The Hardest Fight Of My Life

Want to Level up your Sparring? Get in-depth Tips and Tricks on Sparring: https://boxingfitness.com/sparring Check out all supplements I’m using: https://urlgeni.us/mcKQWg Free Perfect Punch program https://boxingfitness.com/perfect-punch-course/ The Ultimate Boxing Program LINK here - 50% off https://boxingfitness.com/ultimate-boxing-training Get the Heavybag Boxing Academy Program SAVE 40% Right now https://boxingfitness.com/heavybag Get the ShadowBoxing Academy Program includes 8 weeks of follow along training with me SAVE 80% off right now : https://boxingfitness.com/shadowboxing Get the Footwork Boxing Academy Program SAVE 40% Right now https://boxingfitness.com/footwork Have Your Video reviewed on my channel https://boxingfitness.com/video-review Become a Certified Boxing Fitness Coach https://www.boxingfitness.com/academy Boxing sparring can turn into the hardest fight you ever have when the gloves are thin, the pace is non-stop and there is no referee to step in. Tony Jeffries, Olympic medalist boxer explains the hard sparring session in Los Angeles that he believes could have done lasting damage to his brain, and what every boxer can learn from it. About six weeks out from his next professional fight and at the start of a training camp, Tony was at the Rock Gym with his coach at the time, Tommy Brooks who has trained Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. The Mexican amateur team walked in with their 81 kg light heavyweight and 91 kg heavyweight champion and Tony was told he was doing eight rounds with them. One major concern in that sparring session was the size and padding of the gloves, not all 16 oz gloves are the same. His opponents' gloves looked like 10 oz gloves with hardly any padding and checking them is the coach's job before the sparring starts. Tony outboxed the 91 kg heavyweight for the first four rounds but the faster 81 kg light heavyweight and a non-stop pace were too much for his conditioning at the start of a training camp. When you get tired your feet slow down and your hands drop which leaves you open to counters. Tony went home with a headache that lasted two days and he believes he should have been pulled out after four rounds, given a round off or stopped after round six. Fighters in old school boxing culture do not want to show weakness by asking to stop or pointing out thin gloves so that call belongs to the coach. The correct way to spar is technical sparring where you are there to learn and not to try to hurt your partner. Carl Froch, then the super middleweight world champion checked Tony's gloves before they sparred and said they were there to learn not to have a war. Technical sparring means doing drills and techniques built around your specific goals. STOP SPARRING Before It's Too Late! https://youtu.be/ZjoRASZiPFc Chapters 0:00 - The Sparring Session I'll Never Forget 0:50 - Training Camp At The Rock Gym in Los Angeles w/ Tommy Brooks 1:32 - The Mexican Amateur Team Came To Spar 2:21 - Why Not All 16 oz Gloves Are The Same 3:21 - Rounds 1 To 4 Against A 91 kg Heavyweight 4:51 - Rounds 5 And 8 Against A 81 kg Light Heavyweight 6:20 - Slowing Down, Getting Tired and Taking Heavy Hits 7:41 - Footwork vs Head Movement For Defense 8:31 - Surviving The Final Round 9:01 - The Scary Part Of This Sparring Session 9:59 - Old School Boxing Culture And Speaking Up 10:26 - How Carl Froch Showed Me How Sparring Should Be 12:19 - Why Technical Sparring is The Best Type Of Sparring MY SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tony_jeffries Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/tonyjeffries1?sub_confirmation=1 Business Email: Tonyjeffries@gmail.com My name is Tony Jeffries, Olympic Bronze medallist & former undefeated pro boxer. I’m the owner of Boxingfitness.com where I take your boxing to the next level. #sparring #hardsparring #boxing