MIDDLEWEIGHT division
CHARLES KID MCCOY
RetiredBorn NORMAN SELBY
Born 1872-10-13, MOSCOW, IN. (died aged 67)· Died 1940-04-18· USA
Residence: DETROIT, MI.· aka CHARLES MCCOY
Debut: 1891-06-02· Career: 1891–1912 (22 years)
Peak
2670
Current
2571
Wins (Official)
73
Losses (Official)
6
Draws (Official)
9
NC
1
Rated Fights
88
Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby,[1] 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.
Norman Selby was one of six siblings and third oldest. One of his four sisters, Grace Esther Selby (maiden; 1885–1916) was, from 1901 to 1908, married to Charles Thomas Henshall (1862–1928). Norman was an uncle to their daughter, actress Barbara Jo Allen (1906–1974). He was of Scottish and English ancestry.
McCoy was married ten times, performed in theater, and went west to California during the birth of the movie industry in Los Angeles. He appeared in films, including a scene fighting Wallace Reid in the 1922 film, The World's Champion. McCoy was also friends with several movie stars of the day, including Charles Chaplin and director D. W. Griffith, who directed the 1919 silent film, Broken Blossoms, Selby's second film as actor.
By the early 1920s McCoy was poor, addicted to alcohol and out of the movie industry. At this time he was involved in a romance with a wealthy married woman, Teresa Mors. Mors's divorce from her husband was acrimonious and dragged on until she was killed by a single gunshot to the head on August 12, 1924, in the apartment she shared with McCoy at 2819 Leeward (Unit 212).
The next morning, a reportedly disheveled McCoy robbed and held several people captive at Mrs. Mors' antique shop, and shot one man in the leg after he tried to escape. He also forced at least six other men to remove their trousers, and took their money. McCoy was apprehended and charged with the murder of Mrs. Mors. His trial took place in downtown Los Angeles. McCoy claimed Mrs. Mors committed suicide, while the prosecution claimed he murdered her for financial gain. The jury was split between first degree murder and acquittal. As a compromise verdict, McCoy was convicted of manslaughter.
McCoy was sent to San Quentin, but was paroled from prison in 1932. Afterwards he worked for Ford Motor Company.
McCoy took his own life in Detroit on April 18, 1940. Even his death was enigmatic. He committed suicide at the Hotel Tuller in Detroit by an overdose of sleeping pills.
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Title Reigns — 1
1896-03-02 → 1908-06-04 · 12y 3m · 1 defence
Lost to STANLEY KETCHEL · W
Complete Record — 96 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 20 JAN 1912 | DEC | MATTHEW CURRAN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1912 | DEC | GEORGE GUNTHER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1911 | KO | HARRY CROXON | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1911 | KO | JIM SAVAGE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1911 | KO | KID ELLE | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 SEP 1911 | KO | BOB DAY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1911 | NWS-W | JACK FITZGERALD | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1908 | NWS-W | JIM STEWART | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1908 | KO | PETER MAHER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAR 1905 | KO | JACK CRAWFORD | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1904 | DEC | JACK TWIN SULLIVAN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1904 | NWS-D | PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 APR 1904 | TKO | HENRY PLACKE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1903 | LOSS | JACK ROOT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1903 | NWS-W | JACK MCCORMICK | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1902 | NWS-L | KID CARTER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1902 | NWS-W | FRED RUSSELL | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1901 | TKO | DAVID BARRY | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1901 | KO | JACK SCALES | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1901 | DQ | SANDY FERGUSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 AUG 1900 | LOSS | JAMES J CORBETT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1900 | KO | JACK BONNER | 13 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1900 | DRAW | TOMMY RYAN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1900 | KO | DAN CREEDON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1900 | KO | JOE CHOYNSKI | 3 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1900 | KO | PETER MAHER | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 NOV 1899 | KO | JACK MCDONOUGH | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1899 | KO | BILLY STIFT | 13 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1899 | DRAW | JOE CHOYNSKI | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1899 | KO | JACK MCCORMICK | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1899 | KO | STEVE O'DONNELL | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1899 | KO | GEOFF THORNE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 AUG 1899 | LOSS | JACK MCCORMICK | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1899 | KO | JIM CARTER | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1899 | TKO | JACK GRAHAM | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1899 | TKO | TOM DUGGAN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1899 | DEC | JOE CHOYNSKI | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1899 | LOSS | TOM SHARKEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1898 | DQ | JOE GODDARD | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1898 | UD | GUS RUHLIN | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1898 | KO | JIM BATES | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1898 | KO | NICK BURLEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1897 | TKO | DAN CREEDON | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1897 | TKO | AUSTRALIAN BILLY SMITH | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1897 | TKO | BEECH RUBLE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1897 | KO | GEORGE LABLANCHE | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1897 | NC | JIM HALL | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1897 | DRAW | TOMMY RYAN | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1897 | KO | DAN BAYLIFF | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUL 1897 | KO | DICK MOORE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1897 | KO | NICK BURLEY | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1897 | NWS-W | JACK BONNER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1897 | DEC | DICK O'BRIEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1897 | KO | MIKE CREEDON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1897 | KO | MIKE O`HARA | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1897 | KO | JACK GRAHAM | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1896 | KO | BILL DOHERTY | 9 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1896 | DEC | DICK MOORE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1896 | DQ | MYSTERIOUS BILLY SMITH | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1896 | TKO | JIM DALY | 3 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1896 | KO | FRANK BOSWORTH | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1896 | KO | TOMMY RYAN | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1896 | KO | TOMMY WEST | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1895 | LOSS | TED WHITE | 10 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 OCT 1895 | KO | ABE ULLMAN | 13 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 SEP 1895 | KO | DICK MOORE | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1895 | DRAW | DICK O'BRIEN | 25 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1895 | TKO | JACK WILKES | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1895 | DEC | BILLY (SHADOW) MABER | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1895 | KO | AL ROBERTS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 OCT 1894 | DRAW | AL ROBERTS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1894 | DEC | BILLY STEFFERS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1894 | DEC | BILLY STEFFERS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1894 | KO | HARRY O`CONNOR | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1894 | KO | JACK GRACE | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1894 | DEC | CHARLES MAXWELL | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1894 | DRAW | JIM BARRON | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1894 | LOSS | BILLY STEFFERS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1894 | KO | JIM SCULLY | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1894 | KO | PAT HAYDEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1893 | KO | DEAF MUTE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 OCT 1893 | KO | JOHN WELCH | 9 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1893 | DRAW | GEORGE BENNETT | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1893 | KO | FRANK MERRITT | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUL 1893 | KO | DICK HARRIS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUL 1893 | DRAW | IKE BOONE | 19 | LIGHTWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JUL 1893 | KO | CHARLES BULL MCCARTHY | 3 | LIGHTWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAY 1893 | KO | FRANK MURRAY | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 FEB 1893 | KO | FRANK LAMODE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1893 | KO | TBA | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1893 | KO | JIM CONNERS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1893 | KO | JIM DICKSON | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1892 | DRAW | HERBERT HALE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1892 | KO | BOB LEWIS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1892 | DEC | BILLY BARLOW | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1891 | DEC | PETER JENKINS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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