Quote Originally Posted by voodoo_dude
The last 2 times Ive sparred it has been with a much better fighter. I start off strong, trying to be offensive and attaking and then he dishes out some pain and I lose all confidence and end up backing up and not attaking for the rest of the round. Its like I know I cant beat the guy so I just try to survive ! I guess its just primitive fear taking over....

Im not asking for a gameplan or strategy, its more about the mental side. Like feeling intimidated, fear, pain etc...
Like how to get through it. Should I just keep sparring with him until I'm not getting beaten as badly? lol
will this pass with experience?

Anyone else ever experience this or am I just a wuss

















It will pass with experience....I had a kid in my gym once who had all the goods...speed strenghth good offense and defense....had some amatuer fights about 5 or 6 at the time...a new guy comes to the gym who had a ton of amatuer fights and they sparred....

The new guy was just so friken fast he was tagging this kid with ease...nothing hard just pitty pat shots but he was catching him...the kid kept turning his back as a defense??...and this kid had been in with harder hitters before and never flinched it was just the getting hit so often and an automatic reaction...

eventually he worked it out so his automatice reflex would not take over his focus and got it together...

takes time...

Point is thats what the gym is for to work things like that out..nothing to be ashamed of really...more or less a composere isuue that will come with experience