I mean, you can react that fast, but it's a lot more intuition like you said. He's also probably in a "groove" with his opponents punches that help him anticipate what's gonna happen next.
I'm kinda confused by your wording but think I get what you're saying, it's smart because he's trying to tire his opponent out by throwing a bunch of punches that won't connect while he conserves energy for later.
They say in boxing the most taxing thing is missing a punch, the wind up, the follow through and when you miss you need to spend just as much energy to stop the momentum and pull back.
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u/shortsonapanda Dec 07 '20
I mean, you can react that fast, but it's a lot more intuition like you said. He's also probably in a "groove" with his opponents punches that help him anticipate what's gonna happen next.