Ever get that feeling when your just amazing

[GPater11093]

I know this sounds pretentious but ever in sparring or training get the feeling just when you do something perfect.

I got it on Friday.

A heavyweight was sparring. He had given 2 guys but up faces (these were good boxers aswell) He was Russian and had been boxing for 2 years but had taken afew years out and just started again for say 2 months.

Then the coach tells me to get in with him.

I start circling like (what i thought i was probably rubbish) Ray Leonard. I landed quick jabs and 1-2s to his body before getting out of range and moving. I was landing alot on him while he was missing me. He managed to get me on the ropes but i just grabbed him and held on till 'Break' was called. Then started my circling again.

Later in the round he landed a good 1-2 as he crowded me on the ropes but i just flurried and got off the ropes. Then after 'time' had been called he didnt hear it and i got clocked by a right hand but luckily i was moving backwards anyway.

Felt amazing afterwards

thought id be a cocky prick and tell all of yous how good i am

[RDJ]

I think we all have that from time to time, at our own respective levels. When I can hang with someone I look up to, I feel like Superman.

[SouthpawSlayer]

it does feel good,even better when you perform in a fight against someone you respect to see how far you have come inthe sport its what keeps me going and training the way i do

i think that russian would have put you flat on your back greg if he really wanted ha

[GPater11093]

it does feel good,even better when you perform in a fight against someone you respect to see how far you have come inthe sport its what keeps me going and training the way i do

i think that russian would have put you flat on your back greg if he really wanted ha

dunno took afew meaty ones as the guy just cant hold himself back sometimes but luvkily he aint a huge hitter. Im a skinny cunt but im surprisingly hardy.

but your right he probably would have KOd me if we had another round

[SouthpawSlayer]

dunno took afew meaty ones as the guy just cant hold himself back sometimes but luvkily he aint a huge hitter. Im a skinny cunt but im surprisingly hardy.

but your right he probably would have KOd me if we had another round


i was joking with you man, what weight do you fight 54??

[GPater11093]

i was joking with you man, what weight do you fight 54??

Im sitting at 56kgs according to teh club scales so im probably about 58kgs now but ill be lighter for my fight.

Im always sparring bigger guys so i used to get beat up near every week

[RDJ]

A heavyweight at your own level would take your head off. I fight at 64, weigh about 68 right now, but I no longer spar people who are more than ca. 15 pounds heavier because it offers nothing to me. They walk through my punches, at least the decent ones do, I can't keep them honest so I learn nothing. Or they're complete shit, which means I will learn nothing either.

[GPater11093]

A heavyweight at your own level would take your head off. I fight at 64, weigh about 68 right now, but I no longer spar people who are more than ca. 15 pounds heavier because it offers nothing to me. They walk through my punches, at least the decent ones do, I can't keep them honest so I learn nothing. Or they're complete shit, which means I will learn nothing either.

We are of a smilar level obviously he wasnt going full out and he was landing lighter shots. He just couldnt catch me and looked like he couldnt be arsed.

If he went all out i would be typing this form a hospital bed

[jimmie]

Sometimes when im that peak condition I seriously think to myself like I could probablly hang in their with best 140 pounders in the world. I dont know why but that shit will come to my head and I wind up truely believing it for a day or so.

[cool-cat]

Sometimes when im that peak condition I seriously think to myself like I could probablly hang in their with best 140 pounders in the world. I dont know why but that shit will come to my head and I wind up truely believing it for a day or so.

thats a good attitude to have, should give you amental advantage when your fighting a normal opponent

[avk47]

You know, its not that surprising that this happened Greg. I was a heavyweight and I used to spar middleweights a lot etc. They are usually going to be naturally faster than me, and I wasn't going to punch full out. Sure I could outwork them and walk them down, but then I'd not learn anything, which is why the smaller guys often get the beter in sparring. Same happened with this guy. If he unloaded he'd hurt you at 56kg!

