A while ago, I did get a little mad when I got hooked hard to the temple twice..admittedly my fault not being able to dodge/coverup but I felt it was far harder than any of my punches landed on him. I was a bit stunned after the first and not quite ready for the second one.

I ended up having my little retaliation. I am not proud but it had to be done, so as to wake my sparring partner up.

I did learn a lesson from this…that I should concentrate more on the defence techniques and connecting cleanly, not being that guy who wants to throw big bombs. It ceases to be sparring…and turns into a slugfest.

I’m more talking about the guy that’s always going for the KO, especially against people he’s over matched with.

Thanks for putting me onto the right track.

Guys like that don’t last as they will find it harder and harder to get some ring time with sparring partners.

Not only did we look down on these guys for bad sportsmanship, but also declined to work with them.

I guess that is the reason why I never saw regulars behaving like that… only the occasional newbies.

[1] Please feel free to remove my earlier comment. It probably does not add value to your original entry.