Freezing up

[boxing4ever]

Anyone in here ever freeze up in sparring? Im talking like everything goes out the window and you just feel like a human punching bag and whenever you try to punch it seems like something is wrong and you end up getting countered back? I almost quit in the middle of sparring due to this but I in all honesty didnt want to embarasse myself infront of the whole gym. I felt like a idiot and felt like all my hard work and time and money has gone to waste. I have a fight coming up on Friday and I dont think im goona show up. I really feel worthless boxing wise because Im obviosly not that consistant and what if I have one of these moments in a fight? I really care about my health and Im sure i cant keep having one of these type of days again and again unless I want to have a straight nose and be able to remember my friends names when im older. Is this really something your suppose to accept as a part of boxing? I dont really think that a good solid boxer would have these type of problems but share your thoughts guys

[kryo]

I'm going to come out and say it before anyone else does;

you're being a *****.

Acouple days of you getting punched in the face won't **** your brain up.

Besides, the ol' 1-2 helped at the club, right?

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lawl.

Kryo has a point.

Don't be such a girl. The trainings tough, this ain't no tickling contest!

[TravelinMan]

this kid is 17 years old....

man what do they teach you in yank land? You guys need to go abroad to get some decent education. Kid talks like he's a friggen' 5th grader.

Anyway, dont be a *****. Boxing's a tough man's sport. It's not for everybody.

[West24]

yes its true boxing is a tough sport, but on the other hand you shouldnt be leaving a spar session feeling like you have a concussion. either you went into the ring with someone much better who didnt take it easy, you just were off your game etc. if its a once in a while thing its ok, but you shoudlnt be feeling like that on the regular.

[Journeyman]

well let me tell you something....i had recently gotten into a street fight against a much bigger dude that knew how to fight/box. he caught me with a str8 right after i slipped his jab and i was immediately dazed. i tried to bob and weave a little but sorta froze up after a couple moves and got caught with some more hooks. and when i started swinging back for some reason i had no pop in my punches, winging some weak arm punches.... plus i wasnt even ready to fight at the moment, he was the one that was all hype.

only thing i walked away from that fight was knowing i could take some good barefisted punches and next time sit down on my punches some more.

[boxing4ever]

I'm going to come out and say it before anyone else does;

you're being a *****.

Acouple days of you getting punched in the face won't **** your brain up.

Besides, the ol' 1-2 helped at the club, right?

It wasnt a club for the 1000 time! Those kids that tried to jump me are just staright up street brawlers with no skill but only power. After sparring some people came up to me and asked me if I was ok and that they were surprised i am still on my feet and that I didnt get koed. I felt like a idiot after hearing people say things like.

[Clegg]

I think what you need to do is to get yourself into the right mindset.

I remember once I was on my way to the gym and had an argument with someone. When I got there I just couldn't get into it so I left. Most people probably have the odd day where they can't get into it.

Try reading about past experiences of other fighters. Remember that lots of fighters have fears and psychological problems. Tyson, Bruno, Seldon, McCall, Bowe, Golota. All of these guys were less than mentally perfect yet in the 90s they were among the best heavyweights. If these guys can get themselves in the mindset to win world titles, then you can get past your current worries.

Remember that Cus quote, about the coward and the hero being the same on the inside? I think there's a lot of truth in that. The other guy might be just as scared as you. The guy with the most fear isn't always the one who loses.

I was watching an old video at the weekend, showing Tyson crying before an amateur fight...lots of people feel fear, you just have to find the way through it, or find a way to project it onto your opponent, or turn it into motivation and aggression.

[boxing4ever]

I think what you need to do is to get yourself into the right mindset.

I remember once I was on my way to the gym and had an argument with someone. When I got there I just couldn't get into it so I left. Most people probably have the odd day where they can't get into it.

Try reading about past experiences of other fighters. Remember that lots of fighters have fears and psychological problems. Tyson, Bruno, Seldon, McCall, Bowe, Golota. All of these guys were less than mentally perfect yet in the 90s they were among the best heavyweights. If these guys can get themselves in the mindset to win world titles, then you can get past your current worries.

Remember that Cus quote, about the coward and the hero being the same on the inside? I think there's a lot of truth in that. The other guy might be just as scared as you. The guy with the most fear isn't always the one who loses.

I was watching an old video at the weekend, showing Tyson crying before an amateur fight...lots of people feel fear, you just have to find the way through it, or find a way to project it onto your opponent, or turn it into motivation and aggression.

Right on the spot, I saw that video of tyson too.

[!! Shawn]

Anyone in here ever freeze up in sparring? Im talking like everything goes out the window and you just feel like a human punching bag and whenever you try to punch it seems like something is wrong and you end up getting countered back? I almost quit in the middle of sparring due to this but I in all honesty didnt want to embarasse myself infront of the whole gym. I felt like a idiot and felt like all my hard work and time and money has gone to waste. I have a fight coming up on Friday and I dont think im goona show up. I really feel worthless boxing wise because Im obviosly not that consistant and what if I have one of these moments in a fight? I really care about my health and Im sure i cant keep having one of these type of days again and again unless I want to have a straight nose and be able to remember my friends names when im older. Is this really something your suppose to accept as a part of boxing? I dont really think that a good solid boxer would have these type of problems but share your thoughts guys

You are mentally weak, and you are a bully. This is just another example of a bully getting shut down by the first person that stands up to them.

You need to stop complaining about EVERYTHING, and do something about it.

We don't care that you put on weight because you cant stop eating cookies. We don't have any sympathy. Unlike you, most of us actually bust our ass to stay on weight. When we get a whooping in the gym, we figure out what we did wrong and bust our ass trying to fix it.

We don't come on here and ***** and moan about how we froze up and felt like a punching bag.

Boo ****ing hoo. If you don't like feeling like a punching bag then do something about it.