I cried after a sparring session....

[mishka80]

Whats the point of crying after sparring anyways?

You win some, you lose some.

[nystate0fm1nd]

I'll never forget the first time I sparred. It was ridiculous. I went in against a guy who was slightly taller (I'm about 5'5 and was 120lbs at the time), but weighed a lot more.

Well, we go in and I was just jabbing and jabbing and not slowing him down at all. Every time I threw a punch he made me pay. I was getting rocked a lot. I think it was the 2nd round, I ducked a left hook, came up with my hands a little low and got slammed by a hard right hand directly in the nose. It was the hardest shot I've been hit with ever but I didn't go down or anything. I thought my nose was running profusely and I was like wtf. I put my glove to it and my glove was covered in blood.

I didn't cry or anything but it felt ****ty. I figured whatever, I was new at it so I'd get better. I was in the gym the next day ready to sparr again. I got beat up a bunch of times since then by pretty much all bigger guys but it's all good. I'd rather get beat up in the gym than in the street.

[Squabbles94806]

ya thts right i cried after getting my ass kicked. I wasn't crying like "crying" i was tearing up, sniffing and trying to hold it in.

My coach put me in sparring against a guy whose been doing it for atleast one year, but i've been doing it for 2 weeks (10 classes) and i sparred a lot of people and did great, like my coach said i had loads of potential, but this one guy whose close to 6'0 and weighed about 140 LB and i was just 5'6 weighing only 115LB, just tore me down to pieces, it wasnt an ass kick, it was a massacre! anyways, after the sparring session, i was ok, but then i let go my tears and my coach tried to confront me and so did the guy i sparred with, not to mention there were only 3 people in the gym (thank god), and they were supportive of me to.

Anyways i don't know why i'm sharing this, but, i'm not an emotional person, i wasnt hurt physically, i was drained mentally, and it hurt my pride. But i'm taking this beat down and using it as a motivation and try even hardder next time.

Btw i'm 15.....ya make fun of me if u want lol, call me a softy, *****, i know...iknow....*hahah he got his ass kicked and now he's crying hahaha*

15? It's aiite. I know it gets overwhelming in there sometimes. Adrenaline, pressure, emotion. It's a fight right? I feel ya dogg. But ya gotta tuck that ***** in. Me personally, i hate crying. There's nothing wrong with crying. I personally just feel weak when i cry.

The guy you were sparring probably took all the fight out of you. And your emotional response (crying) was in a result of your frustration. Here's a nickel's worth of free advice. Communicate with your coach. After a couple rounds and you don't feel in tune, ain't no law to step out of the ring. I bet your coach would respect you more if you said, " A coach, i think i need more work. Can i step out?"

It's all gravy mayne. Boxing ain't no joke. It's a real man's sport. It's all about heart.

Just don't quit. Don't take this negative experience and get discouraged. Recharge your battery, and say "fcuk it" next time.

[Trrmo]

When I was about 12 or 13 I sparred with a bigger 16 year old. At this stage I was inexperienced and the coach just got us to do body punching, no head shots. This big kid though kept getting in a hard shot to my head. I wasnt used to taking punches at this time so once I remember going home in tears. My dad just told me to punch him back in the head, so next time I sparred even though it was body shots only, I threw a big right at his head...and missed, threw a big left...and missed, then a big right....and whammo straight on the chin, wobbled his legs and the coach stopped the sparring, he looked like HE was gonna cry after that.

So the point is, at the beginning stages it can happen to everyone. You just need to keep going back and train harder and learn as much as you can.

[Thalia]

I cried after a sparring session

When I say I got beat... I GOT BEAT. im 17 year old girl, and ive been working out at a boxing gym for about 5- 6 months, I barely done any drills but done Muay Thai in the past. I already know off the bat my head movement and foot movement needs alot of work. But I was getting ****y with myself, because I know I hit hard and I got really good hooks.

I sparred with this girl who had 4 years of experience. The bell rung. I told her not to kill me. I put my hands up and everything was a blur. I didnt want to run all around the ring so I stood there like a boulder, with my hands up and trying to block my body. She was good. At the third round she had me on the ropes. I was so tired. My nose started to bleed. She kept hiting my body and my head kept snapping back and sideways.

There were so many people in the gym....I feel like they saw me as a human punching bag. I felt so embarrassed and I felt like a fool. I feel like they had high expectations from me and I just looked like a loser.

