Does anyone else get....

[Power]

the thought that

"the other guy is going to be better, harder stronger, might knock you out" whilst training and think shit what am i doing here

and then a week later after hard training come through it and think god i am one tough son of a bitch haha!

i love it, makes me train harder!

[TheRock49]

No... Shit, Im invincible. I can beat anyone. If they do beat me in the ring, Ill be outside at their car waiting to shank em.

[Ajfourty7]

Mate, as long as you get it in training and not before you step in the ring! I know what you're saying though, it helps to have people better than you to push you.

[Power]

ha looks like its just me then, i love it though, that lil bit of fear factor cause i dont get it doing anything else am too laid back outside but just sometimes when on my own i think it. dont worry though like rocky said "i always fight better when im nervous" or something like that

[Youngblood]

When I first started, walked thru the door...I thought I was going to get killed. I was pretty scared and am not afraid to admit it. But made it my goal to get in good shape.

Gaining confidence didn't necessarily come all at once, but was partly a cummulative deal. My first gym...I was there 6 months before I sparred, so gained a bit of confidence weekly until such time it came to sparring. Then again I was scared. But now my goal was to spar.

Sparred for 3 months often getting whooped but gained confidence until it was time for my first fight, and I was nervous...not so much scared. Had a nice win (not that it is important...win or lose I think would have done the same as long as I competed well), and wham! Had a revelation that maybe seeing I didn't get killed or truly suck as I was suspecting/fearing ...I fell in love with it.

Then moved to a new gym, and got a sparring partner who I knew was the best in the area, and one of the best in our country for category etc. Now wasn't scared, but knew I was in for an ass whooping and was a lil nervous. And so it came. First spar of 4 rounds and I never hit him once...except with my face and occasionally my ribs to give my face a rest. But by then I had confidence...so I set my goal on being better then him. We sparred nearly every week often 3 times a week for months on end, and I slowly watched the gap close. He just recently left our club and moved away. We had an in house fight main event as a fundraiser and he beat me...which was humbling in front of friends and so on...but it was pretty close. I may even have won the first round. I think that in time...I would have bested him...but one thing for sure, he gave me a goal and measuring stick for improvement. I learned a ton from him and he helped me gain more confidence.

The point I am trying to convey is, that fear is a part of this sport, but that it must not consume you. And that if you use reasonable, attendable goals in the journey it can be managed. In fact, it might even help fuel you in the form of adrenaline when needed, so long as it isn't mind-numbing. And that when you overcome that fear...the payoff is in fact confidence.

I think having goals and not expecting too much all at once will help overcome fear...and help realize those goals.

[TheRock49]

Heh, I started at a gym in downtown Milwaukee. I was the only white kid. I dribbled a little in my shorts every time I trained there for the first month.

[Youngblood]

Heh, I started at a gym in downtown Milwaukee. I was the only white kid. I dribbled a little in my shorts every time I trained there for the first month.

ya for the most part, that was what I was trying to say....but instead I wrote a book. :lol:

[gatto]

the thought that

"the other guy is going to be better, harder stronger, might knock you out" whilst training and think shit what am i doing here

and then a week later after hard training come through it and think god i am one tough son of a bitch haha!

i love it, makes me train harder!
i'm gonna go ahead and call this bluff:tired

[amy]

the thought that

"the other guy is going to be better, harder stronger, might knock you out" whilst training and think shit what am i doing here

every time I get a match

[GPater11093]

i always think after the first punch in a fight

what the fuck am i doing here

but then i start to fight again ignoring that thought as it is just a passing thought

[alex paterson]

My legs go stiff when my name gets read out and real tense but after that im fine

[alex paterson]

when my name gets read out my legs go stiff and i get tense but after that im fine.

[GPater11093]

double post

migraine

[stefanoitch]

i had a fight recently, i was shit nervous, but as soon as the other guy hit me with a couple of punches all the fear just turned into concentration and some anger. I won the fight, it was a 4 rounder 2 min each round

[turpinr]

A little fear and nerves is always good, with fear, complacency is non-existant!

going up the steps.....hearing your name........looking down at all those faces....magic.you can't beat it !!
then the ref holds the other sods arm up when you know you've won.
good luck to you lads anyway!!

[RDJ]

the thought that

"the other guy is going to be better, harder stronger, might knock you out" whilst training and think shit what am i doing here

I had a strong dose of that the past few days.

[GPater11093]

going up the steps.....hearing your name........looking down at all those faces....magic.you can't beat it !!
then the ref holds the other sods arm up when you know you've won.
good luck to you lads anyway!!

ask any fighter there always robbed

[avk47]

ask any fighter there always robbed

True, but in some cases you actually were robbed.

