{"id":469,"date":"2015-03-17T15:35:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T21:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2022-05-23T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T21:17:20","slug":"knockdowns-knockouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/knockdowns-knockouts\/","title":{"rendered":"knockdowns &#038; knockouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>last week in a class we had a discussion about the difference between <em><strong>knock down<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>knock out\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(phrasal verbs) and their noun equivalents<em><strong>\u00a0knockdown<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>knockout.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0both words are associated with boxing.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>for example, after a draw and two losses in their first three fights,\u00a0<strong>juan manuel marquez<\/strong> <em>knocked out<\/em> <strong>manny pacquiao<\/strong> in the sixth round of their fourth fight in december of 2012.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manny Pacman Pacquiao knocked out KO vs Juan Manuel Marquez......FULL HD!\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7pwZ4njcw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>ll cool j<\/strong>, host of the <a title=\"classy\" href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/classy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grammys<\/a> for the past 4 years,\u00a0won a grammy himself for the track <em><strong>mama said <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">knock u out.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span> the video is full of boxing imagery.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vimZj8HW0Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>lil wayne<\/strong> and <strong>nicki minaj<\/strong> mix images of boxing and sexual innuendo in their track <strong><em>knockout<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Wayne - Knockout ft. Nicki Minaj (Official Music Video) ft. Nicki Minaj\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RfYcOYMNuXM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>another example with another wayne: last weekend, <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">manchester united<\/span><\/strong> forward <strong>wayne rooney<\/strong> scored a goal and celebrated by doing some <em><strong>shadow boxing<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(punching the air)\u00a0and then imitating being <em>knocked out<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wayne Rooney Knock Out Celebration\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9UiQSaopt7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>his celebration with this headline<\/p>\n<h1>Wayne Rooney hilariously <em>mocks \u2018knockout\u2019<\/em> boxing video in goal celebration<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>mock<\/strong><\/em> means <em>make fun of <\/em>or <em>laugh at.\u00a0<\/em>the boxing video mentioned is a low quality recording first released\u00a0by <strong>the sun<\/strong> that shows <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">stoke city<\/span><\/strong> (and former man u) defender <strong>phil bardsley<\/strong> supposedly <em>knocking rooney out<\/em> during a spontaneous but friendly boxing match in rooney&#8217;s kitchen.<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-bardsley.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-499 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-bardsley-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"rooney bardsley\" width=\"266\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-bardsley-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-bardsley.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-bardsley.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-502 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"rooney knocked out\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/rooney-knocked-out.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>a knockout?\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>it seems most likely that the video was just a <em><strong>lark<\/strong><\/em> (for fun, not serious) and that bardsley vs rooney didn&#8217;t actually end in a <em>knockout<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>knock down<\/em><\/strong> refers to <em>falling as a result of contact<\/em>. boxer <strong>floyd mayweather<\/strong>, aka &#8220;money&#8221; and &#8220;the <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/inch-by-inch-pound-for-pound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pound for pound<\/a> champ&#8221; has never been <em>knocked down<\/em> in his 47 professional fights, though some people  what happens in this video is a\u00a0knockdown. what do u think?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zab Judah Knocked down Floyd Mayweather.360\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e136w-7KzY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the lyrics of <strong>pat benatar<\/strong>&#8216;s famous song <em><strong>hit me with your best shot<\/strong><\/em> are about fighting and being <strong><em>tough<\/em><\/strong> (strong, resilient). listen at :55 for<em><strong>\u00a0knock down<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><em>knock me down<\/em>, it&#8217;s all <em>in vain<\/em><br \/>\ni get right back on my feet again<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>in vain<\/em><\/strong> means <em>useless<\/em>, <em>it will not be successful<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (1980)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VopgyAc-F9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and if u were alive and had ears in 1997 &amp;1998, u probably heard\u00a0the <strong>chumbawamba<\/strong> song <strong><em>tubthumping<\/em><\/strong> a hundred times or more. the chorus is inspirational and contains a figurative example of knock down<\/p>\n<h4>i get <em>knocked down<\/em>, but i get up again, you&#8217;re never gonna keep me down<\/h4>\n<p>in fact because it\u00a0is repeated numerous times <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/i-turned-him-into-a-mexican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">throughout<\/a> the song, many people believe the title is <em>i get knocked down<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (Official Music Video)\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2H5uWRjFsGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>manny pacquiao and floyd mayweather jr. will fight on may 2.<\/p>\n<h6><em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pacquiao-mayweather.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-514\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pacquiao-mayweather-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"pacquiao mayweather\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pacquiao-mayweather-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pacquiao-mayweather-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pacquiao-mayweather.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>mayweather &amp; pacquiao (ringtv)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>do u think pacquiao will be the first boxer to <em>knock down<\/em> the<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/inch-by-inch-pound-for-pound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\"> pound for pound champ<\/a>? \u00a0will the fight be decided by a <em>knockout<\/em>? \u00a0do u know any other non-boxing applications of <em>knock down<\/em> or <em>knockout<\/em>? share your comments under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.31\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>last week in a class we had a discussion about the difference between knock down and knock out\u00a0(phrasal verbs) and their noun equivalents\u00a0knockdown\u00a0and\u00a0knockout.\u00a0both words are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[19,4],"tags":[8,9,11,10,227,4415,2891,2775,229,219,221,218,220,3456,231,3457,228,232,230,4090,3455,3488,222],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Muhammad-Ali.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12825,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/12825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}