rope-a-doped
Tired out deliberately
Rope-a-doped means outmaneuvered by someone who absorbed your attacks while waiting for you to exhaust yourself.
From Muhammad Ali's "rope-a-dope" boxing strategy against George Foreman in 1974, where he leaned against the ropes and let Foreman punch himself tired.
He thought he was winning the argument, but she rope-a-doped him and came back with the knockout point.
Defeated through superior tactics
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
- patienceCalm during delays
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
counterattack · possum · setup · calculated · tactical · lured · exhausted · rebounded
Defeated through superior tactics
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- counterpunchedThrew a retaliatory blow
- AliArabic name, "sublime"
Rumble · strategy · feigned · absorbed · deflected · clinched · waited · fatigue
Misled by cunning
- fooledLed to believe falsely
- connedDeceived for gain
- dupedDeceived into believing
- suckeredTricked into believing
baited · lured · manipulated · outsmarted · deceived · hoodwinked · snookered · played
outmaneuvered
Defeated through superior tactics
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outwittedDefeated by superior thinking
- patienceCalm during delays
attrition · counterattack · possum · setup · calculated · tactical · lured · exhausted · rebounded · reversed
outmaneuvered
Defeated through superior tactics
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- counterpunchedThrew a retaliatory blow
Ali · Rumble · strategy · feigned · absorbed · deflected · clinched · waited · fatigue · endurance
tricked
Misled by cunning
suckered · baited · lured · manipulated · outsmarted · deceived · hoodwinked · snookered · played · setup
rope-a-dopedblitzed
Extremely intoxicated
dominated · overpowered · steamrolled · overwhelmed · bulldozed
rope, dope, roped, ropes, roping, doped, dopes, doping, rope-a-dope