how many rounds of sparring?

[cool-cat]

how many rounds should you spar for an amateur fight?

[amy]

What do you mean? You should be sparring as much as possible. There's not set number of sparring rounds/actual 3 rounds bout. But I would aim for at least 10 rounds of sparring for every round of a bout. So 30 rounds is a good start. Your coach should be able to tell you when you're ready.

[TheRock49]

I normally spar about 5 to 7 rounds at a time about once or twice a week. I fight about three times a year.

[amy]

I normally spar about 5 to 7 rounds at a time about once or twice a week. I fight about three times a year.

3 times a year? That's it? Is that by choice or because of the area you live in?

[znaak]

I spar as much as possible. Over the last three days I've had over 50 rounds (3mins).

[TheRock49]

3 times a year? That's it? Is that by choice or because of the area you live in?

Choice. My gyms have always done about 5 to 7 times a year but Im always busy with school or work. Just a time issue I guess.

[Iceveins]

I do about 8 rounds a week. For amateur boxing you should really not overdo the amount of rounds you spar because you learn to pace yourself over a longer period of time which is more for professional boxing. Unlike the pros, time is not on your side in amateur boxing. You have to make an impression and make it fast.

I spar as much as possible. Over the last three days I've had over 50 rounds (3mins).
:blood

Ok so you're saying you've sparred around 17 rounds a day every day for the past 3 days? I've never even heard of a world champion boxer doing that.

[GPater11093]

i spar all the time about 4 or 5 rounds aday

[TheRock49]

i spar all the time about 4 or 5 rounds aday

Reasonable. Thats great bro.

I spar as much as possible. Over the last three days I've had over 50 rounds (3mins).

Unreasonable. You almost cant spar enough, but that much... I'll have to remember your name, so I can look for you in upcoming title fights.

[Iceveins]

Unreasonable. You almost cant spar enough, but that much... I'll have to remember your name, so I can look for you in upcoming title fights.
Seriously. 50 rounds in 3 days :lol:. Ahh the internet.

Most pro boxers entire training camps are 50 rounds of sparring.

[Athorn4941]

I don't believe in sparring every day.

I have my boxers spar 1 to 2 rounds longer then they are going to fight. Don't want them getting used to going a 12 round fight if they are only fighting 3 rounds.
And they spar every other practice so I can go over with them what they need to work on the other practice. You need a practice that goes over techniques to try and improve upon without the pressure of someone hitting you.

[HairyHighlander]

I don't believe in sparring every day.

I have my boxers spar 1 to 2 rounds longer then they are going to fight. Don't want them getting used to going a 12 round fight if they are only fighting 3 rounds.
And they spar every other practice so I can go over with them what they need to work on the other practice. You need a practice that goes over techniques to try and improve upon without the pressure of someone hitting you.


You sound like a good coach, 1 -2 over is ok too, when people are in high gear and its competitive regarding a workout. Its not something even a coach wants to stop sometimes when its still a learning curve.

Do you use the one attacks one defends approach,maybe not in sparring,say maybe on padwork?

[ralphc]

Nobody on an internet forum can give you individual advice about sparring without having met you and seeing at what stage you are at in your development as a boxer. There are a lot of variables to consider when choosing the amount of sparring time. It would normally be your coach who should make those sort of decisions, especially at the early stages of your career. Young boxers need to learn the right moves this is much more easily done through drills rather than sparring. When you do a lot of sparring prematurely there is a tendency to repeat mistakes.

[FM3O]

I personally spar around 6 rounds in a given sparring session. Granted if I could get away with more, I might try and do so, but at that point I have given it my last all.

[Iceveins]

I don't believe in sparring every day.

I have my boxers spar 1 to 2 rounds longer then they are going to fight. Don't want them getting used to going a 12 round fight if they are only fighting 3 rounds.
And they spar every other practice so I can go over with them what they need to work on the other practice. You need a practice that goes over techniques to try and improve upon without the pressure of someone hitting you.
Thats good coaching.

My last trainer was old school, he once had me do 13 rounds straight of sparring with various sparring partners a few days before a 3 round amateur fight. It wasnt until i got mad tired during that competition that I realized that was too much sparring for an amateur bout. It was like I was running marathons in preparation for a sprint.

[znaak]

Seriously. 50 rounds in 3 days :lol:. Ahh the internet.

Most pro boxers entire training camps are 50 rounds of sparring.
What?

