Boxing - the right attitude while you're losing

[WayneFlint]

think of it like this who cares if you have a bad sparr with someone aslong as youve been trying new movements and techniques and perfecting old ones then you are progressing, too many fighters just settle in their ways and leave it at that rather than risking bruising their ego taking a few more punches trying to figure something new out, just keep working at it and sooner or later itll feel like everything is just starting to click and then youll enjoy a lot more what your doing and that is the state of mind you should be in, enjoy boxing dont worry about getting hit everyone gets hit, if your getting hit in sparring then your learning a valuable lesson that could have been learned at full power in a real bout instead of in the much safer and controlled gym sparring sessions. now which one do you think is the better way to learn?

[El Kabong]

I totally agree with Wayneflint, and actually I think it's pretty cool your trainer makes you spar with limited weapons because he's trying to prepare you for reality. The guys I sparred with, I've usually had the ability to take out, but that doesn't help anyone. Sparing = practice and you practice to get better at things you're not good at. When you're given free reign to do what you feel like doing you tend to repeat the same tired old crap over and over again (at least I do) and sparring is the area to try and fix that, mix it up a bit try something new, and maybe you get lucky and it works.

[Andre]

Mentally? I think smile inside, you can still grip the mouth guard with a slight smile there, when you do it, your eyes smile too, your brain frees up slightly, it effects you in reverse but the same neuron path seems to fire up even though you dont actually have something to be smiling about just thinking smiling frees you slightly internally from the frustration.

Not the shaking of the head and laughing aloud trick to say Im not hurt,you are having no effect on me; thats a crock and you should be still moving on and wacking someone while they are doing that.

[Andre]

think of it like this who cares if you have a bad sparr with someone aslong as youve been trying new movements and techniques and perfecting old ones then you are progressing, too many fighters just settle in their ways and leave it at that rather than risking bruising their ego taking a few more punches trying to figure something new out, just keep working at it and sooner or later itll feel like everything is just starting to click and then youll enjoy a lot more what your doing and that is the state of mind you should be in, enjoy boxing dont worry about getting hit everyone gets hit, if your getting hit in sparring then your learning a valuable lesson that could have been learned at full power in a real bout instead of in the much safer and controlled gym sparring sessions. now which one do you think is the better way to learn?

Like Wayne and Lyle have said: If you care about it, you are actually reacting and allowing a mental block to occur between your mind and your reactions, its that reason why your trainer is doing this for you.

[El Kabong]

As one of my favorite people said "Perception is reality" and that goes not only for the judges but for you as well. If you perceive losing rounds as more of a challenge for you to do better instead of someone just flat out whuppin your ass you see there is a bit of hope with viewing it as a challenge and the other way you start looking for a way out.