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But the real "counterpunch" didn't happen in the ring. It happened two weeks later.

The gym stayed. Vane went to trial. It turns out, in boxing and in life, the hardest hit is the one you never saw coming—the one you practically walked into yourself. Counterpunch

"You spent so much energy trying to knock us down," Elias said calmly, leaning against the ropes. "You forgot to keep your guard up." But the real "counterpunch" didn't happen in the ring