I saw this fight as an 11 year old. I never forgot his name Duk Koo Kim, it still breaks my heart. I know Ray was never the same. The tragedy really impacted my life and woke me up to reality in the blink of an eye. May GOD rest him.

@marcellbrickey348

10 ай бұрын

SO respect what you wrote there - I was 10 and recall that Saturday afternoon very similarly. Respect to how it impacted you

@normpeterson7767

9 ай бұрын

I saw the fight live on TV, too. Had no idea we were watching something so historic. Maybe it's memory playing with me, but seems like there was commotion in the post-fight about Kim collapsing and losing consciousness. So, even though he died days later, there was an awareness on live TV that something bad just happened. And they pronounced Kim's name as "duke" not "duck."

@fifiwoof1969

9 ай бұрын

Look up Emile Griffith v Benny "The Kid" Parrett - apologies if my spelling is wrong. That footage is horrifying but I think it was the 1st fight televised live to result in one of them dying (1962 perhaps?). See the footage and Parrett gets caught on the ropes while unconscious and they hold him up so not a knock down and the ref is too slow stepping in and either stopping it or starting 8 count but Griffith kept landing powerful headshots (something like 15-20 consecutive blows to the head in about 5 seconds - GAME OVER!) which accumulated and ultimately resulted in Parrett's death from SEVERE concussion and subdural haematoma (again apologies if spelling is wrong). Like Mancini, Griffith wasn't the same afterwards and lost his killer instinct, ironically, by killing someone. I remember a movie, think it was called "Ring of Fire - Emile Griffith Story" Such a heartbreaking story - I cried for Griffith watching that. Parrett taunted Griffith for being homosexual and Griffith was PISSED at Parrett, wanted to punish him but didn't want to kill him - Parrett was hyping the fight, much like Ali for Thriller in Manila where he racially taunted Frazier (ironic for a black man to call another a gorilla because of how it rhymed and Frazier inflicted SEVERE damage on Ali as a result and would have undoubtedly contributed to his parkinsons- BOTH nearly died from that fight and there was MAJOR bad blood between them for decades afterwards - keep in mind if the movie "Ali" is to be believed [Will Smith played Ali] Frazier supported Ali financially while Ali was exiled because he refused the draft and Ali tried humiliating Frazier to hype their fight. I lost respect for Ali for that and gave it to Frazier - such an incredible boxer who hasn't received enough credit in my book, MY #1 GOAT!) Found it in full! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYGg3MyQd66eYJs.htmlsi=JVSWBhHBCYeBL7vd 😢 have tissues within reach.

@gg456stormy

9 ай бұрын

I was 14 at the time, I always remembered this fight. As you know back then the weekend afternoon boxing was very popular, many people saw this fight. Very sad.

@garygary8547

9 ай бұрын

Ray Mancini is from my home town. I grew up watching him in his boxing career

That looked like a great fight. Mancini spoke highly of Kim, which shows the level of respect he had for him. RIP KIM

Kim grabbing the rope and trying to stand back up, is literally the bravest moment in boxing history. A WARRIOR until the very end!! 👏

@CarlosAlvarado-sf6km

11 ай бұрын

Mr Paul you are right on target 🎯 Warrior 💀. 🥊 To the End so sad Back then with 14 and 16 rounds I mean damn that’s way too long to push your body and brain at that level🥊. Of exertion and punishment God rest your soul, Mr. Kim.💪🏽

@jeffsaunders7361

11 ай бұрын

I watched that fight live as a sophomore at Michigan State University. The toughest athlete I ever saw. Attempted to rise from a brain hemorrhage to continue fighting. Tragic but a true warrior.

@Kal-El207

11 ай бұрын

@@CarlosAlvarado-sf6km 15 rounds not 16 lol

@user-ig4fl5hv9q

11 ай бұрын

I think the greatest moment Gotti vs Ward's 3 fights the never stopped ✋️

@IbanezShreds67

11 ай бұрын

@@CarlosAlvarado-sf6km 15 rounds, not 16, the fight was over for Kim in the 14th.

RIP Mr. Kim You are a true warrior!!

@dennissaunders5247

11 ай бұрын

THANK YOU THAT IS A VERY NICE GESTURE , GOD BLESS YOU SIR. SAD AND VERY TRAGIC.

@dennissaunders5247

11 ай бұрын

I FEEL SO BAD FOR RAY MANCINI 😢.

