"Dempsey devotes a small section of his book to Kid McCoys
corkscrew."

Hi Ken,
Could you give us an overview of what Dempsey had to say about the
Corkscrew punch?
Not word for word, cliff noted would be great.
Chuck

--- In classicpugilism@yahoogroups.com, Ken Pfrenger
<kenpfrenger@g...> wrote:
> Solar Plexus punch.....possibly the most devastating body shot.
>
> As for the real McCoy and Kid McCoy.....Kid McCoy fought around the
> turn of the century mostly in the 1890's IIRC. If there are earlier
> references even if they are about the real McKay then the idea that
> the term is referenced to the boxer is most likely a folk
etymology.
>
> Dempsey devotes a small section of his book to Kid McCoys
corkscrew.
>
> Ken