Ring Nerves when sparring

[MrMayhem]

Hi there, this may sound strange but I dont know, I get nervous if I spar in the ring, when I spar outside the ring on the platform where the bags are, I am fine. I also don`t know why, I begin to arm throw, when I shadow box, I punch from the hips the correct way, I start arm throwing in the ring. I was sparring today, I forget to breathe, I dont know how to breathe with a mouth guard on, Im not used to the mouth-guard. I was very angry at my performance.

Dont get frustrated, it comes with time brother. You gotta keep doing the same thing over and over and over again before your body does it on its own.

[AHussain123]

Dont get frustrated, it comes with time brother. You gotta keep doing the same thing over and over and over again before your body does it on its own.

Thank you bro, I was thinking of wearing my mouthguard when doing bag work, I could then get used to breathing with it on, is that a good idea, I was also thinking when the others guys spar, I should get involved and ask to spar, I need more ring time, I do not get the ring time, it could be because im not vocal in asking.

[AddiX]

Just accept your going to get hit and if won't hurt so much.

If you anticipate it hurting, it will.

Focus on your breathing and technique. Make sure you have good training, and good trainers watching.

You Should never be getting demolished in sparring. Sparring is for getting better, not for besting the crap out of people.

[AHussain123]

Just accept your going to get hit and if won't hurt so much.

If you anticipate it hurting, it will.

Focus on your breathing and technique. Make sure you have good training, and good trainers watching.

You Should never be getting demolished in sparring. Sparring is for getting better, not for besting the crap out of people.

I try to relax, its hard but I will try harder, when I spar no one goes full out, they only go full out on the amateurs when they are practising for a fight.
I try to shaddow box more, so I can get my technique correct

[Boxfan83]

Hi there, this may sound strange but I dont know, I get nervous if I spar in the ring, when I spar outside the ring on the platform where the bags are, I am fine. I also don`t know why, I begin to arm throw, when I shadow box, I punch from the hips the correct way, I start arm throwing in the ring. I was sparring today, I forget to breathe, I dont know how to breathe with a mouth guard on, Im not used to the mouth-guard. I was very angry at my performance.

Personally, I think the simple answer is its stage freight mixed with a little uncontrolled adrenaline. Eventually you will learn to control this with due time, practice makes perfect so the more you spar the better you will get.

But as far as training, are you lifting weights? If so AT LEAST cut them out the night before of sparring. I wouldnt recommend any boxer to lift heavy upper body because personally when I lift a lot, my muscle reaction is slower and I will try to make up my speed with arm punches.

Also are you more of a sprinter (anerobically fit) or a distance runner (aerobically fit)? If you are more dominate in one of these areas, you may want to start evening out your cardio. You will notice the difference in your breathing once you level out your workouts. My assumption is that you need to do more sprints.

[Quiksilva]

Nerves are natural. It's a sense of fear and trust me, every fighter gets it, they just learnt how to overcome it.

How I overcame it was that believing that you are going to win each time and you have to do it like you LOVE it.

[Augustane]

My best advice I tell all first-timers and people new to sparring is to stay relaxed. Relax your muscles as you punch and while you're sparring. The more stiff and tense you are, the faster you tire out and the more punches hurt.

What takes more damage when hit by a hammer? A stiff board or a piece of rubber?

The sooner you can relax yourself and not tense up, the better you'll do in sparring. It'll go a long way to improving how quickly you run out of breath and how well you roll with punches.

[AHussain123]

Personally, I think the simple answer is its stage freight mixed with a little uncontrolled adrenaline. Eventually you will learn to control this with due time, practice makes perfect so the more you spar the better you will get.

But as far as training, are you lifting weights? If so AT LEAST cut them out the night before of sparring. I wouldnt recommend any boxer to lift heavy upper body because personally when I lift a lot, my muscle reaction is slower and I will try to make up my speed with arm punches.

Also are you more of a sprinter (anerobically fit) or a distance runner (aerobically fit)? If you are more dominate in one of these areas, you may want to start evening out your cardio. You will notice the difference in your breathing once you level out your workouts. My assumption is that you need to do more sprints.

I agree, its stage fright mixed with andrelinin, its the feeling everyone is watching. I shaddow box more so I can get more practice in keeping my hands up and extending my punches. I agree, I might need to stop weight training on the day I box, I do stretching before I box will that help?.
I like to do sprints because I enjoy it more, I used to Long endurance, I have really bad shin splints so I had to stop it and start using the cross trainer in the gym because its very low impact on the joints.

[AHussain123]

Nerves are natural. It's a sense of fear and trust me, every fighter gets it, they just learnt how to overcome it.

How I overcame it was that believing that you are going to win each time and you have to do it like you LOVE it.

I agree confidence is very important, I try to focus myself before I spar like a mediation with myself, I tell my self to keep composed and give it your best.

[AHussain123]

My best advice I tell all first-timers and people new to sparring is to stay relaxed. Relax your muscles as you punch and while you're sparring. The more stiff and tense you are, the faster you tire out and the more punches hurt.

What takes more damage when hit by a hammer? A stiff board or a piece of rubber?

The sooner you can relax yourself and not tense up, the better you'll do in sparring. It'll go a long way to improving how quickly you run out of breath and how well you roll with punches.

I agree, I will be sparring tonight, I will try to relax, thank you.