You can still entertain without getting a knockout.
There is no sale without the story; no knockout without the setup.
I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's okay.
I'm just going to punch him and do my best. If the knockout comes, it comes.
The novel wins by points, the short story by knockout.
Captain Phillips is a knockout.
Beautiful,' Jason exclaimed. 'Piper, you... you're a knockout.