Outing . A CROSS-COUNTER HIT. (PLATE 4.) THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BOXING. 417 Lead or attack at the body.—Feint at youradversarys head, and having drawn hiscounter at yours, change your line of at-tack, duck your head, advance the leftfoot- bending the knee until your shoulderis opposite your object, and strike him onthe mark. As you finish this blow (andaii others) be well braced and prepared amount of available force, and both aremoving forward to use it, this blow is themost severe and crushing you can make,and is invariably the coup de grace for theman who receives it ; hence the need ofgrea
Outing . A CROSS-COUNTER HIT. (PLATE 4.) THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BOXING. 417 Lead or attack at the body.—Feint at youradversarys head, and having drawn hiscounter at yours, change your line of at-tack, duck your head, advance the leftfoot- bending the knee until your shoulderis opposite your object, and strike him onthe mark. As you finish this blow (andaii others) be well braced and prepared amount of available force, and both aremoving forward to use it, this blow is themost severe and crushing you can make,and is invariably the coup de grace for theman who receives it ; hence the need ofgreater caution in using the right than theleft hand. Feinting or sparring.—You endeavor to. LEAD AT THE BODY. (PLATE 5.) to advance and fight with either hand, toretreat or to do anything else necessary.(See Plate 5.) Counter the body blow.—Your opponentfeints at your head and hits at your he has not so far drawn your left outof position as to prevent your getting itinto line and brace in time, drive your leftat his head. Feint at the body., and having drawn hisresistance or counter in that direction,change rapidly and hit at his head. (SeePlate 3.) Upper cut.—If your man attacks youwith his head down, particularly if hecovers his face with his right hand, riseand drive your right into his face. Cross counter the ipper cut.—Advancehead down to hit him with your left, andas he drops his right to upper cut, drawback your head and hand and drive yourright at his face. This will apply to anyright-handed hit a man may make at you,provided you can make time and you are both in the most favorable po-sition possible for gathermg the greatest discover the ma
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