[AVFCMagicMan]

I had the same feeling after some sparring with my coach on Thursday (4 time North Brazilian champion). He's shorter than me so I kept him at range with the jab and landed some nice right hooks to the body. When he tried to get inside the jab I tied him up & did some nice inside work to the body. Don't think he landed a punch on me (although it was only about 2 mins long) Felt good afterwards!


Sometimes when im that peak condition I seriously think to myself like I could probablly hang in their with best 140 pounders in the world. I dont know why but that shit will come to my head and I wind up truely believing it for a day or so.



I do that! I've pretty much convinced myself I could beat everyone in the world :lol:

[GPater11093]

You know, its not that surprising that this happened Greg. I was a heavyweight and I used to spar middleweights a lot etc. They are usually going to be naturally faster than me, and I wasn't going to punch full out. Sure I could outwork them and walk them down, but then I'd not learn anything, which is why the smaller guys often get the beter in sparring. Same happened with this guy. If he unloaded he'd hurt you at 56kg!

way to ruin my illusion :lol:

[Scorpion]

I used to get that all the time when I boxed.

[jimmie]

I had the same feeling after some sparring with my coach on Thursday (4 time North Brazilian champion). He's shorter than me so I kept him at range with the jab and landed some nice right hooks to the body. When he tried to get inside the jab I tied him up & did some nice inside work to the body. Don't think he landed a punch on me (although it was only about 2 mins long) Felt good afterwards!






I do that! I've pretty much convinced myself I could beat everyone in the world :lol:

I know man and believe me im not one to think like oh im so much better then everyone but sometimes ill be sparring or doing anything boxing related and ill be like I seriously dont see how anyone in the world at my weight class could win.

[GPater11093]

I know man and believe me im not one to think like oh im so much better then everyone but sometimes ill be sparring or doing anything boxing related and ill be like I seriously dont see how anyone in the world at my weight class could win.

i get that sometimes

its when your watching TV and some of teh undercard boxers are on, im about 90% sure ii could beat some of them

in reality id struggle

[jimmie]

i get that sometimes

its when your watching TV and some of teh undercard boxers are on, im about 90% sure ii could beat some of them

in reality id struggle

Oh yeah no doubt but im assuming you mean those like 22-2 type guys. When im watching ESPN and see those 2-7 fighters who fight once every 3 years im 100 percent postive id destroy them.

[Mr. V.I.P.]

Had one of them sessions today. We go running over these hills over the top down around and back up again. I did it for an hour today, 5 laps more than everyone else and was the last man standing. I thought 'I can run all day. Nobody can run like this. Easy work.' ETC.

Hahaha.

[AVFCMagicMan]

I feel amazing now, my trainer came up to me after the session and said "Everyday you're here you get better and better" and said he went harder in sparring with me because of it, still don't think he landed though :p

[SouthpawSlayer]

Sometimes when im that peak condition I seriously think to myself like I could probablly hang in their with best 140 pounders in the world. I dont know why but that shit will come to my head and I wind up truely believing it for a day or so.

I know man and believe me im not one to think like oh im so much better then everyone but sometimes ill be sparring or doing anything boxing related and ill be like I seriously dont see how anyone in the world at my weight class could win.

i get that sometimes

its when your watching TV and some of teh undercard boxers are on, im about 90% sure ii could beat some of them

in reality id struggle

Had one of them sessions today. We go running over these hills over the top down around and back up again. I did it for an hour today, 5 laps more than everyone else and was the last man standing. I thought 'I can run all day. Nobody can run like this. Easy work.' ETC.

