Roundhouse punches?
Yeah, a punch in which the arm is brought straight out to the side of the body. And, particularly when it misses, you see the boxer’s fist run a half circle of in an exaggerated swinging motion.
The roundhouse is the most devastating punch a fighter has. But it is slow (because it travels a longer distance than, say, the jab), energy consuming as well as risky – when you miss a roundhouse punch, you run the risk of leaving yourself wrong-footed, therefore putting yourself at the mercy of the opponent’s counter punches. Therefore, the full-swing roundhouses are saved only for delivering knockdowns and the final knockout – if and when such opportunities arise.
If spectators see a boxer come out throwing roundhouse punches, they’ll say he’s come out swinging, meaning for example:
*that he wants to set an aggressive tone;
*that he is confident;
*that he wants to score a swift victory.
Or perhaps he simply doesn’t have a better plan. Perhaps the other fighter said something pre-game to rile him up and he took the bait. He’s full of fury and cannot wait for the game to begin so that he could take the opponent out in one fell swoop, so to speak.
Otherwise to come out swinging is risky in terms of boxing strategy. The opponent is put on instant alert and you lose any hopes of a surprise attack. Plus, once you’ve thrown a few, your punches tend to lose their power. That’s when the opponent knows that he has taken, to use another boxing terminology, your best punch. After that, there’s nothing else from you that he cannot endure.
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