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    Just sparred for the first time: What should I do?

    I sparred 4 rounds total. The first round was against this mexican kid, probably 5-9(Im 5-7). Needless to say, All i remember is hitting him with a good body shot and then the rounds over, but i Know that I got demolished because they put another guy in there. The next guy was pretty weak but I was so drained that I couldnt put up much defense(plus Ive been at this gym for a month and a half and really have not been trained at all) so while I DID outpoint him, he landed a shot that almost blacked me out. I learned several things from this:

    Im not in shape.

    My trainers dont train.

    Sparring at my gym is just fighting with 16oz gloves and headgear.

    I dont have a particularly good chin.

    I really want to go to law school, and if my chin isnt good Im assuming my brain will take a ton of punishment. Should I quit now and save my brain or just keep running with it and turn out ok?
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    #2
    Originally posted by BmoreBrawler View Post
    I sparred 4 rounds total. The first round was against this mexican kid, probably 5-9(Im 5-7). Needless to say, All i remember is hitting him with a good body shot and then the rounds over, but i Know that I got demolished because they put another guy in there. The next guy was pretty weak but I was so drained that I couldnt put up much defense(plus Ive been at this gym for a month and a half and really have not been trained at all) so while I DID outpoint him, he landed a shot that almost blacked me out. I learned several things from this:

    Im not in shape.

    My trainers dont train.

    Sparring at my gym is just fighting with 16oz gloves and headgear.

    I dont have a particularly good chin.

    I really want to go to law school, and if my chin isnt good Im assuming my brain will take a ton of punishment. Should I quit now and save my brain or just keep running with it and turn out ok?
    work on your defense more,so u wont get hit as much. and why dont u get in shape,thats no excuse to quit.and your trainer doesnt train u? jump on the boat ahaha.

    and if u got beat your first spar its natural. no1s going to pick up ali,tysons skills off of 1 spar

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      #3
      When i 1st sparred i thought i was King Kong coz i was beatin all my mates asses! Then the trainer threw me in with the Scottish light middle weight champ, he took it easy on me i could tell, i caught him with 1 good shot and he felt it! Thats where it all started to go wrong for me! He opened up on me with everything! I didnt go down but damn he ****ed me up! Stick at it, the fitness will cum. My trainers are pretty **** too by the way.

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        #4
        Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

        And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

        Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.

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          #5
          Originally posted by The Raging Bull View Post
          Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

          And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

          Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.
          Its not that dont take note of me, they do, but they dont seem to know much! lol! No1 at the club even really talks about boxing other than our fights and stuff, no talk of Toney vs Peter, most of them dont even know them, its pathetic! Im not driving miles for training tho!

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            #6
            Originally posted by The Raging Bull View Post
            Sounds like no-one has a good trainer. I'm in the same situation lol. You just gotta keep persevering until they really take note of you, which my trainer is starting to. Then they will spend a lot of time with you, maybe even out of gym hours like I do with my coach at the moment. Just stick at it.

            And about the sparring session, 99% of people do **** on their first time because they watch a couple of fights or maybe Rocky and think it looks easy, but they're soon overwhelmed once they step in the ring. I was exactly the same. I had to spar a middleweight amateur and he was a ****ing hard hitter. But I kept at it and now I'm the hard hitter that's stepping in the ring and showing some flash.

            Just don't give up on the sport. It takes a while to get used to.
            my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously

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              #7
              Originally posted by VERSATILE2K7 View Post
              my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously
              Oh I see lmao. Girl boxers in your gym?

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                #8
                Originally posted by The Raging Bull View Post
                Oh I see lmao. Girl boxers in your gym?
                yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by VERSATILE2K7 View Post
                  yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha
                  Originally posted by VERSATILE2K7 View Post
                  my trainer and all the trainers take note of me. but they rather concentrate on the girls ahaha.seriously
                  Thats how it is at my gym too.

                  btw, I thought I was in shape when I sparred because I was doing the daily gym grind like it was nothing but apparently thats not enough. Doesnt help that I play a couple hours of BBall a day I guess.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by VERSATILE2K7 View Post
                    yep.and they put all there attention to them. like this girl boxer came.27years old. my coach restarted the 3 minute timer without tellin no1 just so she could get a fresh start.WTF!also hes talkin about sparrin at another gym but he kept mentioning to me that there will be ppl for her to spar also.like i give a ****! he helps her do situps,he has a training plan for her,she does the mitts and all the concentration goes on her when she comes,when im obviously the hardest puncher and the 1 with the best defense,quickest hands. but its like he doesnt give a damn. that same day i broke the 50lb bag ahahah.i saw a small tear on it and i kept hooking that spot for like 3 rounds and it tore open.ahaha
                    That'd well piss me off. Talk to him about it or something because i could eventually hold you bck.

                    Breaking the bag will take his attention off her though, if only for a moment.

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