However, Burns pinned Gomez against the ropes in the seventh and pounded him until the referee stopped the fight.
Shields also encountered a tricky opponent in Volnova, who repeatedly forced the U.S. fighter against the ropes during the first round of the fight.
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Western Kentucky spent the first half pinning Kansas against the ropes.
As President Obama and Secretary Gates seek to tighten the budget and reduce spending, companies such as Lockheed Martin are being pushed against the ropes.
But Margarito, four inches taller than his opponent, continued to stalk Cotto and eventually began to wear down the smaller man by trapping him against the ropes.
Markets are still rattled with the possibility of contagion, with Bahrain and Oman against the ropes, politicians and consumers better hope Saudi Arabia gets by this one unscathed.
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The fight was over early in the next, this time a magnificent right from from McAllister knocking out King, who slumped against the ropes and was counted out.
If you recall, Muhammad Ali bested the much younger and ferocious punching George Foreman in Zaire by resting against the ropes covering up, while the champion punched himself out.
The Welshman managed to pick himself up from the canvas before Finnish referee Erkki Meronen had finished his count, but was still leaning against the ropes and was clearly still unsteady on his feet.
He leaned back against the ropes of the enclosure and watched the horses circle the corral, stood watching them a minute more, as they stood still, then leaned down and came out through the ropes.
Either way, the incident did nothing to stop the champion's dominance and he finished the fight with Mosley up against the ropes, hanging on for the final bell against a fighter he admitted was the best he had faced.
At the beginning of round three referee Richie Davies warned both fighters about use of the head and later in the round Quigley connected with an overhand right, followed by a left hand which had Smith struggling against the ropes.
The results are mostly in for the Agency Mortgage REITs for 2011 Q3 and while the results were far from exceptional, like a championship boxer against the ropes they managed to survive the round and live to fight another day.
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And with governments around the world halting or revising their nuclear energy programs, the uranium market appears against the ropes, taking a beating that many doubt it will be able to withstand. (Read Little Risk To GE From Japan Nuke Crisis).
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