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ˈcounterˌpuncher, n. Boxing (orig. U.S.).
[counter- 3.]
A boxer whose style is characterized by countering after an opponent's punch is thrown. Cf. counter v.1 5. Also fig.
1932E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon xiii. 151 All those boxers who have lasted longest..have been counter-punchers. 1962Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 11 Nov. ii. 10/1 [Cassius Clay] is essentially a counter-puncher—a foe who waits for a foe to throw a punch and then counters. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 3 Feb. b4/4 The tobacco industry's best counter-puncher. 1972‘H. Pentecost’ Birthday, Deathday i. i. 8 It's as if an attack has been intended on him. I should like to go on record as saying that he is a pretty tough counterpuncher. 1986World Boxing Sept. 48/2 Each is a superb counterpuncher, the type of fighter who would seem to excel against the free-swinging and sometimes careless Pazienza.
So ˈcounterpunch n.2, a return blow, esp. one that exploits a momentary lack of defence; also fig.; ˈcounterpunch v. intr. and trans. = counter v.1 5 a and b; ˈcounterˌpunching vbl. n.
1957Rocky Marciano's Bk. Boxing ix. 103 The left jab..can be a handicap, for some boxers leave themselves wide open when attempting to deliver it and can readily be hit by what are known as counterpunches. Ibid. (heading) Counterpunching. 1964J. D. MacDonald Deep Blue Good-Bye (1965) viii. 92, I counterpunched and knocked his mouth open with an overhand right. 1971Black Scholar Jan. 43/2 He'd step inside their leads and counter punch them to death! 1974Spartanburg (S. Carolina) Herald-Jrnl. 20 Apr. a7/4 The raid was a psychological counterpunch to the blow the Japanese had dealt Pearl Harbor. 1977Facts on File Yearbk. 17 Dec. 970/3 Although Briscoe managed to bloody the Colombian's mouth in the 12th round, Valdes' superior counter-punching ability assured his victory. 1980Times 13 May 8/2 Recent Soviet tactics have been confined to what was described as counterpunching. 1986World Boxing Sept. 29/1 Will he patiently counterpunch, or foolishly attempt to initiate the action? |