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.

Round 7 >

Danny picked up where he left off, and pressed the Champion hard. Danny continued to move forward
with his standard 'one-two' as Kotey backed away and moved over the first-half of the Round.

When Kotey moved in to fire, he was met by 'jarring' left-jabs and/or hard straight right-hands
to the face.

Danny landed several 'devastating' right-hands into the Champion's face that had him 'groggy' by
the {2:15 Mark}.

At the {2:20 Mark}, Danny caught the Champion with a 'solid right-uppercut' to the mouth, splitting
open Kotey's lower-lip causing blood to flow.

Danny then 'raked' over the Champion with a hard-barrage to the body over the last 20-Seconds of
the Round, as the Champion began to 'wilt' under the heavy pressure, as he took a lot of punishment
at the end of the Round.

As the Champion walked back to his corner, blood was 'oozing' out of his mouth.

Round 7 .......... Danny Lopez {10-9}
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After the Round was over, there was 'near silence' in the Accra Sports Stadium, as the 122,000
Ghanan's went quiet, as they could not believe what had happened to their National Hero.

The few American supporters near Dany Lopez' corner were cheering, and waving their small
American Flags that they brought along.
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Round 8 >

Danny came out using steady-pressure. Danny was effective as he backed up the Champion, while
pumping in left-hands to the face.

Kotey was forced to move and give ground, as he back-tracked 'fast' and circled to his right. By the
{2:00 Mark}, Danny was in total command, and when in range he delivered solid 'left-right' punches
to both the head and body that made the Champion wince in pain.

When the Champion did fight back, he was only 'swatting' with arm-punches that had little 'zip' behind them.

Very-late in the Round, Kotey did connect with several decent right-hands to the jaw, that forced Danny to
pause and cover up.

Round 8 > ........ Danny Lopez {10-9}
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Round 9 >

Danny came out again by using steady-pressure to walk the 'fading' Champion down. Danny
lead with 'stiff' left-jabs and poking straight right-hands as Kotey had little left in the tank.

The Champion was on the complete defensive, as he used every tactic to stay away by >
* Circling to his right
* Back-tracking fast
* Grabbing the Challenger when he could

Again the Champion took punishment, and was now sporting a small cut over his right-eye
to go along with a cut on his left-eyebrow.

Kotey only offered up a token offense, when he landed a few light left-jabs to Danny's face,
and '1' decent overhand right to the jaw at the {1:45 Mark}.

But Danny came back firing, and sent the Champion's mouthpiece flying when landed a
vicious right-cross to Kotey's mouth.

But David Kotey was exhibiting an immense amount of courage, as he had taken some brutal
blows and would not quit.

Round 9 ....... Danny Lopez {10-9}
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Danny Lopez had erased the Champions early-bout Points lead, and the bout was now 'Even'
on the Scorecards.

Danny had also taken the immense crowd of 122,000 Ghanan's out of the bout, as the Accra
Sports Stadium was 'eerily quiet' now.