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Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.The rope-a-dope is a boxing fighting technique commonly associated with Muhammad Ali in his 1974 Rumble in the Jungle match against world heavyweight champion George Foreman. Turning stone resort casino jobs. Delegation poker karten deutsch download. Hardware store casino nsw official site. In many competitive situations, 'rope-a-dope' is used to describe strategies in which one contender draws non-injuring offensive punches to let their opponent fatigue.
- This is poker's version of the rope-a-dope, made famous by Muhammad Ali in the 1974 heavyweight boxing title match against George Forman. Boxing in Zaire (now Congo), Ali backed up against the ropes in a protective stance and let Foreman flail away at him.
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rope-a-dope
(rōp′ə-dōp′)adj.1. Relating to or being a strategy in boxing in which one fighter covers up and often leans back against the ropes to allow the opponent to become exhausted by throwing punches so that the opponent cannot defend effectively late in the fight and is thus defeated.
2. Relating to or being a strategy in which one behaves passively or with little aggression until an opportune moment arises for successful action.
n.
[Coined by Muhammad Ali in reference to his strategy in defeating the younger George Foreman for the heavyweight title in 1974.]
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rope-a-dope
n (Boxing)a. a method of tiring out a boxing opponent by pretending to be trapped on the ropes while the opponent expends energy on punches that are blocked
[C20: coined by Muhammad Ali]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
| Noun | 1. | rope-a-dope - a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists |
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