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Well I have been boxing with one of my friends recently. In the last few spars he hit me pretty hard. The second to the last spar his first left hook hit me square in the nose and I fell down only ten seconds into the round. He's talking about our sparring sessions to other people and it's pretty embarrasing. We are about the same strength in terms of weightlifting, but he does have a few advantages over me.
1.) He is about 6-8 inches taller than me (so he has better range)
2.) He is left handed
3.) He has more experience (never boxed officially, just practiced with others)
4.) He is decent at reading my body language and dodging my punches
5.) Body shots don't seem to hurt him at all.
6.) He doesn't really flinch when he gets hit (Whereas I get pretty nervous when I'm about to get hit)
...And the list goes on.
For my advantages though...
1.) I DEFINITELY have better cardiovascular fitness than him (so I back off very often)
2.) I can rush in pretty well I suppose (but he just keeps blocking his face and body shots don't phase him)
So my plan next time is to rush in from an angle. If I go straight inside I'm just going to become a prey to his massive left hooks that stun me for a little bit. If I shift over to his right side, it would take more time for his left hook to travel over to my face. I can block it with my left palm, and then when he's open I can either uppercut him or jab him with my right.
He also does this annoying thing where he holds out his left hand straight at me to keep his distance. I try right hooking his left rib or under where his armpit is, but he simply steps out of the way when I try to do so. Maybe if I could knock it downward I could set up for an attack... Or so I think. I doubt his shoulder strength can withstand a downward blow on his left glove even if he IS left handed.
Also, the thing that annoys me most is when I finally find an opening to rush in, he puts up his gloves and keeps guarding his face. In the meantime I just jab at the back of his head or his ribs, but like I said bodyshots don't do anything to him. It doesn't affect me either, but it just depends where the blows are exchanged. Maybe I'm not aiming correctly at his body. Rather, I don't really aim at all and just swing wildly at his sides when I get the chance.
Boxing is really fun though. I never thought I'd be immersed into so much strategy. I think it'd also be really cool to learn how Pernell Whitaker is able to dodge so many attacks. He's my number one idol as of right now.
1.) He is about 6-8 inches taller than me (so he has better range)
2.) He is left handed
3.) He has more experience (never boxed officially, just practiced with others)
4.) He is decent at reading my body language and dodging my punches
5.) Body shots don't seem to hurt him at all.
6.) He doesn't really flinch when he gets hit (Whereas I get pretty nervous when I'm about to get hit)
...And the list goes on.
For my advantages though...
1.) I DEFINITELY have better cardiovascular fitness than him (so I back off very often)
2.) I can rush in pretty well I suppose (but he just keeps blocking his face and body shots don't phase him)
So my plan next time is to rush in from an angle. If I go straight inside I'm just going to become a prey to his massive left hooks that stun me for a little bit. If I shift over to his right side, it would take more time for his left hook to travel over to my face. I can block it with my left palm, and then when he's open I can either uppercut him or jab him with my right.
He also does this annoying thing where he holds out his left hand straight at me to keep his distance. I try right hooking his left rib or under where his armpit is, but he simply steps out of the way when I try to do so. Maybe if I could knock it downward I could set up for an attack... Or so I think. I doubt his shoulder strength can withstand a downward blow on his left glove even if he IS left handed.
Also, the thing that annoys me most is when I finally find an opening to rush in, he puts up his gloves and keeps guarding his face. In the meantime I just jab at the back of his head or his ribs, but like I said bodyshots don't do anything to him. It doesn't affect me either, but it just depends where the blows are exchanged. Maybe I'm not aiming correctly at his body. Rather, I don't really aim at all and just swing wildly at his sides when I get the chance.
Boxing is really fun though. I never thought I'd be immersed into so much strategy. I think it'd also be really cool to learn how Pernell Whitaker is able to dodge so many attacks. He's my number one idol as of right now.
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