David Koci vs Zdeno Chara

Oct 25, 2007 1pd 11:42

2007-2008 Regular Season

Date / Time Away / Home Team Away / Home Player
Oct 25, 2007 Chicago Blackhawks David Koci
1pd 11:42 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara
Comments: The two come together on the side of the Blackhawks net and the rest of the players on the ice pile in after them. They drop the gloves, grab ahold of each other, and skate away from the scrum. Chara throws three rights to start things off. Koci responds with one of his own. They each throw simultaneous rights and Chara gets knocked down. He gets back up and throws seven unanswered rights that include a mix of uppercuts and straight shots. The linesmen move in and break things up. Koci is bleeding all over the ice and has blood all over his face from a cut on the bridge of his nose.

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Zdeno Chara 91.9%
David Koci 6.0%
Draw 2.2%
From 369 votes with an average rating of 7.8

User Reviews

Posted by Brashearfan on Oct 26, 2007 at 7:12 AM agree disagree
Easy win Chara. It's hard to beat a big man like that. He can be beaten though. I expected more from Koci, but it just goes to show he is human.
Posted by Redtown on Oct 26, 2007 at 9:46 PM agree disagree
Good tilt but Chara had the upper hand thoughout the entire fight. Win Chara easily
Posted by Formerref on Oct 25, 2007 at 10:43 PM agree disagree
Koci landed a big one but Chara gets the win here. After getting tagged and going down he gets back up and lands a few more.
Posted by deerkiller.carl on Oct 27, 2007 at 2:17 PM agree disagree
lucky
Posted by goonery31 on Oct 26, 2007 at 1:52 PM agree disagree
David Koci's nose and face reminded me of Jeff Odgers.Koci has a heart but needs to let the broken nose heal longer than 2 nites before he picks a fight.
Posted by Wolf_eyes on Oct 27, 2007 at 3:09 AM agree disagree
Right on the bridge of the nose- that hurts. Chara ftw- not close.
Posted by Adambruinsfan on Oct 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM agree disagree
who are the stupid blackhawk fans that picked Koci as the winner? stupid...
Posted by BStreetBullies on Oct 26, 2007 at 10:25 AM agree disagree
Chara caught him with that straight right, and splat!
Posted by cabsf15e on Oct 27, 2007 at 12:24 AM agree disagree
Hey chelios247, you obviously were not at this game, and despite your clear dislike of Chara, your assessment of this fight is as far off as the full moon!! I like this Koci kid, and he shows a lot of courage, but he got tagged with the fourth right that Charra threw, and it had nothing to do with a previously broken nose. Chara landed a vicious right, square on Koci's forehead, just above the bridge of the nose which cut him badly and stunned him, and any other guy in the league probably would have been done...Chara's right hand took some damage from that shot too. I can't believe that Koci was able to get his wits back and stand in there toe to toe, and keep throwing. However, Koci never landed anything...the so-called shot that you refer to never touched Chara, and it didn't buckle his knees. Chara had momentarily lost his balance and was going down to a knee as Koci threw that bomb that hit nothing but the Garden air. Bottomline, Koci got TKO'd and he was hurt, and Chara was unscathed, like it or not. I can't say that Koci is the best fighter at this time in the NHL, but he has got to be the toughest...anyone else would have been down on the ice, KO'd!! By the way, Chara showed some real class at the end of the fight by asking Koci if he was alright...this was the best fight thus far in the NHL 07-08 season!!
Posted by Nordberg on Oct 26, 2007 at 11:16 AM agree disagree
TKO win for Chara--he wins on cuts. Fighting with a busted beak requires that precise combination of balls and stupidity.
Posted by dala56 on Oct 26, 2007 at 8:32 AM agree disagree
Wow! I want more of this from the Bruins captain. Good set of rights, atleast one connected. Lots of blood help tell the winner :D
Posted by jellyczar on Apr 04, 2008 at 8:39 PM agree disagree
Wow...bloodiest beating of the year...need to see Chara vs, Boogaard
Posted by Bonecrusher1976 on Oct 26, 2007 at 3:17 AM agree disagree
Great fisticuffs, fight of the year.
Finally Z's back !!

You gotta give respect to Koci for fighting Chara with a broken nose !
Posted by aces50 on Oct 26, 2007 at 10:29 AM agree disagree
Chara hit Koci once. Everything else was in the helmet. Give Koci a lot of credit. The fight the other night busted him up pretty bad. Have to give this one to Chara, but the rematch might be alot different when Koci is healthy.
Posted by alesek1979 on Oct 26, 2007 at 12:25 AM agree disagree
Ummm.... I am very baffeled about Koci's cut. It was very severe, yet how the hell do you punch a whole on through someone's forhead?? Did the helmet cut him?? ...wish there was a better angle.

PS, I have seen most of Chara's fights, and I can tell you that he is not a good fighter!! He got lucky w/ this one punch on Koci. Otherwise, it be either takedownd or most likely Koci beating his ass. ...but still, Chara won it fair and square. Vin is a win!!! Good job to both :)

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