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Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby, was an American boxer and early Hollywood actor. He claimed the vacant world middleweight title when he scored an upset victory over Tommy Ryan by 15th-round knockout.
Kid McCoy (born Oct. 13, 1873, Rush county, Ind., U.S.—died April 18, 1940, Detroit, Mich.) was an American professional boxer whose trickery and cruelty in the ring made him an infamous figure in boxing history.
Standing six inches taller and weighing over seventy pounds more than his pale-faced opponent, he was beaten almost insensible in less than four minutes. Placke never laid a glove on McCoy, except when the men clinched, and the cool, calculating McCoy darted in and out and around his burly opponent, almost like lightning.
Kid McCoy. An old flyer describing Kid McCoy's corkscrew punch. Norman Selby was born October 13, 1872. By the age of 17 he had become a pro fighter and took on the name Charles "Kid" McCoy. He invented the "corkscrew" punch described above.
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31 de ago. de 2011 · Johnny Saint defends his World Lightweight Championship against Kid McCoy. ...more.
18 de may. de 2020 · On August 30th, 1900, at Madison Square Garden, gentleman Kid McCoy, “the shiftiest man in the ring, blocking or evading the fiercest blow in the fistic art,” battled Gentleman Jim Corbett, recently accused of colluding with Tom Sharkey in a match “rehearsed blow for blow.”
