Charles McCoy (boxer)

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Charles McCoy boxer
The Corkscrew Kid

The Corkscrew Kid

Data
Birth Name Norman Selby
Weight class Light heavyweight
nationality US-american
birthday October 13, 1872
place of birth Moscow
Date of death April 18, 1940
Place of death Detroit
size 1.80 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 116
Victories 88
Knockout victories 64
Defeats 7th
draw 10
No value 11

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 middle and light heavyweight . He was known for his "corkscrew" twist with a twisted fist and therefore called himself "The Corkscrew Kid". The American idiom “The Real McCoy” (for example: the real Jacob) can possibly be traced back to him, as he often unsettled his opponents with psychological tricks.

Life

In 1891 he played his first professional fight 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 middleweight champion in Long Island ( New York ) by TKO in the 16.

A fight with Jim Corbett in 1898 did not take place because his parents had just died. On August 30, 1900 they still fought in New York , McCoy lost the game 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.

Between 1916 and 1924, the former boxer appeared in over 15 silent films , including as a prize fighter in David Wark Griffith's 1919 film drama Broken Blossoms .

In 1924 he shot his then partner Theresa Mors and wounded three other people. He was convicted for this and imprisoned in San Quentin in 1925 . In 1932 he was released early from prison after a six-year sentence. In 1940 he passed away by suicide with a sleeping pill overdose.

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