@diaz-juan-cablo-paolo-loui1460

11 ай бұрын

@@dennissaunders5247 yes Ray was never the same after that In fact I think he took beatings in the ring because he didn't want to go For it 100 percent and risk seriously injuring someone else

@dennissaunders5247

11 ай бұрын

R.I.P

@user-yi6td6fu2g

11 ай бұрын

def much respect thats what you call leaving it all in the ring and giving everything you have, literally!! rip warrior!

I grew up in Youngstown and lived near the Mancini Family. Ray was one of the finest people in the neighborhood. Great person, student, and a hell of a fighter. A Y-Town legend.

@GNXXRAY

11 ай бұрын

I lived next door to Ray’s brothers girlfriend on the North side. Ray and his new Trans Am would come by when we were kids and that was so cool. His brother Lenny was killed and Ray never came back again.

@SuperPeterok

11 ай бұрын

Trans Am? Was the Am given a Budlight?

@dornosaleyal9741

11 ай бұрын

What school did you go to?

@engine2truck6

11 ай бұрын

I met him in LA at a mutual friend’s wedding, then ran into him on Sunset about a year later. What a cordial and classy man! I’m a fan.

@tonym2513

11 ай бұрын

@@SuperPeterokserious thimbledick energy

I'm 58 yrs old, my brothers and I still talk about Boom Boom Mancini and of this fight. Another boxing legend still remembered 2023 R.I.P. Duk Koo Kim 🙏

@JackBarrett7

11 ай бұрын

Mancini's still alive. I think you and your brothers do not talk about him at all. In fact, I think you simply saw this footage of a fighter in a fight over 40 years ago and presumed he'd be deceased and wanted to look like you were a dedicated fan and it backfired.

@johnleos1687

11 ай бұрын

@@JackBarrett7 the R.I.P. at the end of my comment was for Duk Koo Kim! Unfortunately at the time I wrote it I did not know how to spell his name. There now you know my dark secret😮. Actually since the story is about a fighter who died I thought most people would be able to figure out the meaning of the R.I.P. We also speak of the ONLY undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, and yes he was before our time but we are still fans🤨🥊🤣😆

@JackBarrett7

11 ай бұрын

@@johnleos1687 THATS it?!? REALLY?! THATS the story youre going with?! The old "I did not know how to spell his name" bit WHILE .referring to someone whose name is IN THE TITLE of the video on which the comment was left? Do you see NOW why you should not lie..while no one should lie out of morality and maturity, you specifically should not because youre simply not intelligent enough to pull it off.. Again I will clarify: you either thought you'd heard somewhere (or else simply presumed) that Mancini had died AND now you are not only too immature and undignified to own up to it, but you THEN double down and tell ANOTHER transparent falsehood trying to justify the first. Boy, I have to tell you, if youre not in politics youre in the wrong racket bc youve a natural knack for it.

@depaola63

11 ай бұрын

I just turned 60 and remember this sadness 💔

@davidmitchell6873

10 ай бұрын

Why the hostility? I understood exactly who his RIP was meant for. I'm 57 and I also talk a lot of old boxing with my friends.

I saw this fight when it happened. That last knockdown was really it. The way he went down and whacked his head was something else, right after he'd taken a couple of really hard shots, one after another. My heart hurt for everyone involved. That kind of an accident is just tragic. As a fighter, and as a man, Ray Mancini was and is, a real class act, and honored the very best of what the sport stands for.

@guaporeturns9472

Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@lawrencehan5591

8 сағат бұрын

Why did your parents name you Gwen as a man?

@guaporeturns9472

8 сағат бұрын

@@lawrencehan5591 Why didn’t your parents use a condom? Big mistake

@guaporeturns9472

7 сағат бұрын

@@lawrencehan5591 Why didn’t your parents use birth control?

One of the greatest and most tragic fights in boxing history. Both boxers gave everything they had. Kim's death was so much the sadder because of the other two unnecessary deaths that followed. These two men are the epitome of boxing! So different from the gas bag cheap trash talking that pervades boxing today.

@seudotrofio

11 ай бұрын

I´D PAY ANYTHING TO WATCH A FIGHT BETWEEN Ray "Boom Boom" VS FLOYD MAYWETHER! xD

@Aerojet01

11 ай бұрын

@@seudotrofio As much as I respect Mancini as a fierce warrior/legend, I suspect it would be a boring Floyd UD victory, where he spends the entire fight on the back foot, using the shoulder roll to block and evade punches, and doing enough to steal rounds with counters and single shots.

@Donathon-xt2nl

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@fastinbulvis2223

10 ай бұрын

Kim was a bully. So he got what was coming to him.

@fastinbulvis2223

10 ай бұрын

@@TheGameGallowsPlay Triggered Troll.

