Due to his slim build, many assumed that Hux wasn't a fighter. Only he was. He had gotten into a lot of scrapes in the past and often had to rescue his friends from their won fights when they couldn't handle them. He just chose to rely on his words and men before getting physically involved.

The general twisted himself so he just missed the knee to the gut. One hand still had him pinned down around the shoulders and the other hand was balled into a fist ready to punch the trooper in the face. That was his answer to the remark, whether or he succeeds.