Hahaha.

are you guys for real, greg unfortunately in reality you wouldnt struggle they would struggle to not stop you with the first shot they land

have any of you guys ever sparred pros???

to say you could destroy pros with 7 - 22 record is a bold statement even the best amateurs in the world struggle when fighting pros first unless the likes of gold medal winners

if you keep getting these days when you feel like your the best in the world your sparring must be terrible quality, i think its better to have more days when you think damn i really need to work harder that guy owned my ass, when you get these eye openers it adds motivation if you keep thinking no one can beat you it can lead to complacency, i train under 14's and their is one black kid who is a bit of a bully and has started fighting like floyd jr, left arm down, shoulder rolling etc, the guy is the best of the bunch and is quite good his hands are quick as fuck but he started getting complacent doing fuck all in training and walking with a swagger then he turned up to training with a tooth pick in his mouth, that night i sparred a round with him and made sure to land some hard jabs on him, afterwards i took him aside and said that he could be quite good if he put in the work and i bust his lip just to prove a point, now he is putting in the extra work and is coming to my club to where i train to get better sparring and improve, i think at time he actuallly thought he was floyd junior

[TommyV]

It's called speed. :smile

I'm fucking about bro, you did good.

I think we all like to feel like that at times, I think it's important to be confident and it's a good feeling to have, but it's also far more important to keep grounded.

[SouthpawSlayer]

It's called speed. :smile

I'm fucking about bro, you did good.

I think we all like to feel like that at times, I think it's important to be confident and it's a good feeling to have, but it's also far more important to keep grounded.

without a doubt to install confidence and encouragement is essential even if deep down you are thinking something else, but limit the confidence giving to appropriate levels of the fighter, if someone gets too big for their boots bring in a guy to spar who is better

[GPater11093]

SS

i know if i fought a pro they would beat the shit out of me. I just always sit there thinking i could beat that guy. Although name me a fighter who thinks they will lose?

[jimmie]

SS

i know if i fought a pro they would beat the shit out of me. I just always sit there thinking i could beat that guy. Although name me a fighter who thinks they will lose?

Exactly :good SS we arent cocky we just have alittle confidence and on some days we feel like complete badasses.

[RDJ]

The complete opposite happened to me yesterday. I spar a very talented guy quite often, he's at least 30 pounds heavier but holds back well. He always keeps the level a notch above what I can handle, so I always feel like I'm complete shit against him. He complimented me yesterday, he said he has been steadily increasing the level and was impressed with how I coped with it.

[GPater11093]

i hate that my trainer some times goes into complete ghost mode and dosent let me near him and i feel shit

[pretty boy]

Yeah its great but there is also days when you feel crap. You will have your good days and ur bad days.

[VanillaKilla]

I agree with the top poster, you get those days were you feel good.

Then you get those days coming in were you think your good, and then everything goes to complete shit, and you cant even find range. Fighting frustrated sucks, you always end up getting your ass kicked for charging in with no jab :rofl

[Marvelous Marcum]

Yes. I have to live with it day in and day out, it gets tiring after a while.

[MIK1000]

g pat I see that u stopped a boy on friday night. How come u haven't posted a vid/ informed us?

[GPater11093]

aye MIK aint had time

won a rsf3 gettin a video from the arbroath club

was you there?

[MIK1000]

aye MIK aint had time

won a rsf3 gettin a video from the arbroath club

was you there?


I was not. Just saw the list of the results on the [Only registered and activated users can see links] scottish forum.

What went down?

[GPater11093]

ill have to check that site

boy was a good boxer, he flurried early and i just picked him off and hurt him with a big right hand in the first

then in the second i just picked my shtos got a left hook to the ribs and an ove hand right to give an 8 count

then in the 3rd finsihed him with a double straight right

[MIK1000]

good shit. Bet you feel on top of the world right now.

[GPater11093]

yeh was a great win

phoned my family and taht and all i could say was

'i won' then i went and got stuff to eat

[paloalto00]

Eh I sometimes have those moments, I have a bad habit of pot shotting. I mean, I have a high landing percentage; BUT I only throw maybe 2 shots at a time, rather than people who throw like 5.

[MIK1000]

yeh was a great win

phoned my family and taht and all i could say was

'i won' then i went and got stuff to eat


ha!

Dinner ticket scran after a win is the fucking shit.

[GPater11093]

ha!

Dinner ticket scran after a win is the fucking shit.

fucking right

i always try get a seat with the younger guys at our club cause they never finsih there meals. The stovies you get are the best

but on Friday i ended up with 3 suppers