Watched this fight over my grandparent's house in South Philly as a 14-year-old. Two warriors. Rip Duk Koo Kim

Remember this fight. We watched it the entire family. Our family is Italian and we were huge Mancini fans. Was tragic. All of us felt deeply for Kim and his family.

@cobra4642

9 ай бұрын

You cheered for a murderer

@darrenscott6982

8 ай бұрын

​@@cobra4642When you get in the ring you know the risk.

@RockPolitics

7 ай бұрын

@@cobra4642 That's uncalled for, and total garbage.

@AirLancer

7 ай бұрын

@@cobra4642 You're an idiot if you actually believe that.

@cobra4642

7 ай бұрын

@@RockPolitics that was cold-blooded murder

All the fallout afterwards. That poor grieving mother and that ref. Man…

@4879daniel

Жыл бұрын

and yet we have idiots like Wilder saying he wants a body on his record

@angelmanfredy

11 ай бұрын

@@4879daniel true ignorance.

@petierican6079

11 ай бұрын

​@@4879daniel so immature

@rosiemason-rk4cm

11 ай бұрын

Just to get some perspective here; that "poor grieving mother" had a son who was a known bully on the streets where they lived. What did she do about that? Did she care about those her son was bullying? How would she have felt if the tables were turned & Boom Boom had been hurt? Would she have spared a thought for him?

@angelmanfredy

11 ай бұрын

@@rosiemason-rk4cm well, she and her son are dead so we will never know. For shits and giggles where is this bullying information you seem to have?

I watched that fight on live tv. it was brutal and Mancini was never the same again

Tragic and very sad but what warriors, they just don't seem to make them like that anymore.

@ericbryant-dz8mj

11 ай бұрын

He's my grandfather

@bobbywise2313

11 ай бұрын

​@@MrEgofreakAll 3 of their fights were awesome. They don't make them like that anymore.

@chanceburger3169

11 ай бұрын

They don't

@chanceburger3169

11 ай бұрын

​@@MrEgofreak Brutal fight

@watchdogsthebeast3540

11 ай бұрын

Why would someone be willing to die in the ring.

These warriors put it all on the line. Such a tragic in ring story and the events that followed with his mum and the ref Richard both passing away made it even heavier. Rest in Power

Fighters like DK Kim, Tim Hague, Kid Paret, and dozens more, they all gave all they possibly could to the sport. Their last conscious moments saw them engaging in combat as warriors and gladiators. They took everything they had into the ring, and they never left.

❤️🙏 For boxer, mother and ref.

Best fight I ever saw. Most tragic too. Their stamina, toughness, skill, and dedication is truly impressive. Two iron-willed fighters collide and history is made. I was stunned and saddened.

This fight was on network TV on a Saturday afternoon, so millions of people saw it, including me. I forgot how good Kim was. He fought a lot like Ray himself, pressing all the time with hard punches. RIP Kim.

@troynov1965

2 ай бұрын

Yeas it was on CBS sports i was 17 and watched it myself. Ill never forget that match.

You have to read Ray's Book: The Good Son, The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini. It goes into great detail Kim's life and it makes it even sadder. He came up from nothing. The guy gave everything he had. Ray's respect for him is another thing that gets lost in this tragedy. Boxing was a serious business back then.

I was 16 and at the Orlando navy base hospital with pneumonia...I watched it ALL This fight will resonate eternally

I was 12 years old when I saw this fight. I was rooting for Boom Boom as an Italian American myself. These guys were warriors in that ring. When they took Kim out on a stretcher the realities of boxing, affected us all who witnessed that. RIP Kim

Tremendous heart and fight! You never want to see either fighter lose because both are winners, let alone someone losing their life. How sad, tragic, and devastating 😢. He died a champion ❤.

Watched this live as a young boy and will never forget that fight, EVER!!

@SuperTeamvip

11 ай бұрын

Me too, It was a sad day for boxing for sure.

@davidjefferson8091

11 ай бұрын

Me,too. I remember the pre fight interview with Mancini.

@shawnflanagan4995

11 ай бұрын

this and the johnny owen death at the olympic auditorium (i'm in LA) at about the same time dulled my interestin boxing, and it never has really returned.

I remember that fight. It was tough and brutal. Both men gave it their all. Kim led early, but as the fight wore on, it was apparent that Mancini was the better conditioned fighter. The beginning of the end came at the outset of the 13th round, when Mancini went on the attack for a full minute. The referee wouldn't have been faulted had he stepped in and stopped the fight at that time. Very tragic all around: Duk Koo, his mother, and Mr. Green. RIP to all of them. Never mind not being the same fighter; Mancini wasn't the same MAN after the Kim fight. Sad that it took the death of a promising fighter to implement much-needed reforms, including the 12-round limit on championship fights.

