Mentality after defeat

[Jaymitch81]

Suffered a 1st rd defeat on Saturday and right now I'm feeling sorry for myself.

Any tips/ideas for pick me ups to get motivation back?
I want too get straight back to training but got no motivation for it.

[Boxer4life]

it really just depends on you, after i lost i would train the same day, and start sparing as much as possible, it drove me to work much harder....best thing to do is to look at WHY you lost, examine your mistakes, wether it was in training or during the fight, that should give you enough outlook to get back in there and improve on it, it is very true that you learn most form your losses if you don't let it defeat you.

[Andre]

Take it easy on yourself is the first thing,everything that happens in your life you need there for what you want to achieve on a different level than a mental one.
There are many great lessons in defeat more to learn here than in a win. This is a blessing in disguise but thats still up to you.
Theres an old expression: when one door closes another opens.
Some are too busy looking at the closed one to see when the new one opens,they required that lesson too, but hey, thats .

[greynotsoold]

Just get back at it. Figure out the mistake that you made: Was it a training mistake? An error in strategy or a flaw in technique? Something happened and it can be corrected. Years ago, Alejandro Gonzalez ko'd Luisito Espinoza in two rounds; in the rematch Espinoza won in four. Didn't bother Gonzalez much; he explained that, while he was waiting for Espinoza to repeat the error of their first fight, he'd got caught.
Also, keep in mind that this notion of being devastated mentally by a ko is a relatively new thing. Joey Maxim, for example, was ko'd in one (by Curtis Shepherd, I think) and then beat the same guy by decision twice in three weeks.
A big part of boxing mentality is that nothing is ever done to you, nothing is beyond your control. Something bad happened because of a mistake that you made, and you can correct it.

[Boxer4life]

Jay if you dont mind tell us why do you think you lost? take us through the fight perhaps.

[Jaymitch81]

Hi Guys, Thanks for all your opinions and thoughts. There all much appreciated.

I definetely take the blame for the defeat by just not training hard enough. I fight at 84kg so making weight is not an issue I just did not put in enough cardio training.

I went straightt out from the first bell to claim the centre of the ring and after 30 secs just got caught with his right hand after carrying my left to low. I was stunned by that and although i tried regrouping i was stopped with 5 secs left of the first after taking some heavy shots. Although I have to say the guy can bang hard, very hard.

Anyway I make no excuses and just devastated by my own performance especially when I had family, friends and work colleagues there.

[Youngblood]

Knowing hard work was the biggest reason for your loss is the easiest thing to overcome. Because it is one of the biggest reasons for defeat, especially early in your boxing career. So consider it a lesson learned and bust ass next time. The thing about really preparing and giving it your everything before stepping through the ropes, is that even if you do lose...you are far less disappointed in yourself. And rightfully so.

[southpawwolves]

I was in the same boat as you about 4 months ago, lost the last fight of the season, in front of my home crowd, friends there. Got put down in the first and lost on a UD, felt sorry for myself for over a month didn't train. until for some reason or another I got the bug for it again. Been training for the last 3 months, fought last week, stopped him in the 2nd round after knocking him down twice. You'll get over it mate, only advice is get back in the gym n don't spend a month on the piss like I did.

[lwhit26]

even ali lost my friend, get back on the horse

[Gray Lion]

When I was growing up Babe Ruth was the idol of every baseball lover. He was the Home Run King. Later in life I learned that he actually struck out more times then he hit.
How many times in your training did you hear the phrase "It's all in your head".
OK, you lost..big deal...guess what? Your going to lose some other fights in the future---(Yeah, I know there are exceptions).
Did you or anyone video the fight? If not, get someone to do it anytime you fight. You would be surprised what you can learn watching yourself as a spectator.
Get it out of your head, try to figure out why you lost your fight and work on that. Capitialize on your strong points and work on your weak points.
The bell has rung and the score cards say you lost your previous fight. Why are you still in that ring thinking about it? You need to be training and concentrating on your next fight.

[lwhit26]

When I was growing up Babe Ruth was the idol of every baseball lover. He was the Home Run King. Later in life I learned that he actually struck out more times then he hit.
How many times in your training did you hear the phrase "It's all in your head".
OK, you lost..big deal...guess what? Your going to lose some other fights in the future---(Yeah, I know there are exceptions).
Did you or anyone video the fight? If not, get someone to do it anytime you fight. You would be surprised what you can learn watching yourself as a spectator.
Get it out of your head, try to figure out why you lost your fight and work on that. Capitialize on your strong points and work on your weak points.
The bell has rung and the score cards say you lost your previous fight. Why are you still in that ring thinking about it? You need to be training and concentrating on your next fight.

i very much agree with the video part.. i want to get someone taping me sparring because i feel when you can watch yourself, you can learn so much more

[Andre]

When I was growing up Babe Ruth was the idol of every baseball lover. He was the Home Run King. Later in life I learned that he actually struck out more times then he hit.
How many times in your training did you hear the phrase "It's all in your head".
OK, you lost..big deal...guess what? Your going to lose some other fights in the future---(Yeah, I know there are exceptions).
Did you or anyone video the fight? If not, get someone to do it anytime you fight. You would be surprised what you can learn watching yourself as a spectator.
Get it out of your head, try to figure out why you lost your fight and work on that. Capitialize on your strong points and work on your weak points.
The bell has rung and the score cards say you lost your previous fight. Why are you still in that ring thinking about it? You need to be training and concentrating on your next fight.

i very much agree with the video part.. i want to get someone taping me sparring because i feel when you can watch yourself, you can learn so much more

Yeah get a hold of your next opponents vids too, study his reactions habits and openings as well.