Originally posted by WonderMonkey
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Had my first sparring session last Saturday. My trainer, an MMA fighter, didn't take it too easy on me and I ended up taking 15-20 stiff punches to the face and stomach over three rounds. Agree that the feeling of being overwhelmed isn't pleasant but, after being so throughly humbled, I've been training harder and eating cleaner.
Training/Sparring with someone better makes us want to be better - I guess that's how you take yourself to the next level. Anyway, best of luck to you in the fight, man. I've personally still got a long way to go before I can claim to know anything about boxing! Back to the gym it is.
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