How to stay in a positive frame of mind

[shine11]

I have my 2nd and 3rd fight coming up and i came out and did not fight to the best of my abilities in my first fight. I still managed to stop the other guy because i broke his nose but for some reason im worried i might come out and not fight to my potential. I've been doing great in my sparring sessions lately and want to take that performance to the ring come fight night. Anybody has any tips to help me ?

[hateinyaeyes32]

I have my 2nd and 3rd fight coming up and i came out and did not fight to the best of my abilities in my first fight. I still managed to stop the other guy because i broke his nose but for some reason im worried i might come out and not fight to my potential. I've been doing great in my sparring sessions lately and want to take that performance to the ring come fight night. Anybody has any tips to help me ?

Just relax and dont think about it man. Your opponent is only human. If you broke a dudes nose and stopped him id feel pretty confident about myself if I was you... Just listen to your ipod and zone out for the day of the fight.. You gotta imagine every time you fight like it could be your last, so you gotta just go out and try your hardest... How old are you?

[Double Jab]

Try to remember why you box. Do you box because you want the big money and the women? Do you box because you want to defend yourself? Do you box to make yourself feel like a big man?

Or, if you are like me, do you box, simply because it is fun as hell, and there is no other feeling in the world like it?

Whenever I used get in the ring, I used to be afraid, because all those skills I thought I had, were going to be tested. And if I was found to be lesser than I thought, I knew my ego would take a huge shot. It made me timid.

Then one day, I realized something. I was sparring with this guy that always whoops my ass, and I had this feeling of euphoria all of a sudden (not from a punch). It was the strangest thing. I realized that I kept getting in that ring, because it is better than any amazing food, its better than sex (sometimes), and it makes me happy. I love boxing. And I realized, win or lose, I love to box. And I will always love to box, even if I lose every fight.

Strangely after this moment, I relaxed, I fell into my groove, I felt this effortlessness in my movements and punches, like there was no pressure to perform. I was just doing what I loved, that was all. And the crazy thing? I actually did better against the guy. I was catching him more often, disrupting his rhythm, and really learned from that session.

If you are anything like most people who like to box, even if you got beat up every time, something about it calls you, just thinking of it makes you smile. So remember, no pressure. You arent a better person if you win, you are still yourself. So dont go out there to win, go out there to do what you love with all your heart.

This works for me at least to think about before a match.

[shine11]

Just relax and dont think about it man. Your opponent is only human. If you broke a dudes nose and stopped him id feel pretty confident about myself if I was you... Just listen to your ipod and zone out for the day of the fight.. You gotta imagine every time you fight like it could be your last, so you gotta just go out and try your hardest... How old are you?

im 19. Kinda late. I started in september of 09 and im keeping up with guys who have had 60+ fights. thanks for your advice

[shine11]

Try to remember why you box. Do you box because you want the big money and the women? Do you box because you want to defend yourself? Do you box to make yourself feel like a big man?

Or, if you are like me, do you box, simply because it is fun as hell, and there is no other feeling in the world like it?

Whenever I used get in the ring, I used to be afraid, because all those skills I thought I had, were going to be tested. And if I was found to be lesser than I thought, I knew my ego would take a huge shot. It made me timid.

Then one day, I realized something. I was sparring with this guy that always whoops my ass, and I had this feeling of euphoria all of a sudden (not from a punch). It was the strangest thing. I realized that I kept getting in that ring, because it is better than any amazing food, its better than sex (sometimes), and it makes me happy. I love boxing. And I realized, win or lose, I love to box. And I will always love to box, even if I lose every fight.

Strangely after this moment, I relaxed, I fell into my groove, I felt this effortlessness in my movements and punches, like there was no pressure to perform. I was just doing what I loved, that was all. And the crazy thing? I actually did better against the guy. I was catching him more often, disrupting his rhythm, and really learned from that session.

If you are anything like most people who like to box, even if you got beat up every time, something about it calls you, just thinking of it makes you smile. So remember, no pressure. You arent a better person if you win, you are still yourself. So dont go out there to win, go out there to do what you love with all your heart.

This works for me at least to think about before a match.

lol i felt better reading that. Im definately gonna print this out and read it before i fight. i guess ive put alot of pressure on myself tryna mesure my success with wins and losses. i'll just go out there than and be smooth like i always try to be. Thanks a lot

[hateinyaeyes32]

Try to remember why you box. Do you box because you want the big money and the women? Do you box because you want to defend yourself? Do you box to make yourself feel like a big man?

Or, if you are like me, do you box, simply because it is fun as hell, and there is no other feeling in the world like it?

Whenever I used get in the ring, I used to be afraid, because all those skills I thought I had, were going to be tested. And if I was found to be lesser than I thought, I knew my ego would take a huge shot. It made me timid.

Then one day, I realized something. I was sparring with this guy that always whoops my ass, and I had this feeling of euphoria all of a sudden (not from a punch). It was the strangest thing. I realized that I kept getting in that ring, because it is better than any amazing food, its better than sex (sometimes), and it makes me happy. I love boxing. And I realized, win or lose, I love to box. And I will always love to box, even if I lose every fight.

Strangely after this moment, I relaxed, I fell into my groove, I felt this effortlessness in my movements and punches, like there was no pressure to perform. I was just doing what I loved, that was all. And the crazy thing? I actually did better against the guy. I was catching him more often, disrupting his rhythm, and really learned from that session.

If you are anything like most people who like to box, even if you got beat up every time, something about it calls you, just thinking of it makes you smile. So remember, no pressure. You arent a better person if you win, you are still yourself. So dont go out there to win, go out there to do what you love with all your heart.

This works for me at least to think about before a match.

i like the way you think man thats a really good strategy!

[hateinyaeyes32]

im 19. Kinda late. I started in september of 09 and im keeping up with guys who have had 60+ fights. thanks for your advice

no problem man and thats not late lol ive been boxing for 3 years or so and im 20 and im just now this past month started going to a gym regularly and am starting to fight probably this summer, but im pretty confident in my skills, they can only get better... Ive had matches before about 24 of them, lots in my backyard and in friends backyards (we used to have alot of tournaments) and other random people who challenge me.. Ive never lost lol only once when i was boxing my brother i gave up after one round because it was so much emotion when we boxed each other i got so drained i was punching with everything i had and it ****ed me haha... But we used to plan fights and set them up for a few months later and train for them and everything lol, back then i was fighting all guys above 200 because i weighed 230 but im 5'11 and wasnt exactly a strong guy, the power in my punches was just great though... I weigh 190 now because i knew i had to get myself into shape if i wanted to really compete with the best though, and of course now that im going to a gym my trainers want me to cut down to 160-175ish to start out, so i think that can only help my power, but id rather cut down to 175 than 160 or 168 because i dont want speed to become an issue, although im not exactly slow, i know once you get down past the 170ish guys they get really really fast... Any advice? lol

[shine11]

Cutting weight is hard. just try to be fast in everything you do in the gym cos it sounds like you have power. lol double jab might have some better advice for you though

[paulsinghnl]

i really like this speech, i think about whenever i wanna quit.. no joke.


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[Fabius729]

Never doubt yourself man... Always be confident