A boxer who acts on counterattacks
– an athlete who has a good level of speed and takes advantage of the opponent's mistakes in the attack, based on the extensive use of deceptive, reactive and counter techniques. The counterattacking boxer usually has a well-developed quality of of anticipating the opponent's attacks and has an excellent reaction time. A duel, which is built on counterattacks, is carried out at long and medium distances. About the boxers who use counterattacks, it is customary to say that they work as a number two.
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