Is this selfish?

[nirojsri]

My trainer has this habit of me always sparring with first timers.
I'm not that experienced myself. I've only been training for about 7 months.
I'm absolutely sick of them running at me and throwing wild swings and trying to knock me out. One time he put me with a guy that weighed like 80 lbs more than me and he was a newbie He practically charged me into a corner for 1 round and threw the same combination uppercuts while pinning me into a corner.
Literally pinning me he had his whole body against mine as if he was tackling me and held me in place in the corner. ****ing hurt. Then he gets tired as a mother****er we start 2nd round he quits and never shows up again.

I know people deserve a chance even if they are new. But I'm really sick of it.
Is this selfish? and if not how can I tell my trainer I don't like sparring with new or first timers without coming off as arrogant or thinking I'm better than everyone.

[peewee1460]

i've had this role before. what i try to do is nail them square in the nose with my best jab. they tend to back off and show some respect. if you think your trainer'll frown on that try and sneak in a shot to the solar plexis every now and then, it'll take their breath and let you catch yours.

[nirojsri]

Right now I'm getting used to it and just use it to practice dodging and **** but once in a while they're crazy and it pisses me off that I'm trying to take it easy on them and make it a learning experience for them and these ****ers are out there trying to kill me. And most people who spar for the first time at my gym never even come back.

[Noy]

the best way to tell your trainer is to punch the lights out of your sparring partner. show your trainer you deserve better in the ring, if you truly deserve it.

[keepthemhandsup]

i love fighting newbies....!!

it fun to fight new people, you can learn if they're winners or quitters. of course they don't know how to box so of course they will throw sloppy punches....but hey if you condition and train yourself right then it's nothing to worry about.

and i learn good defensive from fighting newibes because chances are it's probaly someone who will go all out the frist round.

i don't care if they come back or not, if they don't they were never ment to box in the frist place, if they do, i got a new training buddy!

plus i'm a bit of a sadist......

[nirojsri]

Meh I don't really get kicks from hurting newbies because I was a newbie like then once.
And there's not much of a benefit of me frightinh a newbie. I like to spar with people who are more experienced than me because I learn something new each fight.

[Bretto2]

imo its a benifit and a downfall, benifit is you get to hit easy opponents, and is sometimes good to learn against fighters who charge, the downfall is the experience level you learn is pretty minimal..

[oc9979]

imo its a benifit and a downfall, benifit is you get to hit easy opponents, and is sometimes good to learn against fighters who charge, the downfall is the experience level you learn is pretty minimal..

im a newbie but i know it is a sparring section. so when i go in there i try what i do in the heavy bag and shyt. but i dont try hitting my partner hard like i would be fighting. he is there to help. but a good hard combo from you would make him stop a lil bit. also most of the new guy like me. we wont last more than two round if we havent trained good.

i would advised to throw your jab hard to their nose. that shyt stop me anyday lol

[nirojsri]

I also feel guilty though cuz then the trainer can say why should someone more experienced fight with you if they aren't going to learn as much.

[Squabbles94806]

Uhhh......yes and no. 7 months is still a short time to be training, especially if you don't have fighting experience.

I don't think it's too selfish. If someone comes at you, fcuk it. Ya gotta do what you gotta do. Either you respect them, or they respect you. If they respect you and you continue to whoop on them, instead of work with them, then that's a little selfish. At that point, start sparring with people who will push you and help you.

If there's no one available at your stable to push you and you keep sparring novices, then do what you gotta do...but make sure they respect you. There's nothing wrong with beating the hell outta someone and then jokin with them outside of hte ring or gym.

Just remember: There's always someone out there who will put you in your place.