@emmacajailo9476

10 ай бұрын

agree to disagree: had DKK had the say fighting experience RM had when he entered the ring and fought with that same conviction, this fight would have had an entirely different outcome. This was an amateur fighter going against a pro and the amateur fighter gave this pro a run for his money unlike anyone did before him.

@A-FrameWedge

10 ай бұрын

Kim was no amateur, he had 19 professional fights and was a pro for 5 years with a record of 17-1-1 going into this fight.

@guaporeturns9472

Ай бұрын

Can’t get over how much Mancini had in his tank! Dude never got tired! Incredible

RIP to Kim, his mother and the referee. Suicide is NEVER the answer, the referee did his job and so did Kim's mom in raising him in raising him.

Thanks for watching! I hope You enjoy this video.

@Whoozerdaddy

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, man, as a huge boxing fan, your videos would be a lot more interesting if you would stop butchering the names so badly. It's so distracting. The fight was so frigging sad, though. Unfortunately, these are the kinds of events that cause reformation of rules and safety practices in all sports.

@foolinafight4051

11 ай бұрын

Horse shit first of all you can’t even pronounce the fighters names right and the 12 round limit has nothing to do with the Mancini Kim fight it started because at that time lots of fights were nationally televised and 12 rounds with fighter bios fit into the 60 minute slots

@AndyFromBeaverton

11 ай бұрын

I wonder if they kept punch count records for this fight?

@Writeowl

11 ай бұрын

⁠@@Whoozerdaddy Agreed. The butchering of names is disappointing, and really shouldn't happen. Research the correct pronunciation for the names.

@kylenickelberry1602

11 ай бұрын

Phonetics aside I enjoyed the video. Please do your homework for the next video and keep the great ideas flowing.

I watched the Mancini and Kim fight live on tv. I never thought that Kim would pass away. It was very sad and it devastated Ray. He was never the same fighter after that.

Looking back I can't believe how well Ray handled himself as a 21 yr old in that big of spotlight. Also sad that had Kim recovered from the KO and not had a permanent injury, he could have had a great career. Imagine with a top American trainer like Emanuel Steward could have done with him. We will never know, just tragic fate. So many other fighters have been in similar wars without such an injury. One never knows.

I was a senior in high school and woke up very late on a Saturday or Sunday. Turned on the tube just as the fight was starting. I remember it today like it was yesterday. It was like watching one fighter fight himself. Mirror images of each other.

Wow. What a tragic story. Two people took their lives and the boxer that died. Plus Mancini was never the same again. RIP to all.

@csnide6702

9 ай бұрын

I've spoke with Ray --- he is fine

@tjwittenback3066

2 ай бұрын

also changed the Round Distance from 15 to 12.

When fights where 15 rounds. I remember seeing the fight on CBS.

Amazing video, people forget how dangerous this sport is even today. These guys were true gladiators and left everything in the ring. Kudos to these 2 warriors

@NoNo-ng9sl

11 ай бұрын

I know MMA fans and casuals say boxing is boring, but the sport went through these times. And with all its rich history, saw fighters punch drunk way too early. Fighters today have adjusted, and 12 rd decisions are so much more common because matches don't emphasize these kind of slug fests. MMA is still an infant compared to boxing, but I think something bad has to happen and this generation of fighters will display the same kind of damage. Elbows and knees to the head, aren't magically less damaging.

I was just a pre-teen at the time, but already a very attentive fan of boxing. Seeing the tragic end of this fight really affected. I just couldn't believe that a life had literally ended in that fight. I remain a boxing fan, but will be forever conflicted because of the brutality of the sport.

@Vinostack

11 ай бұрын

了啦😕🌷🍃

@pallen49

11 ай бұрын

If I remember, Howard Cosell said it was the death of Kim that caused him to no longer be a the ringside announcer, nor did he watch boxing again...He realized it was too brutal and no longer want to be a part of it..

@petierican6079

11 ай бұрын

​@ponchai allen no was not that fight Howard cosell worked for abc wide world of sports that fight was on CBS sports spectacular and the fight your talking about was larry holmes vs tex Cobb that fight was also brutal larry put a really bad hurting on tex cobb..I've been following the sport since the late 70s..

@petierican6079

11 ай бұрын

@@mythai05 👍💯😊👍

@haroldbell213

11 ай бұрын

Seen it too. What a fight. Feel sorry for Kim and family.

