Punch to the back of the neck while sparring

[Joao]

Thanks for the reply remac. Seems that the way i spar is not that dumb after all, i was afraid to be the "pussy" that would prefer light sparring instead of full contact uncontrolled and ape shited ring brawl :P.

As anyone else here ever got rabbit punched? the head ache is gone, and the neck soreness is going away little by little but i still feel a bit of discomfort...i swear to god i could kill the guy right now haha .


as for the TL.DR. types regarding the questions on my first post:

- i have short range. Not short but i think im below average, and the way i feel confortable while fighting is on the outside, working the jab, parrying punches and countering. should i change my style since i fall short on most counters? or is it a matter of timing/experience/practise more than range?

[Gray Lion]

I have in fact been 'sucker punched" in fights outside the ring and received punches to the back of the head inside the ring..which is illegal. Without going into a lot of medical terms and reasons for not allowing punches in the back of the head, the short answer to your question is : Yes, you can be knocked out or will feel dizzy...tha'ts why it's the preferred punch of a street fighter. Yes, your neck will feel very stiff...even to the point it hurts to turn your head. You might even experience headache. My advice is to lay off any head blows for the next couple of weeks. My best advice is to find another sparring partner...this guy has no idea of what is expected of a sparring partner and sounds like someone who could get out of control real fast.

[Joao]

Thanks for your reply gray lion! um feeling much better now, already sparred today, lightly and i felt no pain at all! Thanks for telling me the important stuff in order to prevent a punch like that to become a bigger and cronical issue !