STOP SPARRING Before It's Too Late!

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  @Tony_Jeffries · 2 years ago · pinned

  Do you spar? Do you do Hard or Light Sparring? Let me know in the comments 👇<br>Watch Next: 4 Boxing Training Methods You MUST do to Level Up!<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OCxuQPySM">https://youtu.be/v5OCxuQPySM</a>

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• 8L

  @8limbsstrike · 2 years ago

  You will always meet some idiot that is trying to knock you out during sparring

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• KM

  @kmlgraph · 2 years ago

  Tony not afraid to call out boxing coaches on bad sparring practices. &nbsp;This is one reason why Coach Tony is the best boxing channel on Youtube.

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• NT

  @NtodaV · 2 years ago

  These guys aren’t sparring they actually fighting all out

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• FA

  @farnhamclose11 · 2 years ago

  I am doing Muay Thai and K-1. At sparring sessions we go about 70% of power for leg kicks( for conditioning) 50% body shots and just touching the head if any. And at the end of the training everyone is happy.

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  @CrimeBeanus · 2 years ago (edited)

  I never got in the ring, but somehow every gym I went to I made it into the pro fighters sparring group. Sparred HARD for years multiple times a week with top nationals and even UFC guys from my country. It taught me so much, and really gave me a lot of skills and confidence. Nowadays, years past my prime, I can&apos;t breathe through my nose, have vertigo and constant tinnitus, along with many joint and back injuries from years of impact damage. I never even fought 😂<br><br>Honestly, I&apos;m not sure any of it was worth it... the body injuries are whatever, pain is pain, but the head stuff....if I could take it all back I probably would. If you are a young guy/gal, please remember to take care of your body and especially your head. Once you get past your bulletproof prime and you start to feel mortality, you have children, you let your emotions soften, etc. you may come to regret subjecting your body to abuse in the name of being perceived as &quot;tough&quot; for a fleeting moment in your life.

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• 9U

  @9usuck0 · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t hard spar. I actually had my first time of having someone throw bombs in a match with me and I did my best to just avoid hits and not lose my temper. But afterwards, I directly told the coach I am not sparring with him again till he understands power control. I am starting boxing in my late 30s and I can&apos;t take those kind of hits, just to learn how to box. I just wanna get better at boxing, not push myself into retirement. lol

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• MI

  @MikeKay1978 · 2 years ago

  Training self-defense I always found it fascinating that people would risk getting short and long term damage training to maybe avoid getting hurt during an unlikely self-defense situation that probably would never happen.

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• KA

  @kamehouseboxing7142 · 2 years ago

  The most honest thing he said and the straight truth is. &nbsp;Don’t spar if you’re not actually fighting for an actual record. Respect the sport.

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• JY

  @Jyggalag8982 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjoRASZiPFc&amp;t=148">2:28</a> this is 100 percent facts hard sparring has been glorified so much. I try to spar like 50 percent but that first clip of the guy getting rabbit punched over and over again really had me thinking “who the hell runs that gym”.

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• CO

  @CodyMiller-e2s · 2 years ago

  Those are facts my dude. I boxed from age 15-27, and did everything wrong . Hard sparring with 10 oz gloves at the end of the training session and nose bleeds and black eyes were common. Now at 36 I still have occasional memory and coordination issues even 9 years after hanging up the gloves. Every boxing and mma coach should see this . Thanks for the information

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• TA

  @TastelessSoftware · 2 years ago

  Anyone getting into boxing should watch this video. I did a lot of hard sparring and hardly learned anything from it, but I got plenty of headaches. You&apos;ll learn more with light technical sparring and take far less damage.

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