This song is a tribute to the South Korean boxer named Duk Koo Kim. In 1982 he fought Ray Mancini, who at the time was the world lightweight champion. In the fourteenth round of the fight (this song is fourteen minutes long) Duk Koo Kim was knocked down and the fight was stopped. Within minutes he fell into a coma, and within the week he died. Within roughly a year's time both the referee of the match and Kim's mother commited suicide. The fight had been on national television and led to many changes in the sport.
This song is a tribute to the South Korean boxer named Duk Koo Kim. In 1982 he fought Ray Mancini, who at the time was the world lightweight champion. In the fourteenth round of the fight (this song is fourteen minutes long) Duk Koo Kim was knocked down and the fight was stopped. Within minutes he fell into a coma, and within the week he died. Within roughly a year's time both the referee of the match and Kim's mother commited suicide. The fight had been on national television and led to many changes in the sport.