This is an original hand signed autograph. Please use photos to determine condition. Item will be boxed, Insured and shipped USPS First Class Mail. Please reach out with any questions. My grandfather was McCoy’s sparring partner. He was a guy that always fascinated my dad when he was growing up. Mr Selby taught my dad how to fight. He unfortunately committed suicide on my dad’s birthday back in 1940. It’s an odd coincidence and very sad that he ended his life this way. I wish my dad were still alive to ask him to recall his and my grandfather’s immediate reactions to hearing this news. My dad was a high school junior at the time. The scans of the T-220 McCoy Boxing Card is being shown for reference purposes only and is not part of this auction. Here is some info on the boxer taken from Wikipedia.
Charles
“
Kid
“
McCoy
(October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born
Norman Selby
, was an
American
boxer
and early Hollywood actor. He claimed the vacant
world middleweight title
when he scored an upset victory over
Tommy Ryan
by 15th round knockout.
Born in
Moscow
,
Rush County, Indiana
, McCoy would eventually weigh 160 pounds (73 kg), stand 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm), and go on to a record 81 wins (55 by
KO
, with 6 losses, 9 no decision, and 6 disqualifications). McCoy was noted for his “corkscrew punch” – a blow delivered with a twisting of the wrist.
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According to McCoy, he learned the punch one evening while resting in someone’s barn after a day of riding the rails. He noticed a cat strike at a ball of string and imitated its actions. Whether true or not, McCoy was known as a fast, “scientific” fighter who would cut his opponents with sharp blows. He reportedly would wrap his knuckles in mounds of friction tape, to better cut his opponents faces. He was listed # 1 Light Heavyweight of all time in
Fifty Years At Ringside
, published in 1958. He was also regarded as a formidable puncher, and was included in
Ring Magazine
‘s
list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.