As the title says, who are the guys in the ring or in sparring who are the most annoying? Mine would be pressure fighters. Always in your face, not a moment to breathe.

I lossed. And honestly I'm fucken bummed. The way my coaches in my corner had made it sound like I won the first 2 rounds so I just wanted to survive the third. Myself, coaches and friends who spectated thought I easily won the first round, only for all judges to score it 30 27.

I felt like none of his punches were landing clean on me and I could literally see the side of his face had a graze on it and I was landing clean shots, literally heard him grunt when I hit his liver in the second round.

All in all im hungry tk step in the ring again but it's fucking gutting thinking you did enough only to be met with a resounding 30 27 from judges.

Hiya.

Here is a link to my most recent shadow-boxing. Been a while since I filmed a video.

Over the past few months I’ve been working on my fighting style (still doing MMA, but have a love for boxing and due to hip issues I can’t kick well, so I’m working on my hands).

I have gotten good feedback when I am aggressive and close the distance, especially since I normally spar people taller and with linger reach than me.

I have also gotten good feedback when I let my hands fly and do combos when close.

What’s been working for me too is cornering someone through walking them down.

However I still feel I’m struggling with getting into the pocket at times, outside of walking them down.

I still find it a slight struggle to shoot in when they are throwing punches like I have been advised to.

But putting that aside, I’m looking to also improve my flow. A comment that was given to me by my coach is that I fought in “sets”. I’d throw a combo, step back, then throw again, repeat.

So i’ve been trying to work on having more flow and being non-stop in my pressure.

And also feints. Still trying to integrate them.

I have included a video of myself shadowboxing. (You may notice that sometimes I do some weird combos where I move in with a hook or cross after throwing a jab. As I’m southpaw, I’m working on using the jab to set up my distance closing, using it to get them to move to my left, and I aim my left cross/hook for where they will circle to and use that to get into the pocket.)

Any critique and feedback and advice is appreciated!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC8_ZcYzYWO/?igsh=MTRwZzMzemlwMGRhcA==

Just finished an intense sparring session and I was locking up so thought Id hit the bags for a bit.

Uppercut bag is one of my favourites, satisfying to hit because its heavy af and you can really dig into it.

Always open to criticism etc, should note again this was after 8 x 3 rounds of sparring and a circuit so I was pretty gassed out 😅

https://youtube.com/shorts/aYxZobnrut0?si=qD4rP3Z9LwWEEYQ7

Welcome to the monthly Off-Topic and General Discussion section of the subreddit.

This area is primarily for non-fight and non-training discussion. This is where you talk about the funny, the feels, and the off-topic. If you are new to the subreddit and want to ask training questions please post in the No Stupid Questions weekly sticky. If you wish to post some on topic content to the front page of the subreddit please request flair from the mod team with an outline of what you'd like to post AFTER you've reviewed the sub rules.

--ModTeam

I'm 5'7 on the heavier side of 92kg just started.

I notice theres very specific guards by default just by natural I started using something similar to a European style long range style where the lead hand acts as offense and defence if that makes sense.

Just wondered what might suit me as I get more experienced?

I was sick yesterday and had stomach problems and im gonna train at home today as I am better but not 100% . I feel like my opponent is outworking me and a lot of guilt like If i was not working hard enough. How do you guys deal with this

Hey everyone. I am pretty new to the sport with no prior combat sports experience. I have been training for around 5 months and I have been sparring once a week for around a month at this point. Most of my partners are shorter than I am, so landing the jab is pretty easy. However, this past weekend, I went against someone my height and I had a really hard time landing my jab on them. It felt like they could land theirs at will, but I wasn't able to do the same. Is there something I should be looking for when sparring someone my height so that I can find my range? Or, what tips do you guys have so that I could work on being able to be effective against someone with equal reach.

Think it would be really refreshing to hear everyone's boxing journey.

From complete newb to the first 6 months to your first year?

Did you go from not being able to throw a correct punch to a fluid puncher.

What measures did you take to improve?

Love to hear your experiences and timescale you saw improvement.

Im fighting in two weeks and my opponent is 10cm taller and a bit heavier. What strategy should I use? How should I attack? (Im 93kg)

I had a spar last evening against a guy who is very muscular build, he trains one's a week for like 6 years. He also does powerlifting 5 days a week and is a foot taller than me, he weights 35 pounds more.