Most of the rounds were free sparring, but some were task-based. But all the rounds were pretty hard anyways. Sorry if I caused a big confusion. If you don't believe me, then fine.

Wednesday:
Morning: 14 rounds
Evening: 8 rounds

Thursday:
Morning: 14 rounds
Evening: 6 rounds

Friday:
Morning: 10 rounds

[Iceveins]

What?

Most of the rounds were free sparring, but some were task-based. But all the rounds were pretty hard anyways. Sorry if I caused a big confusion. If you don't believe me, then fine.

Wednesday:
Morning: 14 rounds
Evening: 8 rounds

Thursday:
Morning: 14 rounds
Evening: 6 rounds

Friday:
Morning: 10 rounds
"Free sparring"? What does that mean? I guess it means shadowboxing cause thats the only way that routine is plausible. Sorry, don't buy it. 54 rounds of sparring in 3 days, you gotta be kidding me.

[znaak]

You know real well what it means. Alright, fair enough. Believe whatever you want to believe.

[Iceveins]

You know real well what it means. Alright, fair enough. Believe whatever you want to believe.
I don't believe you. Because its bullshit. Muhammad Ali never even did such a ludicrous routine. You are either the next champion of the world or from a planet of super-beings.

14 rounds straight in the morning then 8 round straight that same night :lol:. Boy you must not tire or get hurt either.

[MagnificentMatt]

I don't believe you. Because its bullshit. Muhammad Ali never even did such a ludicrous routine. You are either the next champion of the world or from a planet of super-beings.

14 rounds straight in the morning then 8 round straight that same night :lol:. Boy you must not tire or get hurt either.

Yeah, Brain Damage from a month of sparring must suck ass.

[znaak]

I don't believe you. Because its bullshit. Muhammad Ali never even did such a ludicrous routine. You are either the next champion of the world or from a planet of super-beings.

14 rounds straight in the morning then 8 round straight that same night :lol:. Boy you must not tire or get hurt either.
Just wait and see.

[Bill Humphrey]

If your training 5-6 days a week you would do better to spar 2-3 times

Monday, Wednesday, Friday sparring

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Skills & Fitness

If you're a senior boxer you could do 4 x 2 minute rounds each session.

Your mostly going to box 3 x 2 minute rounds until it changes to 3 minute rounds so 3 work filled rounds is more realistic than 6 rounds.

Also when your sparring you should be practicing things and filling your boxing toobox and not just throwing leather for the sake of it:

Monday, Wednesday practice new defences and counters etc

Friday try it out with 3 or 4 good rounds

Regards BH

[MagnificentMatt]

The gym I go to only spars every other saturday, which is a pain in the ass...

So when I spar I try and do as many rounds as I can, usually dying at the end.. This making sparring probably the hardest work I do, because when I do it, I try to get as much work in as possible.

[cockneyhardman]

I do about 8 rounds a week. For amateur boxing you should really not overdo the amount of rounds you spar because you learn to pace yourself over a longer period of time which is more for professional boxing. Unlike the pros, time is not on your side in amateur boxing. You have to make an impression and make it fast.


:blood

Ok so you're saying you've sparred around 17 rounds a day every day for the past 3 days? I've never even heard of a world champion boxer doing that.

it's possible if your hangin g around irish pikies

[joekirkbycobra]

when i was amateur i did 6+ rounds a day
as i thought the only way to become a better boxer was to box

[Youngblood]

I've had weeks where I've sparred 35-50 rounds. Not a lot of them, but when leading up to a fight...say 2-3 weeks before. Usually in 12-15 round sessions 3 times a week. All 3 min. rounds.

Now bear in mind, this wasn't all out. Some of it was. Some of it was also technical...being yelled at by my coach to do this or that, often being stopped and shown stuff as we go. Other rounds defensive, other offensive. A mix of stuff really.

If you consider all the conditioning and time we put in as boxers, it isn't unreasonable to think a person may do 50x2 min rounds or 50x3 min of sparring in a given week. That is 100-150 mins total. A lot of people do as much time as this daily in their workouts.

I do agree that a person needs to tailor their sparring for what lays in front of them, as in, right prior to a fight practicing the intensity they will be experiencing...by say going 3 or 4 rounds maximum intensity depending on their fight so the body is prepared for that duration...or more if they are professional.

But doing lots of rounds of sparring? Why not? There are few other things out there that will give you experience and conditioning as beneficial for the sport. The important thing I suppose is the quality of it.