The chin is tucked into the chest to avoid punches to the jaw which commonly cause knock-outs.

In the last level, the player must run down a long path, avoiding punches from Kaos.

His defense for this fight consisted mainly of leaning back to avoid punches, but Kelley caught him several times when he was leaning back.

Jones reach will be too much and Henderson isn't as mobile or elusive like Machida to avoid punches and kicks.

De La Hoya never mounted a consistent attack, spending much of the night trying to avoid punches, instead of throwing them.

He keeps his gloves low, relying on body movement to avoid punches, rather than blocking.

The chin is tucked into the chest to avoid punches to the jaw which commonly cause knock-outs and is often kept slightly offcenter.

Like a boxer who dances to avoid punches, the light cruisers had to keep moving to prevent a total knockout.

I mean if the guy keeps moving his head in order to avoid punches you might see an illegal punch here and there.

He had all he could do to avoid punches flying from all angles.