Sentences with phrase «back against the ropes»

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.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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

Federico Fazio has been found wanting against some of English football's quicker talents, Jan Vertonghen is infuriatingly inconsistent and Eric Dier is still learning the ropes after shifting from full - back.

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.

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

I normally have an athlete grab the rope and place their feet against the rack and lean back lowering themselves little by little and then climbing back (as demonstrated in the video).

This stage would feature a simple flat platform with elastic ropes on either side which players can use strategically in striking their opponents with greater force, or for knocking their adversaries against, only to rebound right back into another powerful blow.

It's fairly lightweight so for now, it's just leaning against the brick wall on our patio (although you could put hanging hardware on the back — or drill holes and hang it with a rope.)