Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

David Kotey vs. Danny Lopez

~ Pre-Fight Skinny ~

Danny Lopez arrived in Accra, Ghana on Sunday ~ October 17th. That would give Danny
nearly 3-Weeks to get acclimated to the heat and high-humidity in Central Africa.

Danny only brought along David Sotello as his sparring-partner.

David Sotello had been to Accra, Ghana before, when he fought David Kotey in a 10-Round
'non-title' bout back on December 21, 1975. In that bout, David Sotello gave David Kotey
all he could handle, and then some, in losing a close and debatable 10-Round Decision.
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The Champion - David Kotey has '2' sparring-partners.

* Sunny Robertson > A {22 year-old} Lightweight from Ghana. {Height; 5' 9"} ~ Record; 21-2-0 {10 KO's}
* Aziza Bossou > A {21 year-old} Lightweight from Togo. {Height; 5' 9"} ~ Record; 22-0-0 {15 KO's}

The Champion, with a muscular physique, was a fast working boxer-puncher. And for sparring,
he worked with '2' tall Lightweights. As both resembled the size and upright-style of Danny Lopez.

The Champion would spar 6-Rounds per Day {3 with each sparring-partner}. And then, perform
a 'dozen' 300 Yard Sprints over a 30-Minute period.

He would then finish up with 1-Hour of calisthenics, which included;
* Rope-Skipping
* Jumping Jacks
* Long Jump Lunges
* Squat Thrusts
* Sit-Ups

The Champion was a marvel in physical conditioning.