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| Luther McCarty | ||||
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| Global ID | 39623 | |||
| sex | male | |||
| birthdate | 1892-03-17 | |||
| death date | 1913-05-24 (21) | |||
| division | heavyweight | |||
| height | 6′ 4″ / 193cm | |||
| reach | 80″ / 203cm | |||
| alias | Luck | |||
| country | USA | |||
| residence | Hitchcock, Nebraska, USA | |||
| birth place | Driftwood Creek, Nebraska, USA | |||
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rounds boxed 94 rounds boxed 68 Total Bouts 25 KO% 60 | ||||
| date | opponent | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
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| 1913-05-24 | Arthur Pelkey | 17-4-1 | Tommy Burns's Arena, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | L | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Edward W. Smith White Heavyweight Championship of the world McCarty was pronounced dead about eight minutes after the knockout, which came after about 2 minutes of fighting. The coroner's jury decided that no blow had been responsible for McCarty's collapse, but that death was due to a hemorrhage of the brain, probably caused by a previous injury. When told in his hotel room that McCarty had died, Pelkey broke down and cried like a child. The next day Tommy Burns's Arena was destroyed by fire; arson was suspected. Calgary Herald. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1913-04-30 | Frank Moran | 19-6-2 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | W | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| New York Times | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1913-04-16 | Fireman Jim Flynn | 29-10-14 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| "McCarthy led throughout the fight and frequently compelled his opponent to clinch to avoid his vicious straight left jabs. Although he appeared to be outclassed from the start, Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, rushed into clinch after clinch and succeeded in landing many blows on the champion at close quarters. McCarthy, however seemed to be in the pink of condition and was not affected by Flynn's hooks. (...) With straight jabs he pounded away at his opponent's face. At the end of the first round Flynn's nose was bleeding, in the second round his mouth was cut and before the close of the bout one eye was nearly closed." (Indianapolis Star) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1913-01-01 | Al Palzer | 8-0-0 | Vernon, California, USA | W | TKO | 18 | 20 | |||||||||||
| referee: Charles Eyton White Heavyweight Championship of the World Many Canadian newspapers at the time were reporting that Jack Johnson was in retirement, as he had announced this several times earlier in the year. Palzer's trainer for this fight was Frank Newhouse, former baseball umpire and "noted" conditioner of athletes. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-12-10 | Fireman Jim Flynn | 29-9-14 | Vernon, California, USA | W | KO | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||
| referee: Charles Eyton | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-10-12 | Al Kaufman | 19-4-0 | San Francisco, California, USA | W | TKO | 2 | 20 | |||||||||||
| "Three times McCarty dropped him with a terrific right to the chin, Kaufman finally landing in a heap in the lap of newspaper men, who shoved him back through the ropes. Police Chief Shea thereupon ordered the fight stopped" (New York Times) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-09-28 | Jack McFarland | 1-1-0 | Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | W | KO | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| referee: Tom Bodkins From the Pittsburgh Post. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-09-14 | Jim Barry | 25-18-5 | Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| referee: Tom Bodkins Newspaper decision from the Pittsburgh Post. It was a slow fight. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-08-19 | Jess Willard | 9-2-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | D | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| A draw from NY Sun, Chicago Tribune, Boston Daily Globe. Newspaper decision for Willard from NY Times. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-08-05 | Jim Stewart | 18-4-1 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | D | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Billy Joh Newspaper decision for Stewart from NY Times. A draw from NY Sun. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-06-19 | Tim Logan | 2-0-0 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | W | NWS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| McCarty won the newspaper decision according to the Philadelphia Item and the Philadelphia Record. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-05-23 | Jack Reed | 4-6-0 | Joplin, Missouri, USA | W | KO | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1912-05-03 | Carl Morris | 10-0-0 | Springfield A.C., Springfield, Missouri, USA | W | KO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Edward W. Cochrane | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1912-04-26 | Joe Hagan | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA | W | KO | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1912-04-01 | Bill Schultz | Springfield, Missouri, USA | W | KO | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1912-03-19 | Jim Harper | 0-1-0 | Springfield, Missouri, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| These two scheduled for May 30, 1912 rematch that was cancelled by the Governor after a church group complained. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1911-12-28 | Harry Wuest | 5-1-0 | Springfield, Missouri, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Source: Joplin & Springfield, MO papers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1911-12-18 | Jeff Clark | 40-3-7 | Springfield, Missouri, USA | L | NWS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| McCarthy down in third. Sources: Boston Globe; Milwaukee Free-Press. McCarthy fought as "Walter Monahan"; This bout was not held Jan 11. 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1911-12-06 | Joe Cox | 3-3-0 | Springfield, Missouri, USA | W | KO | 6 | ||||||||||||
| McCarthy used name Walter Monahan, Jack Johnson's sparring partner | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1911-11-30 | Jack Heinen | 0-3-0 | South Bend, Indiana, USA | W | KO | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1911-10-07 | Tommy Crawford | 2-7-1 | Fargo, North Dakota, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1911-07-04 | Al Withers | 0-1-1 | Fargo, North Dakota, USA | W | KO | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1911-06-09 | Al Withers | 0-0-1 | Fargo, North Dakota, USA | W | KO | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1911-04-14 | Joe Grim | 10-27-4 | Fairmount Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada | D | TD | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Jake Fullerton Fullerton, an ex-fighter, had little experience as a referee. When the bell rang ending the 8th round, Grim dropped his mitts and started to return to his corner, whereupon Luck McCarty hit him a right uppercut and brought a flow of blood from his nose. Grim refused to continue, claiming a foul, but Fullerton called it a draw, despite the fact there were two rounds left.Calgary Herald | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1911-01-07 | Wat Adams | 1-2-0 | Culbertson, Montana, USA | W | KO | 2 | ||||||||||||