Danny 'Little Red' Lopez ~ Career

[Bill Paxtom]

Wednesday ~ February 15, 1978

Hilton Hotel ~ Las Vegas, Nevada
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~ Danny Lopez Retains Crown ~

~ 'Little Red' Lopez Halts Kotey By TKO In 6th ~

Danny Lopez sends a 'jolting' right-hand to the head of Challenger- David Kotey during Round 6, to
drive the Ghanan into the back-right Corner.

Moments later, Referee - Ray Solis stepped in and stopped the on-slaught at the {1:18 Mark} of Round 6,
as Kotey was defenseless


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~ The Bout ~

Round 1
The muscular David Kotey utilized his 'speed-and-quickness' to out-hit the upringht Champion. Kotey scored
with good left-hooks and whipping right-hands to Danny's head. Kotey added in a 'fast-flury' at the end of
the Round that 'shook' the Champion.

Round 2
Again the Ghanan came out both 'fast-and-sharp'. Kotely zipped in with fast left-hooks and overhand-rights
over the first-half of the sesssion.

But, by the {2:00 Mark}, his punches lacked power. Now he started to throw 'arm-punches', and was moving
away quickly to avoid any exchanges.

Round 3
Danny came out a little more aggressively, and he started to deliver 'thudding' body-blows into Kotey. The
Champion landed one 'very-hard' right-hand into Kotey's ribs at the {1:30 Mark}, and the Challenger looked
to be hurt.

Now Kotey was worried about getting hit, and he was on the defensive by the middle-point of the session
and on. Later in the Round, Danny started 'ripping' in hard right-hooks into the Challenger's head. Kotey
was 'visibly shaken' by several right-hands to the head, and Kotey looked to be fading at the Bell.

Round 4
Danny came out both steady, and moving forward. The Champion kept pumping in straight 'one-two' punches
into Kotey, who was backing away fast.

By the {1:40 Mark}, the Champion now sensed that David Kotey had nothing left in his arsenal, so Danny tore
into the Challenger with heavy-punches. At the {2:10 Mark}, Danny threw some 'savage' right-hands into Kotey.
It was all Danny Lopez, as he just had too much 'power-and-aggression' for the Ghanan.

David Kotey was 'woozy' at the end of he Round, as he dejectedly walked back to his Corner.

Round 5
The Champion came out 'briskly, and went right after the fading Challenger. Danny forced Kotey to the Ropes.
There, Danny let fly with the 'heavy-wood', and he gave Kotey a one-sided 'lathering'.

By the {1:00 Mark}, the Challenger was getting 'raked over', as Danny was sending in hard punches. Kotey
then took a 'frightful poundng' for the next minute.

Then in a 'flash' and out-of-nowhere, David Kotey let go with a desperation counter right-hand, and caught
Danny flush on his left-eye area at the {2:10 Mark}.

Danny's legs immediately 'buckled' and he backed up on 'shaky pins'. He was momentarily 'out-on-his-feet'.

David Kotey sensing his 'one-last-chance', came off the Ropes with an explosion, and rained a series of blows
into Danny's head. Danny reeled for 20-Seconds, but by the {2:40 Mark} he had cleared his head and showed
incredible recuperative-powers.

Danny then came back with a steady 'one-two' punch attack, and was back in control at the end of the Round.

At the end of the Round, Danny was sporting a 'swollen' and nearly closed left-eye.

Round 6
Both fighters slugged away early at Mid-Ring. But the Champion was just more powerful than the Challenger,
and Danny 'rocked' Kotey with a 'right-left' to the head at the {0:40 Mark}.

Danny then slugged Kotey with a left-hook to the jaw while they traded at Mid-Ring at the {0:44 Mark}, and
the Ghanan was 'staggered', and he wobbled backwards.

Danny then moved in fast, and pounded his 'dazed' opponent with a flurry, capped off by a solid right-hand
to the head. David Kotey went down hard at the {0:52 Mark}.

Kotey struggled to get up at the '7-Count' and was seriously hurt, but the Referee - Ray Solis let it continue.

The action resumed at the {1:05 Mark}, and Danny Lopez came in fast and unloaded with a continuous assault
on Kotey, who then 'wobbled' backwards and into the back-right Corner.

Danny caught Kotey with several hard punches to the head, as Kotey 'sagged-and-dipped' into the Ropes where
he was 'defenseless'.

Danny added in 'one' big right-hand to he jaw, and Kotey was nearly 'out-on-his-feet'.

Referee - Ray Solis then jumped in at the {1:18 Mark} and halted the one-sided battering.