Norman Selby

Charles "Kid" McCoy, who was born Norman Selby was an American world champion boxer.

Born in Moscow, Rush County, Indiana, Weight 160, Heights 5' 11", record 81 wins 6 losses, 9 no decision, disqualified 6 times. 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, by watching a cat strike at a ball of string. 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 the 50's. He was also regarded as a formidable puncher, and was included in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.