What does the term "floored" mean to you

[spud1]

Originally Posted by shaunster101

Spud, that's flawed

mate couldnt you tell my sarcasm

[shaunster101]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

As you can see its mostly Brits answering. I suspect its usage is different in Britain from America

For instance

UFC fighter Guillard floored by Hurricane Katrina

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He wasnt literally "knocked down" by hurricane katrina

OH. MY. GOD

You have to be kidding? Can you not distinguish between the term being used in the literal or metaphorical sense? Obvioulsy Hurricane Katrina didn't knocked him on his fucking arse!

You have to be on the wind up

[shaunster101]

Originally Posted by spud1

mate couldnt you tell my sarcasm

Sorry mate, my bad!

Good one now you've pointed it out though!

[MichiganWarrior]

Originally Posted by shaunster101

OH. MY. GOD

You have to be kidding? Can you not distinguish between the term being used in the literal or metaphorical sense? Obvioulsy Hurricane Katrina didn't knocked him on his fucking arse!

You have to be on the wind up

Exactly. So what are you struggling with. Didnt I say its usage wasnt meant to be taken literally in its base form. And why do you talk like you probably sound?

[shaunster101]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Exactly. So what are you struggling with. Didnt I say its usage wasnt meant to be taken literally in its base form. And why do you talk like you probably sound?

Why would you apply it to a situation where it could also apply in the literal sense? It is a ridiculous idea

[timeout]

So by ur logic, Dawson got floored 3 times in that fight and pascal once?
That's a lot of flooring going on.

[MichiganWarrior]

Originally Posted by shaunster101

Why would you apply it to a situation where it could also apply in the literal sense? It is a ridiculous idea

A ridiculous idea that the dictionary endorses.

But yes, limey chav vs the dictionary. I can see who im gonna side with.

[lufcrazy]

and he almighty MichiganWarrior has been quoted to say

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

Like I said, in the fight before Carl froch he was floored and several times in this fight he was floored. Again what are you struggling with?



I've just watched it. He was clearly hurt and holding on. i.e floored./

so eeryone look back over histories fights and re-score accordingly. pascal and dawson both floored each other a number of times.

corley and mayweather also flored each other in their fight.

kessler and froch floored each other every round.

get out ya calculators and include those 10-8's and lets see how history will now be re-written.

[LocoRoco]

Michigan Warrior you are doing your fellow country men no favours in this thread

[MichiganWarrior]

Originally Posted by lufcrazy

and he almighty MichiganWarrior has been quoted to say



so eeryone look back over histories fights and re-score accordingly. pascal and dawson both floored each other a number of times.

corley and mayweather also flored each other in their fight.

kessler and froch floored each other every round.

get out ya calculators and include those 10-8's and lets see how history will now be re-written.

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You are missing the key point, which is

tr.v. floored, floor·ing, floors
1. To provide with a floor.
2. Informal To press (the accelerator of a motor vehicle) to the floor.
3. a. To knock down.
b. To stun; overwhelm: The very idea floored me.

[lufcrazy]

Originally Posted by LocoRoco

Michigan Warrior you are doing your fellow country men no favours in this thread

MichiganWarrior was certain only "brits and limeys" would vote for floored = floored.

apparently now his countrymen also disagree with him.

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Here's an extract of michiganwarrior commenting on a fight between Herns vs hagler.
"it's the 1st rd of this Amazing matchup. Herbs using his jab and omfg big right from hagler floors herns. But herns stays up and floors hagler. But hagler is still up and floors hearns! Herns now comes back having been floored by hagler and floors herns instead. This is a great fight and best flooring ever! Omfg a flooring right opens a cut on hagler head."


End thread really?

[southpawslick]

I've been watching boxing my whole life and never heard the term floored used to mean anything other than going down.

[lufcrazy]

Originally Posted by timeout

Here's an extract of michiganwarrior commenting on a fight between Herns vs hagler.
"it's the 1st rd of this Amazing matchup. Herbs using his jab and omfg big right from hagler floors herns. But herns stays up and floors hagler. But hagler is still up and floors hearns! Herns now comes back having been floored by hagler and floors herns instead. This is a great fight and best flooring ever!"


End thread really?

if he could admit he was wrong we could all laugh together, but he still somehow thinks he is right in all this.

[The Blackout]

Originally Posted by MichiganWarrior

A ridiculous idea that the dictionary endorses.

But yes, limey chav vs the dictionary. I can see who im gonna side with.

Come on Michigan. You must see the majority point of view here. Say, you were listening to a fight, on the radio, and suddenly the commentator shouts out "oh my god, great left hook as fighter a 'floors' fighter b". Would you seriously be wondering whether fighter b had actually hit the canvas or whether he was just stunned and holding on? I think 99% of people would instantly think that fighter b was actually, at some point, on the floor.

I think everyone understands that the term "floored" can mean stunned. However, if you start using that term in a sport where an opponent can literally be floored.........well, thats where the confusion comes in.