Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-02-12
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MeCoOIE AND C0BURN.

MeCOOlE AMI NODOxSSs
McCoole and Coburn have been Wis
stine. Louisville. The Courier puts a
new phase upon the Fight, and saysthere
is bitter feeling between the two men,
and that Coburn is determined to make
short and terrible havoc" with McCoole.
We quote as followssaa ~
The coming fight between Coburn
and Mike McCooie will, we are certain,
prove the most desperate that has ever
occurred in this country or Europe,
They will both enter the ring to win or
die, and the contest turns on strength
against science. Joe Coburn is conced-
ed by the noted pugilists of the coun-
try to be the most scientific man IN the
world, or that the world has ever seen.
He reduces his weight to l6O pounds,
only taking off 20 pounds. He has
proved himself one of the greatest men
that ever stripped for fight, having
fought the most desperate and longest
battle that ever occurred in America.
In his fight with McCoole in 1851,
he was fairly ridiculed by his best
friends, who repeatedly told him that
the giant McCoole would in all proba-
bility kill him, or disable him for life.
Coburn then answered his friends as
now, "The more of him the better He
met MeCoole, and after Sc rounds COM
pletely vanquished him. In the last
eight rounds he brought his giant ad-
yersary to the ground each time as ca
silly as butcher would fell bullock
with q sledge hammer In the last
round, when Coburn had made up his
mind to decide the fight, he dealt Nc
Coole blow, from the effects Of which
he did not recover, or even show signs
Of life, for nearly one hour. Coburn, like
McCoole, was then quite young, and for
time felt greatly alarmed lest he had
killed his adversary. Had Coburn seen
fit, that fight would never have been
protracted to so many rounds, but he
had his game in his hands as safely as
a cat playing with mouse.
As we have already said, they will
enter the ring with feeling of deadly
hatred and animosity toward each 9TH
er, and this feeling is Enthusiastically mu-
tual. Coburn feels that he has once
made McCoolc a present of his life, but
whether he win be so liberal next time
remains to be seen. Coburn enters the
ring for his last fight, and will hold no
insignia or championship. He is to-
day the champion of the world, but
wears no belt, and lays no claim to the
distinguished honor" Wcmight also
add here that Mr.. McCoele also declares
that this shall be his last appearance in
the ring, let the fight result as it may.
He says his fight with Coburn was lost
by accident, and that it was his negli-
gence alone that vanquished him. He
believes that he is not only as scientific
man as Coburn at this time, but more
powerful and capable of enduring dou-
ole the punishment of his adversary.
He says he was q green boy when
lie entered the ring with Coburn in
1861. which may be true, but, as there
IS only a few months difference between
their ages, Coburn must also have been
= green boy" at that time However
this may be, they will enter the ring
this time with the same weight, and if
McCoole has advanced in science, CO.
burn has no doubt kept pace with him.
Mr. Coburn, when urged to express
Ills feelings, said most ernphatically
tslat he was determined to make short
and terrible havoc of McCoole III the
coming fight. He feels the most impli-
cit confidence in his ability to escape
the blows that may be dealt by McCoole,
and has no particular dread Of what
outsiders" cab square lick" 1t
was by these very square ticks" that
McCooae bit the dust eight times before
him, and the sponge was thrown up.