Whats it like in a real boxing match where they are really trying to blast you?

[Augustane]

When you're in there, everything goes faster and slower at the same time. You're reacting faster and you're moving faster. Your heart beats ten times faster. The adrenaline really kicks in, while you're trying to go at it with the other fighter. It's nothing like sparring and you can't go at any pace. If you get hit, expect for the guy to try to finish you off.

At the same time, everything's going by so much slower. The round feels like an eternity and every second feels like a minute. The more tired you get, the slower time seems to pass by. At some point, your reflexes slow and your body starts bogging you down. You'll be cussing at yourself in your head, because simple things like keeping your hands up are forgotten due to how tired you are.

By the end of it all you should be exhausted, tired, and drained. There is no easy winning or dominating most of the time. If you're behind on the cards, you know you better be putting every last ounce in those last rounds. If you're ahead on the cards, you know the other guy is going to do the same thing. There is no easy way out when both fighters are there to win.

At the end of the day, despite your body screaming at you, there's no way out. You're in there for 2/3 minutes. You have to be confident that everything you did outside of the ring will be there to carry you inside of it, because that's all you're going to be bringing with you.

[heavy89]

to me... im just a novice fighter with 2 fights.. i've won them both.. but i had a good trainer.. he told me "all the hard work is done... now is time to show it off.. and to use it.. this is the fun part... just make the most out of it" and that helped a little bit.. first fight your afraid of lookin dumb.. but truth be told your doing what everyone in the crowd doesn't have the nerve to do.. non stop moving... hands feet.. super tired.. the punches don't HURT but they slow you down like normal.. you have so much adridline going its insane... nothing greater to hear the crowd shout when you land a good one.. but nothing sucks more when they land a good one and the crowd cheers for them lol.. but you can't let that trick you into something ******.. a lot of guys fall for that.. they let the people in the crowd fight their fight.. i holler stuff for our guys all the time.. .its all mental bro.. but just keep it in your head like this.. idk how you guys spar but when we spar we try to take your head off.. you got head gear on you'll be okay... so the only difference is strangers are watching instead of everyone in the gym.. train hard give it all you got so you know if you get beat you didn't cheat yourself..

but thats just my take on it..