Kid McCoy

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Kid McCoy
Information
Name:	Norman Selby
Nickname(s):	Kid
Nationality:	USA
Weight Class:	Middleweight
Height:	1.80 m 5 ft 11 in
Stance:	Orthodox
Background
Birth Date:	October 13, 1872
Birth Place:	Moscow, Indiana, U.S.
Death Date:	April 18, 1940 (aged 67)
Death Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Boxing Record
Total Matches:	95
Wins	81
Wins by KO:	55
Losses:	6
Draws:	9

Charles "Kid" McCoy was an American world champion boxer and early Hollywood actor. He is mainly known for using the Corkscrew Punch. McCoy was noted for his "corkscrew punch"–a blow delivered with a twisting of the wrist. 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.

References in Hajime no Ippo

• In Round 121, during Makunouchi Ippo's match against Okita Keigo, Okita displayed the Corkscrew Blow in it. Kimura Tatsuya explained that during the 1890's, Kid McCoy created it. Kimura noted that Kid was famous for taking down heavyclass fighters as a welterclass. Kimura mentioned that Kid thought of it while watching a cat pull in a ball, but he pointed out that it is similar to how a bullet spirals out of a gun because the force pushing out and the torque that causes a huge impact.

Volume 38 Extra - Kid McCoy

• In Volume 38, there is an extra page included with the volume about Kid McCoy
• A few characters use the Corkscrew Blow in the story:
  • Okita Keigo
  • Date Eiji
  • Ricardo Martinez
  • Miyata Ichirō (Corkscrew Counter)