Thoughts on My First Fight
Had my first amateur fight on Friday after taking the fight on a week’s notice (red gloves). Didn’t get the decision (thought rd 1 was close but mine, lost round 2, and won round 3) but overall not satisfied with my performance, happy I got in there and competed though and a lot to improve on.
The Good:
Made weight and didn’t have to starve myself or anything crazy
Was told that I’d need to close the distance and take the fight to my opponent as he was longer, I feel like I did that
Was told I needed to dig round 3 out if I wanted to win the fight, I also feel like I did that
Kept a good deal of pressure on the opponent
Mixed some uppercuts to the body and head that worked well
Was the fresher fighter by the end
The Bad:
Poor balance for most of the fight
Pushed a great deal of my punches which lead to them not looking as effective in exchanges
Smothered my own work way way way too much
Tired more quickly than my opponent as rd2 was easily my worst round
Did not transition between offense and defense very well, had a very straightforward style of walking my way into the pocket which was predictable
Lost, and can totally see why I did too
Overall, I need to work on having a more powerful lower body so my punches show up better and I need to not smother myself near as much, more angles and punches from mid range will serve me better in future fights. Onwards and upwards from here this will be the worst I look.