Terry Davis came out swinging
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="Amatil">Amatil</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Coke">Coke</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ripping">ripping</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.</p><p><span word="Coles">Coles</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="McLeod">McLeod</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="CCA">CCA</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charging">charging</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Indonesians">Indonesians</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="products">products</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="Upon">Upon</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="cola">cola</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charging">charging</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bubbly">bubbly</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rip">rip</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tearing">tearing</span> (<span word="ripping">ripping</span>) <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> (<span word="signaling">signaling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stool">stool</span>, <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commence">commence</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="bobbing">bobbing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weaving">weaving</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="jabs">jabs</span> (<span word="short">short</span> <span word="thrusts">thrusts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forearm">forearm</span>) <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="sizing">sizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="frontal">frontal</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roundhouse">roundhouse</span> <span word="punches">punches</span>.</p>
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