How many rounds?

[average_joe]

How many rounds do you guys do typically in a sparring session?

[Super_Fly_Sam]

Depends on how where training... sometims 3 rounds some time 5 sometimes 8 it depends on if where training hard or not... who's sparring like if one person is bigger then the other and how we're goin when we spar if someone is just getting out boxed completely the trainers tend to stop them sooner then later....

so yeah it just all depends on whats goin on that day and whos sparring who etc

[0.5sj719]

Everytime Ive sparred it has been 3 rounds. After the celebrations and honoring of the dead I will train harder to bump it up to 4 rounds. I also only get to spar with pros at the gym so that also might be a facter seeing as how I get beat down alot during the first 2 rounds.

[Relentless]

3-5

[Kolya]

4-8; 2 minute rounds usually.

[Lostmykeys]

3, 3 minute rounds

[amy]

Between 4 and 8.

[RDJ]

3-5

Same here.

[Bill1234]

3, 3 min. But when its someone's first time sparring, 2, 2 min.

[younghypnotiq]

ffirs time was 3 and 3. but sometimes they go up to 15

[average_joe]

ffirs time was 3 and 3. but sometimes they go up to 15

You go up to 15 rounds? 3 mins?

[younghypnotiq]

i personally dont. but other guys in my gym do.

[RockOn33]

i do 2, 3 minutes rounds with 30 sec break in between

[jimmy1991]

we spar 3 mins so normaly about 4-8 rounds

[Little_Mac]

My trainer refuses to allow us to do two minute rounds, absolutely everything we do is in 3 minutes rounds.

Sparring is usually 5 or 6 rounds. Doesn't really vary from that.

[Des]

we often spar in threesomes 3 rounds of 2 minutes,
Goes something like this:
boxer 1 vs. boxer 2 1 min
boxer 1 vs. boxer 3 1 min
boxer 3 vs. boxer 2 1 min
boxer 2 vs. boxer 1 1 min
boxer 1 vs. boxer 2 1 min
.......

This is really hard, because after 1 min of intensive spaaring you get a other partner who just had a 1 minute of rest. When you are with 3 good guys, this is real nice!!!

[GlassyEyes]

Depends if you fight amateur, or pro. If amateur, spar 4, 2 minutes rounds. 30 sec break in between rounds.


Pro is another story...Can vary greatly depending on your fight experience.

And remember sparring is for learning. VERY rarely do you try to go over 80% on your partner.


When I spar, I try to hold back a little bit, but still try to get a workout. At my gym, the main "trainer" always likes for me to hold back 50%, and tells his guys to go all out on me. Then he gets mad when I get pissed and put it on his guys. Gives me little talks in between rounds. Fucking gay.

[RDJ]

we often spar in threesomes 3 rounds of 2 minutes,
Goes something like this:
boxer 1 vs. boxer 2 1 min
boxer 1 vs. boxer 3 1 min
boxer 3 vs. boxer 2 1 min
boxer 2 vs. boxer 1 1 min
boxer 1 vs. boxer 2 1 min
.......

This is really hard, because after 1 min of intensive spaaring you get a other partner who just had a 1 minute of rest. When you are with 3 good guys, this is real nice!!!
We also do that a lot. The downside is that it puts "thinking" fighters at a disadvantage. It usually takes me at least a minute to get used to my opponent, by the time I'm landing meaningful punches they throw in another person :twisted:

Today I sparred 8 rounds with the same person. I prefer that because I got better as the rounds went by.

[Des]

you got point, RDJ!!!

[gallagher430]

When you guys say you spar 4 rounds or however many you do spar, do you mean that they are all back-to-back rounds? Or you spar 4 rounds all together? I've been to 2 different gyms and both have been like 1 or 2 rounds then let another couple start sparring...

[RDJ]

you got point, RDJ!!!

Sometimes I do :D

Another thing we do sometimes, is "sparring" with a line you cannot cross. This is to get noobs accustomed to sparring, so they have a safe haven if things get too rough. The downside of that is that it's impossible for shorter fighters (read: me) to do anything. I hate it. They're simply standing there, out of my reach, behind their precious little line. I convinced my trainer to reverse it somewhere in the near future by sparring with a short rope between me and my opponent :hey

Have you ever sparred with three or more guys simultaneously btw? You can only do it with people who can restrain themselves, but it had me in stitches, lot's of fun. We did this with 5 people in a small ring, if you ever want to laugh your ass of try it.

Games like that are fun, and have their purpose I suppose.

[RDJ]

When you guys say you spar 4 rounds or however many you do spar, do you mean that they are all back-to-back rounds? Or you spar 4 rounds all together? I've been to 2 different gyms and both have been like 1 or 2 rounds then let another couple start sparring...

Back to back, one minute rest between rounds.

[Zhaakal]

They're simply standing there, out of my reach, behind their precious little line.:D