having a good chin has sweet fuck all to do with boxing technique though, when lads in our gym get techniqually good enough to compete then we put them in for some heavy sparring, but theres no point trying to run if you can't walk yet, some one whos learned the basics of boxing might benefit from it, but a beginner isn't going to learn a thing except what it feels like to get hit hard.

It was nearly a year before I got to spar at 100% and by then I was fit enough and good enough at boxing to do it, felt out the punches in the first round and then got comortable with it. if all you do is light sparring then your in for a shock when you come to compete...