How do I become just as good in sparring as in fights?

[Straightcross]

I'm like a whole different fighter during my amateur fights, my reflexes are better and my punches are much more accurate. The only difference besides the glove weight is that in amateur fights I don't have to hold anything back and can let myself go and throw every punch at full power without having to worry about hurting my opponent while in sparring my punches are always somewhat delayed since I have to dial back the power first and by the time I actually throw it the place i aimed for is already covered up or out of range. Of course I can go harder during sparring but I honestly hate hard sparring sessions since you can't win in sparring and going home with a headache,sore jaw or popped ear drum without a win just feels terrible.

Can adrenaline alone make such a difference? In fights I basically lose control and throw and block most punches out of instincts and reflexes and all the combinations I practiced come out naturally without thinking about that but in sparring I actually do have to think about it

 

[j123]

Experience, its just one of those things. You can have better control of your nerves, but it'll always be there.

 

[BigPapaShango]

You have answered your questions in your question. Fights are live and you will be performing like such, sparring is a game.

Treat sparring like a game and it should, become more fun, fights are where you are battling to win.

 

[aries]

Some fighters fight better than they do in the gym, maybe you are one of them? There is the saying 'you don't rise to the occasion, you fall to the level of your training'. So you are doing well to be better in a fight. Personally I do better in sparring and hope to get close to that in a fight so maybe you could look at it as though you are one of the lucky ones.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Like the above said, you answered you're own question. You're over thinking when sparring.

 

[Replay19]

Maybe it's because in sparring you're not as serious