The idea was to lean on the ropes "like a dope" taking punishment until his opponent "punched himself out." The ropes provided the elasticity to take the blows rather than the body. Then Ali exploited ...

Time keeps marching on but themes recur. Take, for example, the rope-a-dope. March 8 was the 40th anniversary of the boxing match that quickly became known as “The Fight of the Century.” In 1971, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — George Kalinsky was standing on an overpass Friday, waiting for Muhammad Ali’s funeral procession to pass by, when he casually mentioned that he came up with the “rope-a-dope” ...

On October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), one of the most historic boxing matches ever took place. The great Muhammad Ali faced the hard-hitting George Foreman. Ali, who ...

I couldn’t survive a round with Manny Pacquiao, not for a second. He is a force of nature in the ring, one of the fastest, smartest strategists in boxing, able to change tactics and game plans as a ...

MILWAUKEE — The game is a 48-minute marathon, not a sprint. The Celtics knew that Saturday, racing back in the fourth quarter as the Bucks’ star was keeled over, trying to catch his breath. Giannis ...