One thing I adore about the souls games is how everyone has a unique and personal experience with bosses.
A boss that I got on my first try may take you a week of banging your head against it; but, that is no indication that I'm just better because two bosses later I will be banging my head against a different boss that you just breeze through.
Don't let it dissuade you. See my comment here on this topic: https://programming.dev/comment/23859190