNick.]

Get back into the gym instead of posting on a forum.

[Feint]

First of all, congratulations on getting into the ring in the first place. Just the fact you did that shows courage. I am sure your father is proud of you for that alone, I know I would be.

Sometimes the bravest thing a person can do is to say, "I will try again tomorrow." The fact is we all lose at times, whether it’s in the ring or in other aspects of our lives. But it is how we handle loosing is what makes us who we really are.

Get back in the gym, improve on your weaknesses, and work harder than you did before. I’m not going to promise you will win your next fight if you do these things, but if you do I will promise you will in fact become a better boxer and more importantly, a better person for not quitting. Winning is easy, picking ourselves up is what really proves our tenacity and size of our heart.

Don't quit based on one loss. Trust me on this, if you quit now you will always look back and wonder what could have been. Work hard and give it another shot and if you still don't like the results, fine. But at least you can tell yourself you gave it an honest effort.

Good luck!

[FIGHTING_FLIP]

yup like everyone said, its a learning process..and also everybody gets beat down, its about who can get back up

[DMC]

Well done on getting in there

I am a little surprised they got you in there with so little work in the ring Sparing.
However Don't let this get you down. Listen to the other posts.

Learn from this and work on what let you down. Get back in there next time and try again. I am sure your father was very proud of you win or loose.

Let us know how you go.

DMC

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

i know exactly how you feel. i got my arse handed to me the 1st time too.

It'll spur you on eventually - use how pissed off you are to get yourself ready in the gym. Use the anger to make sure you train enough for you to never have to deal with these feelings again.

Don't get down about losing! i don't know an amateur who doesn't have atleast a couple of losses to there name.

well done for getting in there.