A Boxing Moral Dilemma

[Shamrock]

For me sparring is all about learning new things. I was never a big hitter my style was more based on speed movement and reflex. I could figure out a lot of fighters in a round and work out either how to nulify their strength or counter with some pain. I put that ability down to always trying to learn new things when sparring.

Your post made me think of George Foreman.... bare with me here... he always wanted to be a skillful jab and moe boxer like Ali and his trainers encouraged this wheh he trained but then when fight time came they'd be screaming in his ear at the start of the first round to jump on the guy and knock him out.

Don't foresake what you are good at in sparring but don't let it be the be all and end all or I don't see how you progress.

I have no training experience this is purely personal experience and my own view point so there will be MANY on here who can probably offer you better advice.

Good Luck.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Thanks Shamrock.
I'm not boasting or anything, but the fighter my style is closest too is Gerald McClellan, as I've said I idolised him. On the inside I try to replicate Cotto or Hatton then.

So when I get in there I do have power and I have to hold back in sparring. Thats my problem, but I'll work it out eventually

[Shamrock]

Thanks Shamrock.
I'm not boasting or anything, but the fighter my style is closest too is Gerald McClellan, as I've said I idolised him. On the inside I try to replicate Cotto or Hatton then.

So when I get in there I do have power and I have to hold back in sparring. Thats my problem, but I'll work it out eventually

You don't sound like you're boasting mate... you just sound like you are confident about your style which is good.

Are there no guys in the gym who are bigger or more experienced who would maybe agree to spar with you and let you go at full tilt for a few rounds ?

[donnydarkoIRL]

Theres a couple, but there's a couplke of reasons that we don't spar.

There's only one guy I can go full tilt with and he's broken his hand

[Trainer Monkey]

Theres a couple, but there's a couplke of reasons that we don't spar.

There's only one guy I can go full tilt with and he's broken his hand

Hows your heavy bag set up?<because you can simulate alot of your movement and clinching if its set up right