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Charles "Kid" McCoy, who was born Norman Selby (October 13, 1872 - April 18, 1940) was an American world champion boxer. When researching McCoy's career it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Nevertheless, McCoy had a fascinating life - both in and out of the prizering.
McCoy was noted for his "corkscrew punch"-a blow delivered with a
twisting of the wrist. According to McCoy he learned the punch one
evening, while resting in someone's barn, after a day of riding the
rails, by watching a cat strike at a ball of string. Whether true or
not, McCoy was known as a fast, "scientific" fighter who would cut his
opponents with sharp blows. He was also regarded as a formidable
puncher, and was included in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time
.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_McCoy
The article doesn't specify whether he wore gloves or not, but
Corbett fought under the Queensbury rules in 1892 when McCoy would have
been twenty, so McCoy was in his prime during this transitional period.
That makes sense
A few body punches were being developed as I recall around that time. John L Sullivan made the change from bare knuckle to gloves. Does anyone recall around when that was and was Kid McCoy using gloves?
Rick
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----- Original Message ----
From: d_rock19128 <ras_wic@...>
To: classicpugilism@yahoogroups.comSent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:08:55 AM
Subject: [classicpugilism] Re: Kid McCoy's Corkscrew
--- In classicpugilism@yahoogroups.com, "Sensei J. Richard Kirkham
B.Sc" <tutor2000@...> wrote:
>
> When did kid McCoy fight
>
> Many years ago I read a good book on the history of boxing
>
> Rick
>
Kid McCoy was one of the first Welter weights, I believe. I'll have to
check. He fought around the middle of the 19th century. He was such a
great proponent of the body KO, that one person descibed the corkscrew
that KO'd him as having a train knock the wind out of his lungs. This
story is what leads me to believe the corkscrew is a straight to the
solar plexus. The only info Kid gave about the punch was that it
depended on timing the punch to them breathing in. This would be when
the abdominal muscles are the most relaxed.
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