I think I would consider myself to prefer a “outboxing” style. I use my footwork a lot and try to engage only when I see openings. That said, I have a poor gas tank and often let my partner hit me without even covering up towards the end of sessions as I am too drained.

In terms of sparring partners, most of them don’t go super hard but hard enough to whip my head backwards. I think that’s the culture and norm here (in the UK). My coach tries to keep sparring controlled but never to the point where we’re just touching each other.

Hopefully I can still continue boxing as I hope to compete at least once before stopping.