What is a rope-a-donop?
Rope-A-Dope is a risky boxing strategy that was perfectly used by Muhammad Ali against George Foreman in the heavyweight championship, which took place on October 30, 1974 in Kinsasha in Zaire. The match is referred to as a rumble in the jungle due to an explosive action between two big warriors.
Ali was a better technical fighter, while the leader "Bruiser" packed a harder blow. In the first round of the fight Ali scored several technical hits, but Forman remained continuous. In the second round of Ali he changed his strategy, often lying against the ropes, which allowed the championships to exhaust by throwing repeated strikes, mostly into Ali's protective weapons. Ali also often lay against Foreman and forces Forman to hold his weight and continue to strike. Five -round was exhausted, while Ali took every opportunity to land to choose the strikes on Forman's face and head when a great warrior released his guard. Foreman's Punchesslabý and ineffective were the eight rounds and Ali won the knockout match. After the fight explodedAnd a lot of controversy and Foreman eventually claimed he was dazed.
Today, the rope-a-dope refers to any strategy that includes playing the loser to get the winner. The rope strategy means that sharp technical skills need to "capture hits" at the disadvantage and smart timing to break through at the right moment to win. Political strategists, scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs and even battle tactics use this phrase to refer to risky maneuvers that take one of the seeming underdog one of Victor.
Lano-A-Dope was modified to Ropeadope for the name of an independent recording company in 1999, founded by Andrew Hurwitz. The label produces jazz, hip-hop, electronics and organizes a luxury line of urban clothing. Since February 2007, the label has become Ropeadope Digital with all music exclusively published digitally online. Digital artists on the label, pioneeringThe new production structure maintains the rights to their gentlemen, while the license fees are shared between the artist and the label. An interesting parallel could be created with the strategy of the rope-a-doping brand, receiving the Internet, and allowing artists to maintain the rights to their work rather than fight the Internet, and leave artists who want, how it was the history of the Association of Recording Industry (RIAA).