Kid McCoy

The Corkscrew Kid

Charles "Kid" McCoy ( born Norman Selby, born October 13, 1872 in Moscow, Rush County, Indiana, † April 18, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan ) was an American boxer and world champion in the middle and light heavyweight. He was known for his " corkscrew " punch with twisted fist and therefore called himself " The Corkscrew Kid". Perhaps the American phrase "The Real McCoy " (about: the real McCoy ) is due to him, as he often unnerved his opponents with psycho tricks.

Life

In 1891, he earned his first professional bout against Peter Jenkins on June 2 in St. Paul, Minnesota, which he won after 4 rounds. On December 26, 1896, he won against Bill Doherty, the title of middleweight champion of South Africa in Johannesburg, by knockout in the 9th round. A year later, on December 17, 1897, he won against Dan Creedon, the title of world champion at middleweight in Long Iceland (New York) by TKO in the 16th

A fight with Jim Corbett in 1898 did not take place because the parents had just died. On August 30, 1900, she fought then still, in New York, McCoy lost the match in the 5th round. On April 22, 1903, he fought with Jack Root in Detroit for the vacant title of light heavyweight world champion, but lost after 10 rounds.

In 1924 he shot his former girlfriend Theresa Mors and wounded three other people. For this he was convicted and jailed in 1925 in San Quentin. In 1932 he was released early from prison after a pardon from 6 years.

In 1940 he retired from suicide with sleeping pills overdose from life.