Quote Originally Posted by manchestermatt1986 View Post
Thankyou for all these vids, im watching them when i have a spare hour or two so i can mimick the movements and actually pay attention to what is being said.

Iv been sparring for the last few weeks now with the trainer, my confidence is growing and he says im very patient, maybe a little too patient and might have dig up my aggresion (which seems to only come out once iv been hit a few times)

My fight or flight mechanism seems to be a little flight, until my hit a few times then its 100% fight

Iv been doing what you said cambay and getting in closer so im stood planted and upright when i get inside, only problem is sometimes i dont see punches coming and get hit from no where. When i bob and weave i weave into the punches.... which hurts!





Might need to just work on some slip drills. Have your sparring partner put you in a corner and throw about 50% or so and you just slip and duck. Also have him throw while you are coming in and your only allowed to slip not punch.


Other than that, stay busy on the inside, keep a tight guard and don't keep your head in the middle when you throw your punches.


If you can, go into a little more detail about how you use your head movement and what happens when your getting caught.


It doesn't sound like anything to abnormal, especially if your a pressure fighter. But your head movement alone should get your head out of the way enough to take a lot of the umph off the punches even if they do manage to touch you. And with a good guard (hands up and chin tucked even when throwing punches) the punch should also be at least partially blocked. That's not to say you wont feel these punches.


Getting punched in the face is gonna happen even to the most experienced boxers. Even with great head movement, great reaction time and a tight guard you are still gonna get hit in the face lol, that's just boxing. Your gonna get hit with clean shots. So don't get frustrated. Instead, focus on when you get hit and why.


Is he hitting you on your way inside? While you are inside? Is he taller or shorter? Is he an in fighter or out fighter? Are you being predictable with your head movement? All these go into the equation and so much more.