Deuk-Koo Kim

[Bill Paxtom]

Ray Mancini vs. Deuk-Koo Kim

Round 11

Deuk-Koo came out aggressively, and was met by Ray at Center-Ring. Both fighters worked at
a steady-rate.

Deuk-Koo had the edge over the first 25-Seonds, before the fighters clinched at the {0:25 Mark}.

Each fought aggressively for the next 14-Seconds, before clinching again at the {0:39 Mark}.

Ray then had the edge for the next trading-session, before the fighters clinched again at the {0:53 Mark}.

At the {1:05 Mark} Deuk-Koo came forward in attempt to throw a left-hand, just as Ray was winging in
a right-hook. The punch 'grazed' off of Deuk-Koo's upper-chest.

Deuk-Koo went down to his left-knee at the {1:06 Mark}.

But Deuk-Koo bounced right back up and continued. Referee - Richard Greene did not call it
a knockdown.

Ray then landed with a left-hook and solid right-hand to Deuk-Koo's head.

Immediately, Ray went to work on Deuk-Koo, and raked him over with a series of solid punches
for the next 15-Seconds as the South Korean was backed up into the front-center Ropes.

At the {1:23 Mark}, Ray landed a short right-hook into Deuk-Koo's body, which hurt the Challenger.

Ray then added in a jolting straight right-hand to the head, and a hard left-hook into Deuk-Koo's ribs.

Deuk-Koo buckles over from the body punch.

{1:25 Mark} > Tim Ryan {CBS Announcer} > "Now he's got him. Now he's got Kim in trouble. Mancini is pounding him."

Deuk-Koo stumbles forward and then grabs Ray around his waist at the {1:28 Mark}.

Deuk-Koo held Ray for 9-Seconds until the {1:37 Mark}, where Referee - Richard Greene broke the
fighters apart.

At the {1:38 Mark}, Ray steps in and fires away with a '7-Punch' barrage with Deuk-Koo on the front-center Ropes.

At the {1:42 Mark}, Deuk-Koo starts to punch back.

At the {1:44 Mark} > Tim Ryan {CBS Announcer} > "What a war here in the 11th."

Barely audible at the {1:46 Mark} > Gil Clancy > "This kid {Deuk-Koo Kim} is incredibly tough. Amazing."

At the {1:52 Mark} > Ray is arm-weary, and has no 'zip' left in his punches, as Deuk-Koo leans back on the front-center Ropes.

Deuk-Koo moves to his right, and over the front-right Corner.

At the {1:56 Mark} > Ray moves forward into Deuk-Koo, and leans in on him.

{2:00} > Both trade with light body-punches. Ray has 'nothing' left on his punches, as he tries to grab Deuk-Koo.

{2:04} > Deuk-Koo slams in a hard left-uppercut into Ray's chin, and a left-hook into the mid-section as Mancini is trying to grab-and-hold.

{2:05} > Referee - Richard Greene moves in to separate the fighters.

{2:09} > Ray steps backwards, out to Center-Ring, as Deuk-Koo moves out to the front-center Ring area.

{2:11} > Deuk-Koo steps forward, and lands with a 'booming' left-hand to Ray's head. Ray reels back on his heels.

At the {2:12 Mark} > Tim Ryan {CBS Announcer} > "Kim is punching back now."

{2:13} > Deuk-Koo moves forward, and fires in a quick 'right-left', as Ray tries to grab-and-hold the South Korean.

{2:14} > Ray Mancini is definitely 'stunned', and grabs at Deuk-Koo's arms and holds.

{2:15 > Deuk-Koo is trying to break free and tries to push Ray off him.

Then at the {2:16 Mark}, and inexplicably and without incident, Referee - Richard Greene
moves in to give Deuk-Koo a warning.

As Richard Greene admonishes Deuk-Koo, he pushes his back across the Ring to the left-side
Ropes.

This gave Ray Mancini nearly {9-Seconds} to recover, and to clear his head.

The action resumed at left of Center-Ring at the {2:26 Mark}.

{2:28} > Deuk-Koo scores with a '5-Punch' flurry, as Ray comes back with a 'weak' 4-Punch flurry.

{2:31} > Tim Ryan {CBS Announcer} > "They wail away at each other."

{2:32} > Ray initiates a clinch, and holds on to Deuk-Koo's arms.

{2:34} Referee - Richard Greene moves in to break the fighters apart, but also tucks in the tape on Deuk-Koo's right glove.

{2:39} > The action resumes.

{2:39} > Deuk-Koo scores with a 'right-left' to Ray's head.

{2:40} > Ray steps forward, as Deuk-Koo backs up a step to the back-left Ring area.

At the {2:41 Mark} > Gil Clancy {CBS Announcer} > "Never mind how many Rounds it is. It's not how many
Rounds. It's the pace of the fight. The pace has been torrid. It's like a 30-Round fight."

At the {2:44 Mark} both fighters clinch, as Deuk-Koo is backed up to the left-side Ropes.

{2:45} > Tim Ryan {CBS Announcer} > "Kim shows signs of fatigue."

{2:47} > Referee - Richard Greene breaks the fighters apart.

{2:52} > Ray steps forward, and lands a good right-hook to the left-side of Deuk-Koo's head, and a short left to the body.

{2:53} > Deuk-Koo comes back with a medium-power 'left-right'.

{2:55} > Both fighters clinch, as Ray pushes Deuk-Koo back into the left-side Ropes. Both fighters rest until the Bell.

{3:00} > 'Bell'

Round 11 ....... {10-10} 'Even'

My Vote for......... 'Round of the Year'