Sparred for first time tonight!

[Catmeat]

I am glad to hear that you did well with your first boxing experience. I have been boxing for about a year now and we usually just box anyone who is willing. So that means welterweight boxers are boxing heavyweights (etc.). Try to avoid boxing larger boxers. I am a welterweight that often boxes heavies. I recently took one really hard cross to the face that shattered my orbital (eye socket). The head gear and 16 oz. gloves did very little in this case. My advice is that if you are going to box heavies only do block-and-jab. Its fine to have a full spar with someone in your own weight class.

-V

Haha, well ideally i would be sparring larger boxers as im 6'7 and 225lbs! Theres nobody at the gym that big to spar with though so i spar with a slightly smaller guy whos been boxing around 3 years!

[aussieboxer2320]

I am glad to hear that you did well with your first boxing experience. I have been boxing for about a year now and we usually just box anyone who is willing. So that means welterweight boxers are boxing heavyweights (etc.). Try to avoid boxing larger boxers. I am a welterweight that often boxes heavies. I recently took one really hard cross to the face that shattered my orbital (eye socket). The head gear and 16 oz. gloves did very little in this case. My advice is that if you are going to box heavies only do block-and-jab. Its fine to have a full spar with someone in your own weight class.

-V

thats bad advice, small guys sparring big guys is very good learning and development, the big guy gets faster and sharper and the little guy gets stronger and tougher. im 14 and i only weigh 44-45 kgs (99 pounds) so i often give away upwards of 20 kgs in sparring and its never hurt me

[rmz]

My first sparring session involved me landing just a few punches and taking a whole lot more. Very embaressing...but hey, everyone's gotta start somewhere.