The first time I sparred him a week ago, he was very genuine and friendly and gave me tips about my upcoming white collar event because he knows my opponent and his weak points. So basically, I'm working a hole sparring round on the pointers he gave me.

This time, we're different. He started throwing hard shots, and I immediately felt his power. I didn't have any answer. It felt very frustrating and felt fear inside. Because of he psychical appearance and his power. I basically gave up half way round but he kept pressing and throwing shots. He almost had me taken down with a hard body shot. Every boxing fundamental was thrown out of the window.

So my question is how to deal with an opponent who is heavier, very muscular, and has much more power.

• Can you still fight on the inside? Staying in the pocket against this type of opponent is not the smartest thing to do, I think?
• What is a good approach against an opponent like this.

During this moment and sparring sessions, I hate boxing because it feels like a step back and didn't stand my ground against him.

Side note: I am a Southpaw and my height is 5'8.

I have recently realised i have been super half assed and wanting to take things seriously. Watched a couple videos on how to actually analyse fighting footage to improve my game. For example mute(no commentary), slowing the video down, watching frame by frame and take notes. Im 124-126 pounds, but watching any boxer or match can do since im so bad and nevertheless i will able to learn something since im actually analysing, so please give me some matches or fighters for me to analyse, thanks

I was sparring this guy in my gym and I was finally able to land my one-two super consistently. I'd move his lead hand out the way with my jab, then hit the new opening with my cross. I was able to do this back to back but my opponent never stopped coming forward no matter how many punches I hit clean with(we were wearing 16oz gloves). Are there any tips on how to improve my one-two?

3 weeks into it, having a blast just getting fit and feeling pretty good after I've done a session. Mainly joined this because I wanted to develop some decent hands so if I ever got into a situation that called for it I'm able to defend myself. Now the gym I go to does sparring in a ring it's a very rural small gym but the nearest without driving miles.

So they require you to do a medical before sparring properly or if they think you are good enough.

But outside of that we usually finish most sessions with light sparring on the floor area for the majority of members or specific combo's like a 1/2 to body and head that's like 20-30% power obviously depending on the partner but I love the defensive side of parrying/block and trying to slip punches.

My question is I know I'm at the very beginning but can someone explain to me if sparring is still lightish when even in the ring and wearing headgear etc and it's proper sparring. How does this make you fight ready?

Also I'm thinking would a time scale of 6-8 months give me enough time to develop to move onto another art if I felt like it? As in would I be able to take a punch and know enough about striking to defend myself?

Hello everyone. Just had a hard sparring session with my future opponent. We had 6 rounds, we are the same level so it's gonna be a fair fight, but now I know that she has a very strong right hook. First three rounds I managed to counter it cause she used it often, but once I became more tired I got caught 3/4 times, which is not good. I can tell you it's s very technical hook, she hardly goes out of balance after missing and she is very fast. Very difficult to see. Now I'm asking you every way I can train a counter for that hook. Mind you that it's very strong, so if it gets me off guard it's dangerous. I have two weeks to get my techniques at best

Hi everyone,

I started boxing at 9 years old and became heavyweight champion at my national level at 19 years old and 5'9/10. A year later I dropped the sport to focus on college and ended up never going back (life kept rolling forward).

7 years, 2 kids and a college degree later, and I have the fire back in me.

I haven't kept my cardio up and only weight trained so I'm considerably heavier now. I also have slight pain in my left elbow which comes and goes. I'm having visions of getting back to nationals and proving I still have it. I also wear glasses full time now with pretty bad sight (although I had bad sight when I boxed).

Realistically what sort of level can I get back to? As someone touching 30, where should I focus most of my energy on? What in particular should I look out for?

Hi !

You should probably read that:

https://www.reddit.com/r/amateur_boxing/comments/1gmhva1/comment/lw2q86q/?context=3

Now... It was an incredibly intense 8 weeks. I trained 5-6 times a week just to show off a handful of the skills I had acquired in the ring for 6 minutes. The way adrenaline and stress block sober thinking, how you forget the basics or even entering the ring to end of your song is both terrifying and beautiful.

I'm kinda mad on myself because I learn much more, but yea... black out.

Neverthless here is the fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGBKqx_TeQ0

I am a staggering 5'4, and weigh about 120Ibs - 17M. These are NOT the greatest stats, I know. I've been boxing for a year and am just now beginning to train to compete, and I cant help but wonder - how should I fight? What fighting style should I settle into? I see tons of amateur boxers doing very typical, textbook things, including the way they fight, but I feel like, as I very stubby guy, relying on the textbook stance isnt the best option for me! I mean, everybody is taller than me, there's no way I can consistently hit my jabs using a conventional stance.

