Sentence examples for canvas in the first from inspiring English sources

Rios was on the canvas in the first round but it appeared to be from a slip rather than any devastating work from Pacquiao.

The unrelenting Mosley eventually eroded the weary Taylor, who was rocked over and over and even crumbled to the canvas in the first round.

Williams went to the canvas in the first round and, to make matters worse, he dislocated his right shoulder in the third.

Peter Jenkins is Rugby Union Correspondent of The Australian Man of the match: Owen Finegan Australia were on the canvas in the first round, now the Lions hit the deck in the second - this is turning into quite a heavyweight contest, and who knows what will happen in the third?

Twice Peterson, 27, hit the canvas in the first round, initially after taking a left when appearing to have slipped, then after a lightning combination from Khan which drew the referee's count.

During the fight Khan knocked Gomez to the canvas in the first round with a barrage of hooks and uppercuts.

Trinidad landed a right to the face that sent Cherifi to the canvas in the fourth.

Mayweather, 24, suffered the first knockdown of his career when his right glove touched the canvas in the sixth round.

Reid sent Trinidad to the canvas in the third round with a right cross, but Trinidad bounced right up.

The 34-year-old Rhodes failed to get to grips with a world champion 14 years his junior and found himself on the canvas in the fourth round.

Mosley sent Ruiz, a Colombian, to the canvas in the fifth round, but not before Ruiz stood up to some heavy shots from the champion.