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How big of a factor do you think confidence plays into a fight?

If a fighter lacks confidence or doesn't fully believe in themselves isn't this a SERIOUS thing that can sway the fight more into the opponents favour?

If you don't have full confidence I don't believe you will fight to your full potential. You are limiting yourself mentally which will effect you physically.

You need to go in thiking/saying "I'm going to win, I'm going to be the best there is" not something like "I think I have a chance at this ...."

I hate myself so bad for saying this but you almost have to have Conor like mentality. Be all about yourself.
 
A wise man once said: "Half of this game is 90% mental".


All fun aside, confidence is everything. If you don't believe in yourself you shouldn't engage in fist fights.
 
I think confidence has a lot to do with it. Proper mindset is all part of the preparation. If you go through a training camp and you're not confident in yourself, you're probably not training properly.
 
Evangelion said:
Confidence is everything in life in general
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Couldn't agree more. You can have all the genetic gifts in the world but if you're not confident enough to put yourself out there then all of those advantages are worthless.
 
I dont think confidence is an absolute necessity, but it certain does help for the majority of people.
 
Speed, Power, Endurance, Spirit, Technique, Strategy , Confidence.
Put these into bar levels and if you got a ton of confidence and non of the others your gonna take a good can of whoop ass:)
 
It looked like Seth KO'd Kimbo Slice with a flinching jab while he was backed in the corner scared. Sometimes fear can be helpful too. It all depends on what you do with it. Look at the video where the MMA fighter is covered in tats (face and all) and gets in the other fighters face at the presser only to get starched in the fight. How about Niklas Backstrom? Confident as fuck until he got merced. Then he was all about "That's fucked up!"
In street fights I love fighting confident people. They come at you with their chin up and then wonder how they got KO'd by the quiet guy.
 
Anderson Silva was confident his leg kick was stronger than the one The Chris threw at him right before.
Confidence is not always a good thing especially if you get suckered into a brawl. Never underestimate your opponent. Never.
 
ultraninjastar said:
Anderson Silva was confident his leg kick was stronger than the one The Chris threw at him right before.
Confidence is not always a good thing especially if you get suckered into a brawl. Never underestimate your opponent. Never.
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It's true that there's a VERY fine line between a very confident person and an arrogant, overconfident person who thinks they're invincible. A sane level of confidence is one of those things that's essential if you want to get anywhere in fighting or anything else really, but never let yourself get too cocky; I agree.
 
I think Saku's relaxed, yet still focused attitude works the best. Even in losing in those size mismatches he was mostly game, consistent.

Confidence going in is very important, but like with everything once things go south confidence tends to go down, while a general looseness and the ability to maintain focus leads to good performances whether it's a win or a loss.
 
just my opinion, i think fear is a more powerful motivator. My father was a respected fighter in my home town, and got into street fights/ bar fights almost daily when i was young. He always said he'd rather fight a highly skilled fighter than a scared man willing to fight. Dont confuse this with run scared... What im talking is kill/be killed, hurt him or he will hurt me extremely bad scared. Basically what he says is those with that mindset are extremely unpredictable, they follow no set rules and are willing to take it to any level it takes to win. I think you need a certain level of confidence... But confidence goes by the way side once you're tested, and forced to dig deep... At that point i think every man will have an element of doubt, then shifts to either how bad do you want it, or i think for champions they make the choice of either im willing to die today, or im not going to die today. As an example for rescue swimmer school and in being a rescue swimmer... There i have been in situations where quitting/losing meant drowning, out of those i have done un imaginable things, and surpassed even my own expectations. You ever listen to Tyson talk about being scared to death in the ring? Honestly it was likely over confidence that lead to his downfall.
 
MCS said:
I think Saku's relaxed, yet still focused attitude works the best. Even in losing in those size mismatches he was mostly game, consistent.

Confidence going in is very important, but like with everything once things go south confidence tends to go down, while a general looseness and the ability to maintain focus leads to good performances whether it's a win or a loss.
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If I'm feeling confident, I'm much more relaxed than I would be otherwise so being focused/relaxed and confident go hand in hand imo.

swimmer1 said:
just my opinion, i think fear is a more powerful motivator. My father was a respected fighter in my home town, and got into street fights/ bar fights almost daily when i was young. He always said he'd rather fight a highly skilled fighter than a scared man willing to fight. Dont confuse this with run scared... What im talking is kill/be killed, hurt him or he will hurt me extremely bad scared. Basically what he says is those with that mindset are extremely unpredictable, they follow no set rules and are willing to take it to any level it takes to win. I think you need a certain level of confidence... But confidence goes by the way side once you're tested, and forced to dig deep... At that point i think every man will have an element of doubt, then shifts to either how bad do you want it, or i think for champions they make the choice of either im willing to die today, or im not going to die today. As an example for rescue swimmer school and in being a rescue swimmer... There i have been in situations where quitting/losing meant drowning, out of those i have done un imaginable things, and surpassed even my own expectations. You ever listen to Tyson talk about being scared to death in the ring? Honestly it was likely over confidence that lead to his downfall.
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Pretty sure I get what you're saying. I'm sure it depends very much on the individual but it sounds like your dad was arguing that the natural fight or flight response combined with good instincts can often overwhelm a calm, confident opponent. Makes sense but again, depends on the people involved.
 
Hungry Friend said:
If I'm feeling confident, I'm much more relaxed than I would be otherwise so being focused/relaxed and confident go hand in hand imo.

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yeah, in life. But if you look at a hectic fight situation taking blows takes confidence away. IMO, it's important going in to set the tone of the fight and on a good day ride that to victory. But once things don't work out maintaining focus and staying relaxed (which usually comes from experience) leads to momentum changes. For example, I considered Brock to be a confident front runner, but when the big man didn't dominate he couldn't pull out a Couture when being outmatched, save for the Carwin gas fest.
 
Yes, believing you can do things does help you be able to do things. It can also get you into trouble if there's no basis for your belief in your ability to do things.
 
MCS said:
yeah, in life. But if you look at a hectic fight situation taking blows takes confidence away. IMO, it's important going in to set the tone of the fight and on a good day ride that to victory. But once things don't work out maintaining focus and staying relaxed (which usually comes from experience) leads to tide changes.
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I gotcha. I'm not a fighter or athlete in general but I agree that there's no substitute for real world experience when it comes to knowing what to do in any situation. One could argue that having that experience is another form of confidence though and helps the more experienced man to say calm. He's been there, done that.
 
Hungry Friend said:
I gotcha. I'm not a fighter or athlete in general but I agree that there's no substitute for real world experience when it comes to knowing what to do in any situation. One could argue that having that experience is another form of confidence though and helps the more experienced man to say calm. He's been there, done that.
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true that
 
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