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July 19, 2008
Boo-boys don't worry Koscheck
by Ben Blackmore
Josh Koscheck beat Chris Lytle at “UFC 86: JACKSON vs GRIFFIN” and then told UFC fans he does not mind being the boo-boy of the welterweight division…for now.
Koscheck was in dominant form against Lytle, opening up a huge cut in round two that nearly saw the fight stopped as blood gushed from above Lytle’s eye.
This wasn’t the first impressive performance the blond-haired Koscheck has produced in recent fights, yet he still got booed before and after the fight.
His confident, sometimes cocky, attitude probably does not help, but it is that same attitude that helps him to believe he will turn the crowd in his favour in the future.
“The boos I don’t mind. I don’t want to be the in-between guy, the guy that gets nothing,” he said, after taking a unanimous points decision.
“I know I’m not a well-rounded fighter yet, but I know I’m getting there.
“I don’t mind the boos right now, but eventually they’ll see the improvement I’m making and jump over to start cheering me.”Click "See More" to continue.
Koscheck spent the majority of the fight pounding away at a grounded Lytle, who could not match his opponent’s wrestling expertise, but Kos paid plenty of credit to Lytle after the fight.
“You can look at Chris Lytle’s record – he’s never been stopped except for one cut. I tried my butt off tonight.
“The gameplan was to take him down and beat on him, he’s got good stand-up.
“I’m a little disappointed not to have stopped him. I thought there may have been a stoppage at the end of the second round.
“My hair was red by the end of it. They were taking pictures of me in the shower after it, and my hair was just dripping red.
“That shows how tough Chris Lytle is. To have that many cuts and still come and push the fight in the third, that’s credit to himSource: KosMMA.com