See, I had a 50:50 record, but I was robbed in all my losses. Even when I was stopped and was out on my feet, I was also robbed. In fact, i was losing on points before he stopped me, but I was being robbed in that part of the fight as well. Hell, the judges just dont like me as soon as they see me walk up the stairs and look into the faces of the crowd as I do the walk to the ring. They rob me every time my name is pronounced cause they say it wrong. They rob me of that good feeling. Criminals.

[GPater11093]

True, but in some cases you actually were robbed.

See, I had a 50:50 record, but I was robbed in all my losses. Even when I was stopped and was out on my feet, I was also robbed. In fact, i was losing on points before he stopped me, but I was being robbed in that part of the fight as well. Hell, the judges just dont like me as soon as they see me walk up the stairs and look into the faces of the crowd as I do the walk to the ring. They rob me every time my name is pronounced cause they say it wrong. They rob me of that good feeling. Criminals.

same with me although i honestly have had afew bad decisions about 3 i have lost afew clearly but i know when i have lost as i am my own worst critic and normally come back to my corner saying 'that was shite' then going back out and beating somebody up.

[amy]

ask any fighter there always robbed

Not me. I figure if I leave it to the judges score cards, it's my own fault if I don't win.

[paloalto00]

I always get that feeling. I imagine basically a super being dodging all my punches and throwing vicious combos I can barely see. So then I train as if my next fight is with superman or something

[turpinr]

True, but in some cases you actually were robbed.

See, I had a 50:50 record, but I was robbed in all my losses. Even when I was stopped and was out on my feet, I was also robbed. In fact, i was losing on points before he stopped me, but I was being robbed in that part of the fight as well. Hell, the judges just dont like me as soon as they see me walk up the stairs and look into the faces of the crowd as I do the walk to the ring. They rob me every time my name is pronounced cause they say it wrong. They rob me of that good feeling. Criminals.

:lol::lol::good:goodbloody brilliant.
one of my mates borrowed by boots to box in and got KO'd."i slipped" he said whilst throwing them at me.:lol::lol:

[avk47]

:lol::lol::good:goodbloody brilliant.
one of my mates borrowed by boots to box in and got KO'd."i slipped" he said whilst throwing them at me.:lol::lol:

Lol! I'm sure we've all heard some crazy excuses. On the other hand, if you're honest with yourself, you kind of know when you lose and when you really won, and you do get some horrible decisions. On the other hand, if you edged it, rather than dominated it, and it was in his home club and you lost, then you did lose, cause you obviously know before the fight that your going to have to get a wide margin.

[turpinr]

yeah ,your right again.i got a decision on our own show and one of the blokes on the corner said" you were lucky there."
i fought one lad 3 times with a 2-1 to me and the loss and 1 win were wrong and we both agreed.

[GPater11093]

Lol! I'm sure we've all heard some crazy excuses. On the other hand, if you're honest with yourself, you kind of know when you lose and when you really won, and you do get some horrible decisions. On the other hand, if you edged it, rather than dominated it, and it was in his home club and you lost, then you did lose, cause you obviously know before the fight that your going to have to get a wide margin.

agree with you i ahve had afew fights where most people thought i got it but i was fighting a home fighter and with my counterpunching style i lost it, thias wont happen again though as it motivated me to go out and grab a victory and boss the fight so everybody knows i win.

[markedwardscott]

Yeah, that fear factor is a good motivator to make you train harder.

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[RedDragonBoxing]

Haha hasnt crossed my mind yet as i aint had a fight but i know what ya mean.

Think Positive and kick ass like innit?

[GPater11093]

Haha hasnt crossed my mind yet as i aint had a fight but i know what ya mean.

Think Positive and kick ass like innit?

oh yeh i never have fear in fact i dont even think i walk in hit my oppont and they fall over, dont have time to think negative lads

[RedDragonBoxing]

oh yeh i never have fear in fact i dont even think i walk in hit my oppont and they fall over, dont have time to think negative lads

Wouldnt go that far, u still need to think like. Ya still need to think what your doing but i remember someone saying u need to be instinctive cos the moment u stop to think is the moment u get stopped....or something like that

[GPater11093]

Wouldnt go that far, u still need to think like. Ya still need to think what your doing but i remember someone saying u need to be instinctive cos the moment u stop to think is the moment u get stopped....or something like that

dont think just hit them with a big one and they go

[RedDragonBoxing]

or get your mother to run in with a shoe and beat the crap outta him.........that actually happened in a boxing match.....and the dude lost his unbeaten record to a 65 year old women

[GPater11093]

or get your mother to run in with a shoe and beat the crap outta him.........that actually happened in a boxing match.....and the dude lost his unbeaten record to a 65 year old women

i know and the guy with his mother one

Duran once got attacked by an opponents wife and KOd her cold