LOL Lyle.

Good to see you're getting in to it.

I think much of this comes down from the top. My first boxing trainer used to let people get on with it, the second was very good, lots of body sparring, the first time I sparred full was against a good amateur and we worked at my level since no doubt he would have outboxed me - but we both kept it technical, next guy in the ring was less able than me so we kept things at his level.

As Lyle says its about respect but it has to be both ways - the trainer HAS to direct full sparring and it should be supervised IMO it may be he has you spend the whole time just using your jab.