beat up in sparring

bin boxing a couple of years now, at a low level

i started with novices like myself and have moved up and i am now mixing it with people who have at least a bit of ambition and have been for a few months

Ive lost the odd round to people in sparring, especially when i first started but since i understood what is needed i dont think ive lost many and i dont ever remember losing a 3+ round spar to anyone

last night tho i did 4 twos with this lad and i lost every round, i didnt really feel like being in the gym and didnt climb into the ring in the first place with any confidence

he is 19 years younger than me and heavier and he made me feel like an old man

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Originally Posted by erics44

bin boxing a couple of years now, at a low level

i started with novices like myself and have moved up and i am now mixing it with people who have at least a bit of ambition and have been for a few months

Ive lost the odd round to people in sparring, especially when i first started but since i understood what is needed i dont think ive lost many and i dont ever remember losing a 3+ round spar to anyone

last night tho i did 4 twos with this lad and i lost every round, i didnt really feel like being in the gym and didnt climb into the ring in the first place with any confidence

he is 19 years younger than me and heavier and he made me feel like an old man

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Well, it is life. I had similar experience being 26 and fighting a 15 years old boy.

on reflection im happy it happened

im raring to get back in there now and show him whos boss

i was starting to get a bit stale and was feeling like i was ready to hang my competative sports shorts up completely

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Originally Posted by erics44

on reflection im happy it happened

im raring to get back in there now and show him whos boss

i was starting to get a bit stale and was feeling like i was ready to hang my competative sports shorts up completely

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Haha

well, unless you compete, there is not point of making gym wars!

Make it work for you and learn from it. Comes a point where you can't match size, strength, youth, etc... with an opponent. So don't try. Pick your spots, watch him around the gym and pick up his habits and exploit them. Be smart. If you do it right, it isn't just a game of vitality and reflexes, but a game of patience and calculation.

Remember you have ability or you don't,! simple no ifs or buts boxing is about levels, some
people can move up in levels others can't, its a harsh fact that's boxing.

sparred the same kid last night, 3 3s and i won all 3, last round he was spent too

if id have wanted to i could have really put him under pressure

bin buzzing ever since, theres nowt like it

When I spar people younger and bigger I tend put my head on their chest and fit like that.

Messy but it tires us both out.

All the best learning I ever got from sparring was when i was gettin my ass handed to me. :fight:

Solar-Plexus takes the wind out of most amateur trained fighters.

Agree if you want to get better you have to fight better opposition.

With just the information you have provided, my answer is llimited to recommending you first search your inner self to see if you still have the drive, the fire, and the spirit to win.
Second, I need to ask...have you just been sparring with guys at your level for a long period of time and become stale? I have two boxers I call the "Pattie Cake kids" because they always spar among themselves, get in the ring and do the same thing. I can close my eyes and hear the same rythem of punches being thrown....in short, they are not learning anything..they are comfortable fighting only each other...will never progress...have no interest in taking on a new sparring challenger....so I don't waste my time with them anymore...it's their money...and if they want to piss it away pretending to learn boxing...thats fine.
Third...go back to your basics. Sometimes you develop subtle flaws or bad habits you are not aware...have a coach or a good sparing partner work with you and let them critique you.
Age, physical condition are important...but rermember--boxing is called the sweet science and many an older boxer has proved time and time again, that skill, experience and the heart to win will overcome.