Training Diary: Week 4

GEORGE Chuvalo was a Canadian heavyweight who was never knocked down in 93 fights.
He is regarded as having the greatest ever chin in the sport.
Lucky for George this record looks set to remain unbroken as it took me just two sparring rounds before landing bottom first on the canvas.
Now I must stress that I pretty much fell over my own feet rather than being floored by a haymaker but its still pretty embarrassing either way...
Anyway, putting that behind me my biggest concern at the moment is my wrist. I tried to do some bag work again today but knew as soon as I threw my first punch with my right arm that it wasn't good.
Not quite sure what is wrong with it but as soon as I hit a bag it hurts. Don't know if its a sprain or anything but its not good.
Going to see how it goes over the next few days but the best thing may be to take a week or so off which is the last thing I need at the moment.
So while everyone else was doing bag work I had to watch and do some skipping on my own - which is the most frustrating thing in the world.
Crain then took me a aside to do some one on one with my footwork. He's trying to get me to use my back leg properly and to push out of it rather than jumping. Despite spending 10 minutes with me I just couldn't get it right.
We then moved onto some fitness work which I do not wish to talk about as it was horrendous and involved carrying our partners, crawling and hopping from one end to another, press ups, sits ups and other such torture.
We then moved onto some technical work as we always do where we throw jabs and block.
It was then when we started sparring. Now I pray I do not get paired up with this guy as he was just bigger and better in every way. He just wouldn't step away from me and was constantly throwing punches.
My blocking is getting better and I cannot actually remember him connecting to my face but he did throw a lethal body shot.
My instinct was to go down, like you would on a football pitch when someones just booted one full pelt in your stomach, but I knew I had to stay up and just ride it out which I did. But I can still feel it typing this.
Most people think boxing is about the big head shots but until you have been hit by one you really do not know how much a good body shot can hurt.
Still it wasn't all one way and I did connect with a few nice jabs and a sweet counter right between the eyes which sent him back.
But he just kept coming and pushing me back and after a few to the body I stepped back, stood on my own feet and sort of lost my balance.
Down I went...but I was up straight away.
I need some work and need to be so much more aggressive in the ring as both sparring sessions now I am the one following, not setting the pace.