Wonderful analogy. I would like to add a few more.
Punch cautiously, see where you're hitting at (content of the post)
Pick your battles cautiously , fight in your category to build a long term relationship (if you mostly blog about travel and photography, there's no point commenting on blogs that talk about high end technology and coding)
I've seen newbies lying flat out in the ring(VP less than 50) and yet punching left right and center