I have a fight scheduled in 4 weeks. But excitement is turning to frustration. My left rotator cuff (shoulder) has been killing me for the last few weeks and isn’t getting better. It’s not the kind of thing that would keep me from fighting, but it’s effecting the snappiness of my jab. I’m training hard and doing my roadwork, but I’m feeling exhausted. Dare I say I’m feeling old?
There was a bright spot the other day when I went to another gym and sparred with an open class fighter (10+ sanctioned amateur fights) and easily handled him. But then tonight I got in with a heavyweight that was 10x as mobile as me, despite a 30-40 lbs weight difference, and I could do seemingly nothing with him.
Worse thing is this guy has the style of boxing I hate the most, and have still not learned to face. He fights off his back leg from a philly shell. I have to penetrate deep into his defenses to land all the while he counter punches and rolls off punches. But this guy is even worse, he changes leads thus screwing with my entry angles and he’s all over the place.
