The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
is KID MCCOY A CHAMPION.
Something About the Promising
MiddIe-Weight Young Fighter.


New York Press.
Is kid" Mccoy the coming champion pu-
gilist of the world? This is a question
sporting men have been asking each other.
Stuart believes that Mccoy possesses all
the qualities that make a champion fighter.
The big Texan, however, does not consider
Mccoy at the present time physically ca
pable, because he is as yet too young to be
thoroughly developed. The Kid is only
twenty-three years of age, and Stuart be-
lieves that within two years he will be de-
veloped sufficiently to be more than a match
for Fitzsimmons.
McCoy's record certainly shows that he
possesses marvellous hitting power and sci
ence for a man of his weight and expert
ence. He fights at 154 pounds. SO that he
will have to take on considerable weight
in the next two years to be physically ca%
pable of fighting men in a higher class.
Kid Mccoy as a fighter is unquestion-
ably one of the clsverest of the younger
generation of prize fighters. He is q re-
markedly good ring general, never losing
his head, and always ready to take advan-
tage of his opponents weaknesses. During
his career as a pugilist Mccoy has won
more than forty battles. His greatest vic
tories were over Jim DAILY, Mysterious
Billy smith, and BIZ Doherty, the Aus
tralian middle weight champion.
The fight, however, which placed him in
the front rank of middle weight pugilists
was his victory over Tommy Ryan at
Maspeth two years Ago.. From the first
round to the fifteenth, when Mccoy knocked
Ryan. out, he always had the better of the
tight. He was perfectly cool during the en-
tire fght, and gave Ryan a terrible beating.
On the strength of his showing with Ryan
the Kid was subsequently to box Joe
Choynski on March %, 1895, at the Grand
central Palace. nNNGW York EOIlr rounds
were spared, but no decision was given.
The kid" held his own with the big Cali
fornia heavy weight, although he was con-
siderably lighter. Later he defeated Frank
Bosworth, the sparring instructor of the
New Manhattan Athletic Club, in two
rounds. and afterward put Jim DAILY, Cor
belts former sparring partner, to sleep in
three rounds. He then defeated Dick
Moore and Mysterious Billy Smith, get
ting the decision over the former in ten
rounds and over the latter in six rounds.
A year ago he made his debut in johann
nesburg, South Africa. His opponent was
Joe" Doherty, middle weight champion of
Australia. 1T was a rafting light, and
honors were quite even for four rounds.
After that it was another story. The Kid
had taken his opponents measure, and he
outpointed him., finally knocking Doherty
out with a highlander ON the Jaw in the
ninth round.
Mccoy, who stands five feet eleven inches.
was born in Rush county, Indiana, Oct. 10,
1873. He was christened Norman Selby, but
for obvious reasons assumed the name of
gagement was with pete" Jackson the
colored feather weight, of st. Paul, and the
Kid won in four rounds Since that time
ne mas engaged III forty-four battles, Win
ming all but two. His first defeat was sus-
tanned at the hands of Billy Steffers, of
Cleveland, O. Mccoy claimed thai the ref
cree in this bout was against him and
awarded the fight to Steffers on a foul. al
though no foul had been committed. This
light took place May 10, 1895, in Cleveland.
Three months later Mccoy and Steffers
again fought. and this time the kid"
fairly showed his superiority in ten rounds.
cision over him is Tad" White, the En-
glish middle weight. The fight took place
in London, England, on Nov. 2l, 1895. White
has since been defeated by men who Nc
Coy easily bested later. Mccoy is a very
boyish looking and unassuming fellow.