No hidden meaning here. It's a musical ode to the boxer Ray Mancini. The Duk Koo Kim mentioned in the lyrics was a boxer who'd ben dehydrated and ill before the bout as a result of losing weight in order to qualify. Mancini inflicted injuries on him that resulted in Kim's death a few days later. As a result of this, boxing bouts were brought down to a 12 round limit.
No hidden meaning here. It's a musical ode to the boxer Ray Mancini. The Duk Koo Kim mentioned in the lyrics was a boxer who'd ben dehydrated and ill before the bout as a result of losing weight in order to qualify. Mancini inflicted injuries on him that resulted in Kim's death a few days later. As a result of this, boxing bouts were brought down to a 12 round limit.