Looking for any tips, advice on vid

**Youngblood** · 04-13-2008 06:07 PM

Won my 3rd fight and have some questions regarding it.

Firstly, is it usual for me to be fighting outside of my category? For eg. I should be fighting now in 13-14 but found myself up against a 15 turning 16 yr old. My first 2 fights I had when I was 12 years old and in grade 7 and both of those in Michigan I fought people in grade 10, or 15-16 years old. I don't mind it, because just finding a fight is hard for me. I am tall 6' and weighed in for this fight at 152 lbs. I am thinking or guessing it is my size as to why I keep getting matched up out of my age category? Even so, the person I fought this last match was even taller, at 6'3" or 6'4" and had 5 or more pounds on me. It was the first fight I have seen this, and it did challenge me.

Moreso what challenged me this last fight were 2 things in particular. The first was I hurt my lower back quite badly on Friday night at my club doing one of the longest glove workouts I have EVER done. Not sure why we worked so hard, because my trainer said he wanted me to rest and go easy 2 days before. I never realized how much I hurt myself until yesterday morning when I woke and could hardly bend down to pick things up. No way I wasn't going to fight, so tried to relax and stretch lots before the fight, right. But then about 15-20 minutes before the fight, my trainer wanted to warm me up and had me doing glove work really hard once again ....and I felt this just sapped me of atleast my best round of energy. I'm still not sure why I got worked so hard up right until I stepped in the ring. Is this normal? I only wanted to reserve my energy and stretch properly. I've never question my new trainer up until now.

Anyways, I got a good win as best I could given my limited power and what seemed like complete lack of the ability to move like I normally would. Any time i tried to move to my right I either couldn't properly or it just fricken hurt. I also got caught some hard shots, harder then ever before as I just couldn't seem to get away quick enough.

my first split decision.

**Youngblood** · 04-13-2008 09:46 PM

here's another thing, not that anyone fookin replies.

I think I had a hard time focusing this last fight on top of other things i think because of the lighting. I've only fought santioned up till yest. in a casino type darkened situation where it was easy to find a focus. Hit the dude all lit up in front of you! Yest we fought in the hosts gym with lights all on. Meh, I could see stuff going on and hear stuff yest. and was trying to not see it as i fought, but gawdammit i couldn't seem to.

El Kabong · 04-13-2008 10:40 PM

Focus is easy to lose....which is why when you're tired you have to force yourself to focus even more and when you do that, the easier it is to focus when you're not tired and when you're actually fighting in a real fight