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11/10/2007 Archived Entry: "Mancini-Kim: Beyond the brink"
Mancini-Kim: Beyond the brink
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
November 9, 2007 - I am always amazed at how many people forget about this savage battle. I say savage because it was not a one-sided beat down as many have been led to believe, though Mancini landed an inordinate amount of head shots throughout the fight. I saw it “live” on TV on November 13, 1982 (though I cannot recall where I was at the time).
Deuk Koo Kim was 17-1-1 at the time and had fought all but one of his fights in Seoul, South Korea. He needed to lose several pounds before the fight to make the weight and many claimed he was dehydrated going in. Ray Boom Boom Mancini was 24-1 at the time and was the World Boxing Association lightweight title holder.
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