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take a dive1 Boxing Pretend to be knocked down or out.Many observers questioned whether Sonny Liston took a dive in his second fight against Ali....- He would later claim he took a dive in his fight with Willard in Havana, Cuba.
- The reputation of the most feared heavyweight of his day lay in tatters after Liston took a dive in his second title bout against Cassius Clay in 1965.
1.1(Of prices, hopes, fortunes, etc.) fall suddenly: profits could take a dive as easily as they could soar...- On Thursday the share price took a dive to 54p before recovering to 70p.
- Thorpe's hopes for a clean sweep of the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle also took a dive today after he qualified slowest for tomorrow's 100m final.
- However, his profile took a dive and by the middle of the decade, he had disappeared from public view entirely.
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