I recently read on a supposedly respected website that competitive sparring is important but not that important in boxing training.
Really? So the whole secret to the sweet science is just to come to the fight in great shape without really mastering the fight intangibles? For those of this that have competed in the ring and still spar, we know his is obviously bullshit. Great coaches know that they must keep the development bar raised high by putting there fighters in the ring with better fighters.
Competitive sparring allows you to see all styles, it allows you to experience many scenarios that could happen in the ring. What better place to experience them first than in the gym? Better to face adversity and new territory in the gym than in a fight where there is no backbone of dealing with it before.
That is total preparation. True SPP.
Being mediocre is a disease that affects people in all areas of their lives. Mediocre progress from a fighter can come back to haunt them on fight night. 9 times out of 10 though this stems from the mediocre mindset of the head coach who overlooks the importance of their fighter sparring with good fighters. This then stalls the progress of their fighter.
Have someone better around or really someone better in some areas where you are weak is everything. From a fighters stand point, it can result in whether their hand is raised in victory on fight night.
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