The following account was posted on the recently defunct "Experience Project" website. A forum where people share all kinds of real life experiences. As more girls join up with boxing and kickboxing gyms, this kind of incident is becoming more and more common...
I
recently had a kickboxing match at my gym with a girl and I lost. I'm very
disappointed in myself and feel really embarrassed. I lost in front of my kids
and girlfriend. What's upsetting is this girl is new to the sport and she's
only been training for a month and I've been doing this for years. What's even
more embarrassing is this girl is 18 yrs old and I'm 36 she's half my age. We
had a three round exhibition match at our gym I was supposed to just spar with
her and correct her in the ring however in round 1 I walked right into one of
her kicks and it floored me! I got up too soon and I was still wobbly legged
and everyone at the gym was stunned and I didn't have my legs under me yet that
she caught me with a second kick to the face and I fell again. This time I took
the full 8 count and she almost finished me off in round 1 I had no choice but
to retreat and back petal and clinch to survive the round. It was embarrassing
my two children who are close in age to this girl had looks of disappointment
on their faces. Luckily I was able to regain strength in my legs after the break
and I came after her in round 2 no longer was I trying to teach her I was
trying to beat her! But she played it safe and fought a smart fight she backed
up and got on her bicycle for the next two rounds and avoided my power. We took
it to a decision and I lost by a score 28-27 round 1 was scored 10-7 in her
favor because of the two knockdowns but I took the next two rounds 10-9 &
10-9 however that first round killed me! When they raised her hand and
announced her the winner the look on my children's faces were that of
disappointment and my girlfriend stormed out upset. Even though I won 2 of the
3 rounds Briana (girl that beat me) won the fight because of the two early
knockdowns. After the fight I shook her hand and congratulated her. But ever
since this happened my kids don't want to go back to the gym and neither does
my gf.
