of course...boxing is a sequence of events, actions and reactions and more actions. saying that you should be reserved about pawing is like saying you should be reserved about throwing right hands because you run the risk of being set up, or you should be reserved about circling left because you run the risk of being set up, or you should be reserved about the rock-1-2-1 because you "should never pull away from punches"...there are a lot of things in boxing that get taught as just universally bad, and nothing is universally bad, fighters do things differently and it is up to the trainer and the fighter to find these things and shape the individuals style out of it. i remember when jason litzau got knocked out and people said "maybe now he'll learn to keep his hands up" and his supporters said "you've never seen anyone get knocked out with their hands up before?" you trying to set me up by letting me paw is no different than me setting you up by pawing so that you will try to fire a few bombs my way. its just a different link in the chain of events.