DON'T SPAR until you watch this video - Boxing

Sparring in boxing is not about knocking out your opponent, but rather practicing your boxing skills and applying the techniques you’ve learned from your training. Learning how to spar is a valuable part of boxing, but it's normal to feel nervous when sparring for the first time.

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Chapters:
0:00 DON'T SPAR until you watch this video - Boxing
1:04 Sparring
2:22 No coach in boxing teaches you this
3:54 Focus on this before your offense and punches
4:34 Practice your Boxing Techniques
5:49 Focus on Fundamentals
6:24 Boxing Mistakes
7:29 Sparring Drill

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[VikAOR]

I've been boxing sparing for over ten years, those are the best tips i have ever heard

[Themapleleaforever]

“Coach i can’t spar I haven’t finished the video”
Famous last words

[melvinjohncayas]

I sparred for the first time 3 weeks ago and I highly recommend it at some point. I have no plans of ever competing (34 year old engineer) and I only box for fitness with running. There are a bunch of guys in the gym who spar with no intentions of competing. It's one thing to hit, slip, and roll the pads, but things don't "click" until you're actually avoiding someone's punches. You realize there's a whole world of other things to learn such as distance management, using feints, etc. It's good to try it once to see if you like it even if your goals are just fitness. Never trying it is like doing basketball drills but never playing a pick up game at the park.

1. Stay fueled and hydrated on the day you spar, you don't realize how tiring sparring is until you do it

2. Go for light sparring. Unless you're going to actually compete, I don't see how hard sparring makes sense if it can negatively impact your professional life. My coach lets people spar hard if they are experienced and want to, but people just go light.

3. Keep your emotions and ego in check. Even if you are light sparring you'll still get hit and you and your training partner can accidentally throw a wild punch. I've gotten rocked a few times and my partner would apologize right there and we'd continue on. Don't let this get the best of you and turn it into a competition, sparring is for learning.

4. Communicate with your sparring partner if you have to. I'm 145 lbs and the people I've sparred with ranged anywhere from 150-190 lbs, even a light jab can feel like a whopper with that weight difference. If they're going too hard, let them know -- and always offer the same in return.

My coach lets us rotate sparring partners during the class, so it's been a great way to meet other people in the gym. It's all love at the end of the session and everyone gives feedback on how to improve.

[sviba]

I've been boxing for about 6 months and I think sparring is an absolute necessity, even if you don't plan on competing. After learning for a while, I thought I had some skill for fighting, but boy was I wrong. Sparring humbled me in an instant because someone, unlike a bag, is hitting back. So sparring introduced me to the vital art of strategy - knowing when to hit, how to set up combos, how to defend, slip, duck, move - all of this a bag or mits cannot teach you. So I spar lightly every training session to learn how to strategize and practice my techniques under stress. I think this would translate to the real world too, so you'll be able to remain calm in a real confrontation, and be more confident in your skills.

[donovanwhitley]

I had a coach like that — a coach that upon my first day in the gym threw me in the ring to spar knowing I had no clue how to box — and the guy with which I was sparring threw bomb after bomb and all I could see after every punch was white… left out of that gym with a concussion and never went back. To this day I loathe that coach.

[Geordievlogs]

Best thing I’ve done getting in to boxing training, not to be a fighter at the age of 41 obviously but for fitness and just knowing how to fight properly/smartly.

[colinroyle]

One of the great things about Tony's videos is it always reinforces what a brilliant coach i have. Now sparred hundreds of rounds, had one white collar fight at 42 and have always been brought along at the right pace, helping me to improve and also stay safe

[TerranceGudashi]

Started boxing again at 28, I love this sport

[ropkid]

I thank my coach for teaching us how to breathe correctly. I didn't understand it at 1st why he had to do so until I got in the ring. Man!! Your channel is great to learn from Tony, I am a kickboxer but for my boxing I watch this channel. We watching all the way from South Africa. Peace!

[lucabravorio]

Very important message - thanks for the clear words on clueless coaches!

[serafina-snjr]

- deep breaths
- focus on defense>offense
- understand your bad habits
- think of it as a spar not a fight
- learn how to take body shots

[antcharn]

By far the best boxing channel out there

[czwpjzn]

Thank you so much. I HAVE to do sparing because the teaching is only one hour, with some combo and then sparring.
It is good motivation to work technics, but it is hard for me without basics.
I have today tried to focus on my breath, defense and basics and it was really helpful.
Hope you are going to post other vids about beginner sparing !

[ChiefLiviz]

Tony, I always enjoy your videos, you are on point brother. I would add that at the end it's about sparring with someone who is experienced (able to control punches) and level headed, because punches can roll off shoulders/deflected into the chin. 👍😎✨ /s/ EliLiviz

[jeremybishop]

I felt something was off with the gym I was going to but this helped me understand it. My 4th time sparring I got pitted against someone that was 40lbs heavier than me with a 3 inch more reach and told to go at it. I ended up with 2 broken ribs and was told that boxers endure. I do love this sport so now I’m a bit wiser in shopping for a good gym and no more about what to ask when it comes to training and sparring. Thanks!

[veronicacpage]

The way you chuckled after the speech on why to not spar is awesome!!

[polyanitza]

I feel like lately I’ve been improving backwards in sparring. I used to spar pretty nicely, but I now switched to the competition group, which is the highest level at my gym.
And I just stopped landing and throwing punches, I’m mostly just defending and trying to not get punched in the face.
Feels like I’m constantly getting nervous, cause I know the other guys are better than me. Even though the lads don’t punch hard in sparring, cause we all there to learn.

[ryananderson]

Great video. I wish I watched it before I started sparring years ago. The gym I was in there was no “technical sparring” it was a full on fight anytime you stepped in there. I was big so I always got put in with smaller guys who were at a way higher level than me. I took a lot of beating early on. Like you said the Coach wants to see if you are tough or not……..not cool I was pretty tough and took the beatings. I hate that mind set I would never do that to someone starting out.

[aky]

I found that a newbie who sparks with an advanced fighter who’s got self control-who’s legitimately looking to teach and allow the newbie to spar is the best situation