Sparring

Hello, I've recently started boxing at a local gym. Since I've only had about 3 lessons in boxing (I have bought a big punching bag to do my exercises at home and to train my techniques), I've had problems with weekly sparring. I'm new to the club and the people there are hard to spar with, but I don't want them to go easy on me or something, cause in the ring people won't neither. I want to work for it, but I just wanted to ask some tips.
I'm still not fast enough to block all punches and because my sparringpartners are really quick, I wanted to know if their something I can do about my insight on how somebody could throw a punch at me, how to evade it, or simply how to get my punches fast enough to get someone's attention of.
Hopefully I can get some good tips here.
Thank you for your time
Greets from a rookie.

First off welcome to Saddos.

To address your question:

All gyms work differently. But imo, no one ever should be getting in to spar at anything remotely close to as little training as you have. I would think 3 months min 3x per week of training, learning the basics be the bare minimum. Would prob prefer more like 6 months before lacing up to spar.

So there you have it.

Ok, thank you

try to spar with lighter guys, just work on defense and movements. Once you feel comfortable - move on fighting your weight class

Focus on a natural progression. This is way to early to spar. You will develop panic habits instead of focusing on technique.

This would be my suggestion. One step at a time, don't move foward until you have completed the step. This can take months if done correctly. I have guys work on stance and footwork for days before throwing a punch. If your feet aren't right how can you expect your punches to be? if your punches aren't right how can your combinations be?? etc etc..

1. Stance
2. Footwork
3. Jab/Cross/Hook/Uppercut - Learn one punch at time - Don't rush yourself
4. Combinations
5. Defense - Range/Block/Parry/Slip - For each punch and combinations - again be patient.
6. Some organized catch and throw
7. Light Sparring
8. Maybe then you'll be ready to go full speed.

Thank you for your help everyone, referring to the stance part, I'm now boxing with left side ahead, but I feel more comfortable when right side is at front. Does that mean I'm a lefty or is it otherwise?
Questions might not be the smartes ones, but I want to use full capability for the sport

greetz Jorn

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Originally Posted by JSKBELGIUM

Thank you for your help everyone, referring to the stance part, I'm now boxing with left side ahead, but I feel more comfortable when right side is at front. Does that mean I'm a lefty or is it otherwise?
Questions might not be the smartes ones, but I want to use full capability for the sport

greetz Jorn

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It's a good question.

It's fairly normal when beginning to feel more comfortable with your dominant hand forward. In this case assuming you are right handed. But you should probably resist that and get used to having your left as the lead. It'll take time to get comfortable with it, but it will happen. Not only is it about a set up of power and balance, it also has to do with dominant eye function which often goes along with dominant hand. Reverse all of that if you are naturally left handed.

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Originally Posted by JSKBELGIUM

Thank you for your help everyone, referring to the stance part, I'm now boxing with left side ahead, but I feel more comfortable when right side is at front. Does that mean I'm a lefty or is it otherwise?
Questions might not be the smartes ones, but I want to use full capability for the sport

greetz Jorn

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It's a good question.

It's fairly normal when beginning to feel more comfortable with your dominant hand forward. In this case assuming you are right handed. But you should probably resist that and get used to having your left as the lead. It'll take time to get comfortable with it, but it will happen. Not only is it about a set up of power and balance, it also has to do with dominant eye function which often goes along with dominant hand. Reverse all of that if you are naturally left handed.

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Hello, first of all thank you for your good advice, and I understand what your explaining me, but I forgot to mention that it's not my arm that's more comfortable this, it's mostly my feet, or my stance (naming it correctly). When I step in to give a front jab it feels more comfortable and I'm much quicker, secondly is my left hand (wich is at back then), is more powerfull as I feel it.
Not trying to disagree with you or something, I would just like to hear your opinion on that

Gr Jorn

I understand you perfectly, Jorn. Your whole entire body feels like it is backwards, especially your feet and stance when you begin. Almost everyone starts out like this. Are you normally right handed? The hand you write words with and do most things with?

I would concentrate on footwork, 3 sessions, or weeks is not going to make you a expert.

Blocking is easier than parrying, but they cant hit you if you are out of range.

Don't just focus on going backwards and forwards with you feet, move laterally, aka move or circle side to side when boxing.

Boxing is a lot like chess, or checkers, you can not expect to win the game if you do not exchange pieces.
He will hit you, you will hit him back, there is no way to avoid getting hit.

Also punches in bunches, always throw punches in 3's or 5's, eg Left, Right, Left.
The exception is the jab which is the most important punch in boxing, it is a feeler punch, it lets you check you range and keeps opponent off balance and on the defensive, if the jab lands flush/powerful follow that up with a straight right, then a left hook.
You can throw 1,2,3 jabs in a row, it does not have to land to be effective, but a missed jab can be easily followed up with a 2nd jab which lands.

Remember to keep your elbows down to protect the ribs.

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Originally Posted by boyla

I would concentrate on footwork, 3 sessions, or weeks is not going to make you a expert.

Blocking is easier than parrying, but they cant hit you if you are out of range.

Don't just focus on going backwards and forwards with you feet, move laterally, aka move or circle side to side when boxing.

Boxing is a lot like chess, or checkers, you can not expect to win the game if you do not exchange pieces.
He will hit you, you will hit him back, there is no way to avoid getting hit.

Also punches in bunches, always throw punches in 3's or 5's, eg Left, Right, Left.
The exception is the jab which is the most important punch in boxing, it is a feeler punch, it lets you check you range and keeps opponent off balance and on the defensive, if the jab lands flush/powerful follow that up with a straight right, then a left hook.
You can throw 1,2,3 jabs in a row, it does not have to land to be effective, but a missed jab can be easily followed up with a 2nd jab which lands.

Remember to keep your elbows down to protect the ribs.

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Thank out for the advice, it was really helpfull. I've learned a lot now:p
I'd also want to add, that my sparring partners and trainer are pleased about my prestations and that I'm doing very well for only 2 weeks of boxing. My goal is to do some official fights when I'm ready, hopefully within the next 2 years. But I want to be fully ready for it.

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Originally Posted by boyla

I would concentrate on footwork, 3 sessions, or weeks is not going to make you a expert.

Blocking is easier than parrying, but they cant hit you if you are out of range.

Don't just focus on going backwards and forwards with you feet, move laterally, aka move or circle side to side when boxing.

Boxing is a lot like chess, or checkers, you can not expect to win the game if you do not exchange pieces.
He will hit you, you will hit him back, there is no way to avoid getting hit.

Also punches in bunches, always throw punches in 3's or 5's, eg Left, Right, Left.
The exception is the jab which is the most important punch in boxing, it is a feeler punch, it lets you check you range and keeps opponent off balance and on the defensive, if the jab lands flush/powerful follow that up with a straight right, then a left hook.
You can throw 1,2,3 jabs in a row, it does not have to land to be effective, but a missed jab can be easily followed up with a 2nd jab which lands.

Remember to keep your elbows down to protect the ribs.

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Thank out for the advice, it was really helpfull. I've learned a lot now:p
I'd also want to add, that my sparring partners and trainer are pleased about my prestations and that I'm doing very well for only 2 weeks of boxing. My goal is to do some official fights when I'm ready, hopefully within the next 2 years. But I want to be fully ready for it.

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Good luck, the more you practice the more you improve.

You never answered the question Jorn, regarding your dominant hand. It's kind of important when beginning, deciding stance.