spaaring vid

[DA1CATAS]

i turned it off once i saw the foozball table...

Don't kill yourself man.. one punch that rocks you and it'll be the floor that knocks you out.. probably more.

[JayCoe]

what do you guys think of this video of me and my friend spaaring
ive got the white shirt on
i dont really train much but have done a little bit of boxing in the past
my trainer said i have quick reflexes or something?
is that how i dodged the punches in this video
round 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76lKwDEyXoM at 1.49 into it

and this is round 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlPlk740YxE

let me know what yous think anyway

Sorry but that's not boxing, you've bought some bag mitts and just started hitting each other. I wont criticise you because when I was younger me and my bro used to do this just for fun. It is fun. However, it's not boxing.

You need to make sure you maintain a guard at all times, not really too important when the guy you're fighting is..well, the guy you were fighting. He seemingly had better reflexes but didn't utilise this. Either that or he just punched and it managed to hit yours, through luck. About 6 seconds in I don't know what the hell it was you were doing, but you did recover nicely, hitting him 3 times, the 3rd being a nice jab to the face as he pulled away. Personally, I don't see any desire to fight, more so from the other guy. He kind of looks like "I don't want to fight, when will this be over?". Every so often you got a few good dodges by moving backwards.

In the 2nd you start better but again you fail right away with the defence. The other guy is thinking too much, he dodges when punches aren't being thrown. The entire fight consists of jabbing, a jab should generally only be used A) when you're hurt and have a reach advantage and B) to set up a hook. At one point you had him for the taking, he was just moving trying not to get hit, you should have utilised this. 2:14 is a classic example of what you don't do and why blocking is crucial. Your friend went for the swing, wide open and got on in the face.

Not to sound a knob but this wasn't boxing, it was 2 friends with gloves on in a basement or something. It shows. Whether you have potential or not, I don't know, i'll let somebody with proper experience tell you that. Just thought i'd make a comment, as you asked.

[lukeybg]

i have to say i turned it off within 15 seconds. I have to say i dont realy enjoy people like you who go around saying you box when in fact you have ****ty little gloves, no head gear, no mouth guards, one of you boxes in a ****in hat, you both turn your head away and flinch when a punch is thrown and you both have literally very little ability. Would have been a better video if you had fallen over a tin of paint seen as you were in the garage.

The only reason i say all this and criticise so much is because people posting videos like that is sort of a kick in the teeth to anyone who trains ******ly hard 3-4 times a week at a boxing gym where your nose bleeds, your eyes sting and you want to be sick.

Get yourself to a gym and try sparring there and then post it once you have proper supervision and training otherwise its a waste of time.