"it#s funny that there is so much discussion ."
Perhaps because so many of us have misplayed that!
How? Black cannot lose in this position. Once he makes it to d8 the pawn covers both the squares to either side of the king. He cannot move left or right. White must move to the square behind the pawn or black just takes it. Either way it's a draw. White has no move that wins.
Exactly!!This is the answer I was thinking of.
I have something else to say:when you have king and pawn versus king,just place the king in front of the pawn and continue like this.Your king will send away the opponent's king till your pawn promotes.