Great video, very informative...such a shame of an outcome. Both boxers literally fought for their lives with one ending in tragedy. RIP Duk Koo Kim...a true warrior of his time!

I saw this fight as a 15 year old and have never forgotten it

I was in high school when this fight happened and watched it live on ABC Wide World of Sport, it was the greatest fight I have ever seen still to this day. Such a shame it ended in such a tragic way.

It wasn't just this fight that changed things it was also the Pryor/Arguello the same month that ended in brutal fashion that made the Boxing organizations to consider shortening Championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds. The Larry Holmes/Tex Cobb fight also fought the same month which was a 15 round total mismatch also played a part. The WBC was the first to act cutting it's Championship rounds from 15 to 12 beginning in 1983. I believe the WBA started in 1986 if I remember right. The IBF formed in 1984 and they were sanctioning 15 round fights I know until 1986 so it was shortly after that they went to 12.

@jimbo1959

11 ай бұрын

Howard Cosell said during the Cobb/Holmes fight, that if the ref. didn't stop it,he would never Commentate another Pro fight.....and he never did!

@curtismcneil8695

11 ай бұрын

@@jimbo1959 , He didn’t a professional fight but he covered the Olympics and before that the Box offs. The Holmes vs Cobb match probably should have been stopped after the 10th or 11th round. The problem was Cobb continue to come forward and throw punches even though he was outgunned. Tex went out and partied after the fight into the wee hours of the morning. Tex continued to fight and did ok but never really got that many more opportunities to fight on network tv against another ranked Heavyweight. Mainstream TV I am talking about not some cable network.

@jimbo1959

11 ай бұрын

@@curtismcneil8695 He was really a kickboxer,not a boxer to start with, and after boxing he made a feeble attempt at acting.

I remember this very well. I was 14 at the time and this was news...not just sports news, but worldwide news. The rules of boxing changed after this night.

Every young boxing fan should watch this.

Mancini was a lightweight version of Rocky Marciano and Joe Frazier. A bulldog who keeps coming at you. I remember seeing Arguello fight against Aaron Pryor. What a smooth and precise boxing machine that man was! Amazing that he was able to compete at some of these light weights with him at 5-10. One of the all-time greats.

Saw this on either a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Back in the hood old days when fights were broadcast on live tv. Great but tragic fight. Had never heard of Kim but he was a warrior.

Thank you for this video. As a Korean immigrant, I was just 10-years old when my dad and I sat down to watch this match while living in the Bay Area. In 1982, Korea was not even close to being known by many people in America, so seeing anything about Korea - much less an actual Korean person - on TV was exceedingly rare. I remember how emotional my dad - who was a huge boxing fan - got seeing Kim taken away on a stretcher. It was the first time seeing my dad like that and I also vividly remember feeling this immense sense of pride in being Korean for the first time.

@oscaralegre3683

5 ай бұрын

americans already knew Korea in 1950

@onemanfourtanks5556

23 күн бұрын

@@oscaralegre3683 not really.

@oscaralegre3683

23 күн бұрын

@@onemanfourtanks5556 yes really. Korean war 1950-1953

Thank you for making this video. I was always interested to know what exactly took place in the fight and the tragic events that followed. I didn't know about the ref taking his own life and also didn't know about his opponent's mother taking her life as well....very sad and tragic. Glad that boxing has made the necessary changes.

I was just a kid when my father told me about that fight. The Korean government said the American hospital did all they could. I heard Ray is friendly with DKK's son.

Watched this live. One of the greatest fights ever. Two evenly matched men. Two outstanding warriors. Two giants.

There is Korean a movie about Duk Koo Kim called “The Champion” (2002. Not 2018 one). I highly suggest anyone to watch it.

@jyp523

12 күн бұрын

Still one of my favorite movies till this day!

Watched this live on regular T.V. no fanfare. Just 2 gutsey fighters going at it. The MEN went toe to toe. Rest in peace Mr Kim. Never has their been a better fighter that literally gave everything he had.

I live in Youngstown. I met Ray at the Royal Oaks. Ray was a class act. I watched this fight and to this day I feel so bad for all involved.

Mancini got a bad unearned rap for this. It hurt him inside his soul because he was asked many times after this "how did it feel to kill a guy in a fight?", he was a fighter, but a genuine human being. It was just an unfortunate incident.

@bauerj3398

11 ай бұрын

I don't think anybody really criticized Mancini or gave him a 'bad rap' for this. Other than himself. Fight tore him up. I don't know if he ever would have had the firepower to overcome somebody like Bramble, but after this fight? No way. He had a tough time forgiving himself.

