I’m always losing to people with horrible boxing

I’ve been training for almost 8 years, and I know real striking knowledge doesn’t translate to the video game. But I’m just getting dropped and rocked immediately by some guy waving his arms around like an idiot or just arm punching. And I always feel like I’m winning because I’m out landing them using head movement and countering them, but I just just knocked down after one punch from a guy just flicking his elbow.

I don’t understand and I am quite frustrated.