Re: [punching, the redux]
Adrian was baffled by the sudden turn. The point of fighting was to do a good job of it. You were supposed to try to not get hit, and hit the other person more often than you got hit yourself. Pulling back and blocking shots to tire the other guy out, that was basic, basic stuff. They were still fighting, make no mistake.
"Why are you throwing a hissy fit? Because you missed?" he asked. "Come on, Patrick, get back in the ring. Don't make me tell people you forfeited."