So I was completely screwed by the Golden Gloves last week and got no sparring. Thursday the gym I go to closed because everybody was signing up and Saturday was obviously shot.
Despite no sparring, Saturday morning was very eventful. At my weekly weigh-in I notice that my plan to eat more to avoid over training caused me to gain 1 lbs. Damn, being older sucks!
After the weigh-in I called my trainer, Mexican Style. He said that he and the other trainer, Old School, were debating whether to take me out Sunday to line up a fight. Mexican Style wanted to see what I thought first. I was very surprised as I haven’t yet had 20 rounds of sparring for this fight. The original plan was to get 40-50 rounds and drop down to at least 175 lbs.
Yet the idea of getting in the ring the next day and ending camp sounds appealing. I mean I could actually start eating again and spend more time with my family. But all the same after missing a week of sparring, and gassing in the 3 measley rounds I had the week before, I hardly feel like I “peaked.”
So I asked Mexican Style if he thought I was ready and he said, “[Old School] does, but I don’t. I think you need another week to start letting your right hand go more. Besides, don’t you have a month until turning 35?” Fair enough I say, lets wait another week.
This strange phone call is good news as far as I’m concerned. All my sparring partners are at or above 180 and I have a good chin, so I don’t really care about dropping weight. I just want to put up a fight for 3 rounds without gassing. So from here on out, in any given week, if I’m in shape I could get my fight and end camp.
