Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

David 'Poison' Kotey vs. Danny 'Little Red' Lopez

When the WBC Champion - David Kotey walked to the Ring, he was wearing his
'Tribal Warrior Robe, Head-Dress and he was carrying a Sword'.



Immediately > The 122,000 Ghanan's started to cheer for their National Hero.

Then the beat of thousands of 'Tribal Drums' started.

The bout would start after Midnight, at 1:00 AM {actually Sunday}.
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Round 1 >

The Champion came out fast, and attacked Danny with a ferocious two-fisted assault,
sending the Challenger stumbling off-balance.

Kotey was too fast, and peppered Danny with left-jabs to the face, a hammered him
with right-crosses to the chin.

At the {2:20 Mark}, Kotey landed a solid 'volley of punches' to Danny's head, and
Lopez was driven backwards to the Ropes. The Champion was fighting at an incredibly
fast-pace, and overwhelmed his opponent with 'lightning flurries'.

Round 1 ........ David Kotey {10-9}
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Round 2 >

The Champion came out blazing, and 'slugged' Danny with jarring right-hands to the
head and jaw. Kotey caught Danny with a 'blistering right-hand' and opened up a cut
over Danny's left-eye.

Kotey was taking advantage of Danny's porous defense, as Lopez was susceptible to
overhand-rights.

The Accra Sports Stadium 'roared', as their National Hero raked over the American
with 'volley-after-volley'. Danny looked completely out-matched by the {1:50 Mark},
as he was rocked backwards repeatedly.

Kotey kept up with his 'fast-pace', and nailed Danny 'flush-on-the-jaw' with a right-hook
at the {2:20 Mark}, staggering the American badly and driving him to the Ropes and
as he 'pinned' him there.

The Champion then poured it on, and 'battered' Danny alomg the Ropes with a '17-Punch'
barrage. The Accra Sports Stadium spectators were on their feet, thinking that their Hero
was about to end it.

As Danny took a pounding, he was now bleeding from the mouth. But Danny held on over
the last 25-Second barrage, and made it to the Bell.

Round 2 ......... David Kotey {10-8}
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Round 3 >

The Champion came out 'slugging', and looked to take it to Danny by battering him
with left-hooks and right-crosses to the head and mouth.

Danny was now 'cut' inside the mouth, after taking several 'jarring' right-hands. Kotey
continued with his fast-flurries, and stunned Danny late with more right-hands.

Danny was just getting beat to the punch in every exchange, and had no answer
for the Champion's speed and movement.

The Ghanan spectators continued to beat their 'Tribal Drums' as the Champion totally
dominated another Round.

Round 3 ........ David Kotey {10-9}
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Round 4 >

Kotey stayed with hard-punching here, as he was in total command. The Champion mixed
in left-jabs and left-hooks, while delivering his 'hammering' right-hands into Danny's jaw
over the first-half of the session.

Then Kotey started to back off, as he looked to fire in right-hand leads as he waited to catch
Danny as he was walking in.

By the {2:00 Mark}, Danny was now sporting a 'puffy' left-eye and swollen left-cheek after
taking brutal right-hands.

But later in this Round, Danny took the punches much better and did get off with a few quality
punches over the last 30-Seconds.

Round 4 ..... David Kotey {10-9}
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Round 5 >

The Champion boxed well for the first-minute, by using left-jabs, straight right-hands and
fast movement.

The Ghanan supporters continued to beat their 'Tribal Drums', while the Accra Sports Stadium
began cheering "Dee-Kay, Dee-Kay".

But then Kotey abandoned his fine boxing-skills and turned slugger by moving inside. This
was a break for Danny, as he was finally able to deliver some hard-punches, as he 'thumped'
Kotey's body with hard left-hooks.

Kotey foolishly traded with Danny over the second-half of the session, and Danny landed
some telling left-hooks to the body and straight right-hands to the head that visibly shook
the Champion.

It was Danny's best action of the bout, and the 1st Round he won on the Scorecards.

Round 5 ......... Danny Lopez {10-9}

Round 6 >

The Champion came out and met Danny at Center-Ring, and decided to 'slug-it-out'
instead of using his speed-boxing which had been his success during the first 4-Rounds
and first-half of Round 5.

Both traded with hard-punches over the first-half of the session, and Danny had the
slight-edge. The Champion then visibly slowed, and was showing less spring in his
legs.

Then at the {1:40 Mark} Danny caught the Champion with a 'slicing' right-hand to
the left-eye, and opened up a 'cut' on Kotey's left eye-brow.

Danny then 'thudded in' some hard left-hooks to the body, and the Champion backed
up for the 1st-time in the bout.



Danny then pressed forward, and slammed in 'one-two' punches as Kotey backed out
to the Ring Perimeter to get some distance,

Danny then used 'double and triple' left-jabs to the face to measure the Champion
for straight right-hands, while stepping up-the-pace.

By the end of Round 6, Kotey looked a bit weary after absorbing some stiff-punches
to the head and body.

Round 6 .......... Danny Lopez {10-9}
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The cheering from the 122,000 Ghanan's in the Sports Stadium between Rounds 6 and 7
was not as loud as previously. There was some concern now, as David Kotey looked
'weary' from the Danny's steady-pressure, and the 'steam-bath' type heat and humidity
in the Ring was starting to take it's toll.

The Champion had also used up a lot of his energy during the first 5-Rounds with his
unbelievable set fast-pace.