Boxing - the right attitude while you're losing

[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.