They SAID no you did good for your first time sparring, you gotta work on some things, n bla bla bla bla

After 1 hour, I couldnt stay at that gym. I wanted to go home. I hid in the locker room amd wanted to be in their forever. I didnt want people looking me in the face. I tried so hard to keep it together in the gym.

When I got picked up. I started sobbing, then when I got home.... I starting balling, it was those type of cries where you cant even talk, like you hiccup and everything.

Im going back today. I usually smile at everyone but I just feel so ashamed of myself. Im gonna walk in with my head down.

So embarrassed. So ashamed. So ******. So pathetic.
Those punches were punches of reality, I thought I was running the show, but in reality im nothing

[Lomadeaux]

When I say I got beat... I GOT BEAT. im 17 year old girl, and ive been working out at a boxing gym for about 5- 6 months, I barely done any drills but done Muay Thai in the past. I already know off the bat my head movement and foot movement needs alot of work. But I was getting ****y with myself, because I know I hit hard and I got really good hooks.

I sparred with this girl who had 4 years of experience. The bell rung. I told her not to kill me. I put my hands up and everything was a blur. I didnt want to run all around the ring so I stood there like a boulder, with my hands up and trying to block my body. She was good. At the third round she had me on the ropes. I was so tired. My nose started to bleed. She kept hiting my body and my head kept snapping back and sideways.

There were so many people in the gym....I feel like they saw me as a human punching bag. I felt so embarrassed and I felt like a fool. I feel like they had high expectations from me and I just looked like a loser.

They SAID no you did good for your first time sparring, you gotta work on some things, n bla bla bla bla

After 1 hour, I couldnt stay at that gym. I wanted to go home. I hid in the locker room amd wanted to be in their forever. I didnt want people looking me in the face. I tried so hard to keep it together in the gym.

When I got picked up. I started sobbing, then when I got home.... I starting balling, it was those type of cries where you cant even talk, like you hiccup and everything.

Im going back today. I usually smile at everyone but I just feel so ashamed of myself. Im gonna walk in with my head down.

So embarrassed. So ashamed. So ******. So pathetic.
Those punches were punches of reality, I thought I was running the show, but in reality im nothing

Stop crying and adapt.

[DONTRAY]

Ten years later.

[Eddy Current]

I saw a video of Mike Tyson crying before an amateur fight once. It even happens to Mike Tyson!

[Rockin']

When I say I got beat... I GOT BEAT. im 17 year old girl, and ive been working out at a boxing gym for about 5- 6 months, I barely done any drills but done Muay Thai in the past. I already know off the bat my head movement and foot movement needs alot of work. But I was getting ****y with myself, because I know I hit hard and I got really good hooks.

I sparred with this girl who had 4 years of experience. The bell rung. I told her not to kill me. I put my hands up and everything was a blur. I didnt want to run all around the ring so I stood there like a boulder, with my hands up and trying to block my body. She was good. At the third round she had me on the ropes. I was so tired. My nose started to bleed. She kept hiting my body and my head kept snapping back and sideways.

There were so many people in the gym....I feel like they saw me as a human punching bag. I felt so embarrassed and I felt like a fool. I feel like they had high expectations from me and I just looked like a loser.

They SAID no you did good for your first time sparring, you gotta work on some things, n bla bla bla bla

After 1 hour, I couldnt stay at that gym. I wanted to go home. I hid in the locker room amd wanted to be in their forever. I didnt want people looking me in the face. I tried so hard to keep it together in the gym.

When I got picked up. I started sobbing, then when I got home.... I starting balling, it was those type of cries where you cant even talk, like you hiccup and everything.

Im going back today. I usually smile at everyone but I just feel so ashamed of myself. Im gonna walk in with my head down.

So embarrassed. So ashamed. So ******. So pathetic.
Those punches were punches of reality, I thought I was running the show, but in reality im nothing

Boxing takes time and lots of heart. You were in there learning to fight. You walk back in there proud and eager to learn more with your head held high. When you walk back in there go right up to the person that put this whoppin' on you and ask if you can get some work again, and then just do it. And most importantly learn from it. The next day you do the same thing again and again and......

Blood, sweat and tears..... it's what you signed up for..........Rockin'

[OctoberRed]

Boxing takes time and lots of heart. You were in there learning to fight. You walk back in there proud and eager to learn more with your head held high. When you walk back in there go right up to the person that put this whoppin' on you and ask if you can get some work again, and then just do it. And most importantly learn from it. The next day you do the same thing again and again and......

Blood, sweat and tears..... it's what you signed up for..........Rockin'

You tell him Rockin'