@terminallumbago6465

3 ай бұрын

@@bauerj3398He’s said before people would make comments like the OP described, and his kids were even picked on at school over it.

Rip Duk -Koo Kim

Thanks for this post! Grateful for KZread!

Ray Mancini showed tremendous class after the fight. He had no idea the peril Duk Koo Kim was in. Mancini gave Kim a ton of credit for being tough, skilled, tenacious etc. I used to love watching these lighter weight fighters in the 80s. So many great fights/fighters. God Bless Duck Koo Kim and his family. True warrior. God Bless Mr and Mrs Mancini for raising a wonderful sportsman and class individual. God Bless Ray Mancini for being a great representative of boxing

I watched it on TV, and still have the Sports Illustrated edition about it.

@marvinalancornell8275

Жыл бұрын

I was 23 years old at that time. It was on Wide World of Sports on CBS channel 11 here in Dallas Tx...... I'll never forget it.

@petierican6079

11 ай бұрын

​​​@@marvinalancornell8275 it was CBS channel 2 sports spectacular east cost i was 19 seen it live for free now its called ppv

I remember my parents telling me about this fight as a kid. They were watching it as it aired and were with friends. They were all laughing at Kim’s name and making mean but innocent enough jokes about it, how it sounded etc. the. When he collapsed a short while after the match was over, they all became silent. Then when they found out he died days later they both said prayers for his family and asked forgiveness for mocking him. Not sure if they knew about Kim’s mother or the referee’s tragedies, though. Sad ending for a promising fighter. Mancini seems like a great guy, humble and unfortunately guilt ridden.

I lived in Ray's area back then and was working that Saturday. I tried to race home to watch the fight and couldn't get there before it started. So I stopped at a local Jamesway department store and watched it in the electronics section with one of their workers!

I remember the fight very well. Best match I ever saw. These guys went toe to toe exchanging blows back and forth. There was little to no dancing around. No laying on the ropes. They slugged it out the entire fight. First and only fight I’ve seen like that

I remember boom boom he was one of my favorite boxers this fight was the end of his career shame

Both going literally blow for blow, true worthy adversaries and a legendary fight indeed!

Duk Koo Kim was a warrior, a brave tough, and fearsome fighter as Mancini knew when he stepped into the ring to fight him....Both were champions till the end!

He went out on his shield. A true warrior, I very much remember this fight, and the controversy that followed. RIP

I dont think Mancini was physically the same after this. It was one of THOSE fights. A fight where both guys leave a portion of themselves in the ring, their prime gone. Sadly and admirably, Kim left everything.

Rip to this warrior. Who gave it all, never forgotten always respected at the top and honoured by real fight fans

I remember watching this fight with a buddy of mine and remember how heartbreaking it was to watch Kim go out on a stretcher, and how it devastated Ray. One of the greatest boxers of all time in my opinion.

@eddbenson7223

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely was. 💯%

I watched this fight on TV. I believe it was live. Kim was an excellent fighter. It was pretty even most of the way. It was terrible what happened to him. What happened later with Kim's mother and the ref was beyond tragic. I remember the changes that were instituted afterwards. Some people wanted to abolish prize fighting all together.

@Ze_Moose

11 ай бұрын

So if this was a 12-round fight, would Kim win?🤔

@jeremyseaton4898

11 ай бұрын

@@Ze_Moose Man, I wish it had been a 12 round fight. Whoever would have gotten that decision, both men would have lived to fight another day.

@bobbywise2313

11 ай бұрын

​@@Ze_MooseMancini was ahead in my opinion but it was competitive. It was by no means a one sided fight.

@livenhfree

11 ай бұрын

Yup. I watched it live as well.

@bobbywise2313

11 ай бұрын

@@livenhfree Yep me too. This was back when we could watch championship boxing on Saturday afternoons. ABC's Wide World of Sports often carried a championship fight. I think the other networks did as well back then. Being a kid and a young amateur boxer myself, I watched every fight I could back then. I liked Ray and he did give Arguelo some problems early but you kind of just knew Arguelo was taking him to the deep water and it was only a matter of time. I really never heard of Kim before this fight but he was a highly ranked contender. I don't think he had fought much away from his home though. He was a good southpaw as I recall. He won a lot of the early rounds but it was a slug fest. Ray believed he had a duty to give the fans their money's worth and fought non stop. But Kim was countering beautifully. I can't remember which round but at some point the tide turned and Ray was getting the better of most exchanges. He hurt Kim the round before the knockout. And the knockout itself came at the very beginning of the round. Ray charged out like a bull and hurt him quickly. The ref jumped in as fast as he could. Who knows when the internal bleeding may have started though. A person can hit his head and seem just fine only to fall unconscious hours later do to intracranial bleeding.

