The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-03
MCCOY A
TOP NOTCHER
Mccoy Entirely Too Skill
full For Maher. Would ,
Likely Have Defeat
ed Sharkey.

Peter Maher has no reason to be
ashamed Of the showing he made
against Kid Mccoy at Coney Isl and
on Monday afternoon. While de-
feated, he was not disgraced. He
was aggressive and fast and did the
best he knew to get to his panther
like antagonist. That he failed
was no fault Of his, but was due to
the fact that Mccoy was entirely
too fast and skillful for him. The
fight Maher put up against Mccoy
would very likely have defeated
Sharkey, Corbett or Rubin and
possibly Fitzsimmons as he is to-
day. Mccoy and Jeffrles arc bad
men for any one to cut loose on,
since they are both cautious fight
ers. And vet Maher had nothing
else to do but cut loose, since he
would have been cut to pieces by
McCoy's jabbing left had he at
tempted to play a waiting game.
He mixed it up as best he could and
showed to better advantage than
in any of his previous fights. but
his one fatal weakness-lack OF de-
fense-left him open to the Kids
wicked blows. Makers slashing
way of fighting excited the admira-
ton of the spectators, while his ut
ter lack Of defense called for pity.
Had Maher in his early career
learned to always keep watch of
what the other fellow was doing he
would not have met with such diff.
fculties in fighting his way up the
ladder. He is now too old to learn
but he can endeavor to use iudg-
ment in fighting his men If he ever
gets on match with Sharkey he
should 60 after the sailor just as he
did after Mccoy. Sharkey is not
clever at avoiding rushes and Pet
er's longer reach and taller figure
would give him the advantage.
Should Peter ever fight Jelfries, he
should make the big man come to
him.
No man in the ring to-day conf
pares to Kid Mccoy in clcverness
and ring generalship combined,
and the latest conqueror of Maher
is very dangerous proposition in
the championship problem. a man
who can enter the ring in condition
weighing 165 pounds is big enough
to fight any one. Ring records
prove that. Mccoy can be good at
that weight and is likely to weigh
more Il couple of Years hence. The
ease with which Mccoy handled
Makers fierce rushes proves that
hard hitters have no terrors for
him. In the condition he was on
Monday he could doubtless turn
the tables Oh Tom Sharkey, although
short, blocky. tough jawed man
like the sailor is a hard proposition
for 4 fighter of McCoy's style.
! Mccoy should outpoint Jetferies
without much difficulty in a limited
round bout. providing he was able
to 90 the distance. The fight of the
century will occur when Mccoy and
Fitzsimmons come together. Bob
will need to be at his best, but SO
will Mccoy. The difference in age
| will be in the Kids favor by some
u years and that may be too much
}of handicap tor the eX-champlon.
Mccoy has 4 better left than Fitz
and can land moro blows without a
return than Bob. But he cant
stand the punching like Fitz can.
Mccoy knocked Maher down three
) times with his left hand and the last
; blow was Il knockout. Only once
did he feel Peters jaw with his
right and that was a glancinG blow,
terrific in force and IN just the right
place had not Mahcr "scrcwed his
nut" Mccoy landed many left
, hand blows on Peters face and alst
r shook him up with body pur ches
~etting in return only three blows
that amounted to much. Not one 0
these three blows was i'll danger
ors place and none of them did par
, ticular damage. Maher missed
some hundreds of times with blows
' which might have felled an OK
J and he displayed an aggressive
ness truly admirable.
Mccoy has arranged to meet a
the Broadway Athletic Club. Jan
uarv 18th, and later tackle an I'm
known in six~roundgo atChlcago
This unknown will, it is said, b'
Peter Mahcr. Peter, who cam'
back to Phila., yesterday. says
! that Mccoy has agreed to fight hin
, again. Meow will open 4 box
inc school in New York.
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