Before I continue, im going to list some traits/stats I think I excel in or am above-average in. I would like to emphasize, as I have never fought competitively before, that these stats are not the end all be all for me, and there isn't really a huge disparage between what im really good at and not good at, I am still unrefined.

- leg strength (this is basically a given, considering my size+weight)
- hooks/uppercuts (I am confident that my form+power on hooks and uppercuts are better than jabs/straights)
- speed (again, given my size+weight this is basically guaranteed)
- footwork/head movement (this is probably the weakest of my best stats.)

I am honestly just curious to know where I should be developing my style! I've studied boxers like Gervonta Davis, Issac Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Artur Bivol. and an amateur boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak (his inside fighting is awesome to see, very entertaining guy).

Should I be focusing on inside-fighting? Footwork? Head movement and range control? What do I need to focus on to begin seeing or understanding how I can uniquely fight? Any sort of advice helps. literally any!! Please don't read this and think that whatever you could potentially say isn't valuable enough.

Oh and, any tips regarding how to fight as a shorter fighter in general would help too. Much love!

I don't know if it matters, but the gear I use ATM are some Everlast Elite Gloves, Nike Inflicts, and Ringside headgear, with Jayefo handwraps.
I plan to upgrade to some red Cleto Reyes in a couple more paychecks though.

I am 23 years old , 5'8 70 kilos. Been doing boxing for past 1 year. Would love to know the diet plans of fellow boxers here. Also could use some guidance over how should I eat to fulfill my protein requirement and total calories for a day without having to eat meat. I am an eggitarian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_V9F-DzDU

Looking to get back into it, any recommendations?

Everyone is different, but if you had to trim down a strength and conditioning plan to its bare essentials that most fighters should be doing regularly, what would you include?

So far I have down roadwork, calisthenics and some explosive strength training to supplement my skills training, but how do you all do it? How do you balance your gym sessions, solo work if you also have a full time job?

I've been at it for two years now and while I'm proud of the progress I've made from couch potato to being in fairly good shape, I want to dial up the intensity and be more disciplined.

I’ve been sparring and just can’t seem to get inside and I can’t move laterally. My issue is I’m 74kg and 5’11 with quite a short reach and I’ve been sparring a guy who’s 6’3 and 105kg with a significant reach advantage. I can’t get inside and lose my balance all the time so I’m basically getting hit for most of the session. Also I can slip punches but then I move back straight after instead of throwing. My trainer hasn’t really shown me anything to improve on this other than telling me to double up my jab which has helped me get inside a bit better but then I still struggle with my balance and setting my feet. If anyone could help me with some drills for footwork and anything to improve my balance it would be appreciated and also how to get into positions to throw some good inside combinations. Because of my short reach I feel like I should be an inside fighter but I always end up fighting on the outside so also any tips to help me become a better inside and pressure fighter would also be appreciated because I feel like I can’t utilise anything.

What are some aerobic & anaerobic workouts you all finish a training session on?

Every other week I train more or less alone in the mornings due to my afternoon shifts. My usual routine goes something like

Mon, Tue & Thur

• 10 Minutes of Skipping
• 3X3 of footwork drills
• 3X3 of shadowboxing drills
• 2X3 Warm-up rounds of heavy bag
• 4X3 Pad Work
• 2X3 of Heavy bag work

Just need some suggestion of a workout to finish this routine to build up my strength & stamina. Usually I finish with a 6 minute workout with the medicine ball where I do upper body, lower body, and legs (20 secs on, 10 secs off with each exercise).

So I just started boxing I'm in my third week. Found a gym that was quite chill. No ego's and has a fairly experienced amateur boxer who's a fellow student but great to watch and learn from as well as the coaches as I'm from a rural area there aren't any world class or elite boxing gyms anywhere near me in the UK. Unless I move to a city.

But anyway to my question. So I've been training 2x-3x per week boxing (max sessions they do) I started purely for Self defence reasons/increase confidence etc but I also wanted to add BJJ into the mix for around 2x per week at a pure BJJ place. Has anyone here done both at this many sessions a week? Did it affect either or help?

My timetable would be - Monday boxing - Tuesday BJJ, Wednesday BJJ, Thursday Boxing. Saturday Boxing.