I remember seeing this fight as a teen. I was a Mancini fan after his defeat from Alexis, and had always admired Ray for fighting on the inside. The news was tragic following the fight. RIP DKK and to his mother as well.

@vicvega3614

10 ай бұрын

Thats one thing i disagreed with in this video, the Arguello vs Mancini fight was not a great fight, Arguello was obviously on another level and controlled the fight every round, in fact Arguello was such a good sport and such a humble person he allowed Mancini to stay in the fight because of his respect for Mancinis dad

@jerrycoggin9434

9 ай бұрын

​​@@vicvega3614 interesting take. I knew Arguello was a talented and experienced fighter but I thought Ray was special. I think I actually saw that fight but I really can't remember it to well.

@vicvega3614

9 ай бұрын

@@jerrycoggin9434 yea Ray was definitely a good boxer but there are the all time greats like Duran, Arguello, Sugar Ray Leonard etc which are the A class, Ray was a B class but had tremendous heart ❤️

I remember the Duk Koo kIm fight well. It's what led to title fights being reduced to 12 rounds. I was 12 year's old and loved to watch Ray fight on those classic CBS Saturday programs with Tim Ryan and Gil Clancy.

I remember watching this fight live on television. I will never forget this fight.

🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀 Great video

boxing the only sport that I like,my respects for my friends boxers ,I remember also the ruelas tragedy, takes my hat off in respect.

@ericbryant-dz8mj

11 ай бұрын

Who's that?

@bluediamond105

11 ай бұрын

@@ericbryant-dz8mj a couple of great boxers with Ruelas last name, look their fights before a guy die,they were good, never the same after that.

@petierican6079

11 ай бұрын

Jamie garcia was the boxer that passed on in the ruelas fight I believe it was 1995

I still have my Ray boom boom posters still One of the greats of that time. I remember watching that fight

Being from Youngstown too I was a fan of Ray. I remember this fight ,I think it was a Saturday afternoon early 80s. Rip!DuKu

The Alexis Arguello was a terrible matchup for Mancini. He had a huge gas tank and he was pin point accurate at range and in close.

@nyterpfan

11 ай бұрын

Mancini fought gamely in that bout and showed a lot of heart but ultimately Arguello wore him down with his superior experience and stamina.

mancini endorsements all dried up after this fight. advertisers wanted nothing to do with him because they felt people would only think of kims death when seeing him in commercials

@marygracedindin2957

11 ай бұрын

ITS NOT HIS FAULT HE IS A FIGHTER, BOXING IS A HURTING GAME, ITS NOT BOXER BUSINESS TO PROTECT HIS OPPONENT, REF STOP FIGHTS WHEN HE DEEM ITS RIGHT TIME, THE FAULT WAS AT CORNER OF KIM, AS YOU SEE KIM WAS ALREADY GROGGY AND THEY KNOW THAT, THAT MORE OR LESS ONE MINUTE KIM DID NOT THROW A PUNCH IS SIGN SOMETHING WAS WRONG ON KIM, WHY THROW THE TOWEL CLIMB INTO THE RING, THE REF JUST MAYBE HE DIDNT STOP THE FIGHT, HE WAS AFRAID HE WILL BLAME LATER. RIP KIM YOUR A VICTIM OF THE SPORT. NOT BY ANYBODY, AFTER ALL ITS JUST BUSINESS.

I remember this fight event with me and my father watching this live on TV. Ray was a favorite. It was intense, both fighters were at it non-stop till Kim was knocked out. We did not expected this would have caused Kim's death. It was tragic.

HUGE boxing fan as a kid I was (also NFL football, soccer just discovered), and from 1982 I remember watching this one. It was brutal, but also the way fights should be.

"ARGELLO"??? smh🤦🏾‍♂️

I watched this fight. Upon hearing of Kim’s death, I commented that both of them could have died. They stood toe to toe for 14 rounds and absolutely pounded each other. Great fight. Tragic ending. RIP.

I'll never forget watching this fight with my Dad...believe it was on NBC Sports world...way before cable TV as we know it today. I was a big Boom Boom fan as a kid, and I was shocked at how well Kim fought. That guy brought it all day long. Such a bummer it had to have the ending like it did, but what a fight. One for the books

@Bruins-vq5ey

6 ай бұрын

CBS

@kch7051

6 ай бұрын

@@Bruins-vq5ey CBS Sports got it. Thanks...Loved Gil Clancy's voice for boxing.

