Sentences with phrase «against the ropes»

You looked to play against the ropes like you look to play; you were getting picked off there.

In my defense, I did have him up against the ropes in the beginning but blew myself up with my own missile to start off -1 — 0.

The hits here are real, and the pain of landing flat on your back or getting your neck squeezed against the ropes is no joke.

My favourite is the tag team mode which allows either you or your ally to distract the referee or even hold your opponent against the ropes makes that makes for some exhilarating wrestling fun.

Participants also have the option to wear gloves, which improves grip and guards against rope burns.

If companies like this are already getting thrown back against the ropes in the second largest bull market in US history... what happens when the music changes tunes or stops?

IMO his best chance is to try to cut off the ring and get Floyd against the ropes like Maidana did.

McGregor opens the fourth round by pinning Mayweather against the ropes and opening up some combinations.

«He can be a beast when he wants to be,» a mustached Mexican - American said of Carthron as he drove Beauty Salon against the ropes.

BROOKLYN — I have Bang Bang Barry Malone pinned up against the ropes of the ring with his hands up.

When the Ugandan police confiscated him, he was as white as paper beneath his hair from lack of sunlight, and two slashes in his groin oozed pus where he had struggled against the rope that tethered him.

He notes how Mayweather then changed his strategy and went defensive against the ropes, and McGregor again picked him off.

That he was the ultimate heel, the guy who spent his career making other wrestlers into heroes, slamming his body against the ropes and mat again and again so his competitors could wear the shiny, heavy belts of victory.

They slam each other against the ropes and smash down onto their backs, selling the entire thing to the nonexistent crowd.

Cotto was able to trap Floyd against the ropes much of the fight and dig to the body, and eventually that opened up hard shots to the head that did draw blood from the nose of «Money.»

With a 3 - 2 scoreline in favor of Real Madrid, few would have imagined that Schalke was still going to pull off a comeback and put the European champions against the ropes.

The three large stone sarcophagi in the open wagon bed slid against the ropes that lashed them in place.

There are so many layers to the plot within this book as all of the characters find themselves more than just against the ropes and in situations that will endanger the West Family and themselves.

Looks like the Biebster's up against the ropes.

Now with the US government borrowing more and more, and guaranteeing more and more debts of Fannie and Freddie, it really looks like the US Government is running up against its rope limit, i.e., that amount that it can borrow without raising its interest rate significantly.

Our Alaskan huskies were ready to run, and they barked and yowled and strained against their ropes.

If you've got larger books you're keeping, use them to rest against the rope instead of bookends.

Instead, he figured out the best strategy was to lay back against the ropes, lean back as far as he could, cover his face with his gloves and as much of his body as he could with his arms and let Foreman pound at him.

He's pushing Floyd Mayweather against the ropes and opening with combinations, but not landing much.

Slusher stated, «Dr. Magnuson believed the dog had been tied up with a rope too tightly and Ceilia had been struggling against the rope to escape for at least 6 weeks to have created this type of wound».

Cotto was able to keep Floyd against the ropes and actually do good work to the body and head.

Against the ropes — beaten back by the shear power of logic and reason.

We» v beaten bayern at allianz arena b4 n if memory serves we had em runnin scared, against the ropes, wteva u wana call it.

Mancini drilled Frias with a right and then drove him against the ropes with a barrage of hooks from both sides.

For the remaining 13 rounds, often with his back against the ropes and Duran squarely in front of him, Leonard remained flat - footed — trading shots, countering, slipping punches, going to the body behind upper - cuts with both hands.

McGregor said after the fight that he thought the contest was stopped early, but ultimately there wasn't much fuss after fatigue made him an easy target for Mayweather against the ropes.

Golovkin's specialty is breaking his man down against the ropes, yet he couldn't do that against Canelo, despite having ample opportunity to do so.

The annoying thing about this team is that they always perform when their backs are against the rope.

It's hard to be grateful when life has you up against the ropes, gasping for air.

By this point there was little doubt as to Washington's talent, and despite the fact that she would be overshadowed by such big names as Anthony Hopkins and Meg Ryan in such subsequent efforts as Bad Company, The Human Stain, and Against the Ropes, she still managed to make an impression with a series of memorable supporting roles.

Showtime Boxing: Leo Santa Cruz nails Jesus Ruiz with a powerful right cross before pinning him against the ropes to set up his 8th Round TKO victory during SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

She has also co-starred in Fantastic Four and its sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, Miracle at St. Anna, I Think I Love My Wife, Little Man, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, She Hate Me, Against the Ropes, The Human Stain and Save the Last Dance.

, and trailers for Timeline, The Perfect Score, Against the Ropes, and the recently postponed Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow round out the platter.

A close range character who finds themselves up against the ropes can swap out with a long range partner, totally throwing off your opponent's timing and tactics.

This is especially useful for moments where a particularly difficult sequence has you against the ropes.

The launch - event venue weaves from Düsseldorf, Germany, to a place called Spa in Belgium, and on the short stretches of unrestricted autobahn it punches hard and then pins you against the ropes, speed building with a frightening relentlessness.

The Wii U was a commercial failure, and, while it did not put them even close to shutting down, it has put their back against the ropes.