Mancini was KO by Arquello just few Fights before but Arquello himself said that Mancini was going to be a champion soon well he did and then this happened. Sad but true

Excellent video. What an absolute tragedy, though.

Great video . Thank you .

Wow absolute legends of the ring. Boxing has changed now and not all for the better. Mancini was a warrior. R I P Kim 🥊

The ref wasn't at fault, he stopped it when it looked like it was time to stop it. That is too tragic he took his life too! Damn. 😕

@MrMichaelMyers99

10 ай бұрын

That ref didn't act soon enough. Why do you think he killed himself? He knew he screwed up. But we are all human and make mistakes.

@goldenagenut

10 ай бұрын

It's arguable he could have stopped it in the 13th rounds but Kim had been doing great and was winning though he was slowing down. One could also argue his corner could have thrown in the towel but they didn't. Boxing is a brutal sport and fighters are often tired and beat up but they're accustomed to the punishment. He hit his head very hard when he fell and him going through extremes to drop a bunch of weight might also have been a factor. It's all hindsight.

The average person has no idea the endurance, stamina, strength and energy it takes to continually throw blows and punches for 14 rounds at such a fast and furious clip . This might be hands down one of the most brutal fights over 15 rounds I've seen. I was seven when this fight was fought, and I remember us all rooting for Boom Boom Mancini, kinda like the cowboys over the Indians... Later on, many years later did it dawn on me how skewed our thinking was.. Two great warriors who let it all out, almost no clinching, holding or delay tactics in this fight... To the detriment of both fighters, but they let it all out, R.I.P Duk Koo Kom, true warrior

This fight changed me as a boxing fan, too. We used to love to see a guy get pounded around the ring for most of a fight, and then come up with that wild haymaker and win by knockout. This fight made me see that for what it is. The knockout response is a mercy. Some guys aren't wired right, and become professional punching bags. (Chuck Wepner comes to mind.) But sometimes a guy gets alllmost knocked out once or twice, and it's like the switch gets turned off and they just can't get knocked out. Then they take tremendous brain damage. Rarely do they come up with that wild haymaker, and the few times they do aren't worth the cost.

I remember watching this fight, I was supposed to be at work when it started and I couldn't stop watching until the end and I hurried to work .I got to work as soon as possible, my boss said I could go home and not return to pizza shack in south Minneapolis. I say that was a fight I will never forget.

@parallaxview2143

3 күн бұрын

Were you fired?

I remember watching this live, very sad.

I watched this fight. Kim was one tuff dude. It was one of the best fights I ever seen.. Truly sorry for Kim he would have gone far. RIP

I remember watching this boxing match live on tv when I was a kid.

Wow Mr Kim is a real warrior!! That’s one of the best fights I’ve ever seen!! RIP in boxer heaven!!

I remember watching this fight. Mancini was understandably never the same after the fight. He lost that killer instinct.

Kim was like a Sherman Tank, he came straight ahead slinging devastating body punches and would wear down opponents til their legs gave out. He was a brave and brilliant fighter that died way too young.

I watched this fight with my father. I was 12 at the time. Ray Boom Boom Mancini was my favorite boxer growing up.

I had the honor of meeting and taking my picture with the great Ray boom boom Mancini .... a true gentlemen and class act ...god bless this warrior and god bless mr Kim

I was in HS at the time and was in the hospital after a car accident when this fight happened. I was in my hospital room and had about 20 of my friends there and we ate pizza and watched the fight. We were all rooting for Boom Boom, who looked to be losing the fight until he dropped him and we all cheered. It was a great fight. We didn’t know Kim died until later. Mancini was never the same again.

I watched this fight! Hell of a fight! I knew Kim was really injured but I thought he was okay! I was horrified when he died!

Was too young to have watched it live. Since I was only 2 at the time. Caught the replay years later and damn was that a great fight! Bittersweet ending though

Unreal!!! ...and you look at today's fighters ...boxing has no warriors like these guys anymore

I was stationed in Korea during the Seoul Olympics in ‘88. There was a lot of anger at the American fighters from the Koreans because of the Mancini/Kim fight. The Korean judges even robbed Roy Jones of a gold medal. It was a bit of a scandal.

@KWCline91

8 ай бұрын

I don’t think the reason was because of Mancini and Kim that the Koreans robbed the Americans in 88. It was more of what they perceived as swindling of their fighters back in the 84 Olympic games and they wanted a bit of revenge.

A very very sad ending of a boxer, my condolence to the family