The Real Mccoy?

MOJO RISIN · Post by **MOJO RISIN** » 04 Apr 2003, 23:27

Can this truely be true? How is it Charles Mccoy, at 49 years of age beat Tommy Gibbons, handing him his first lost. The official Boxing Register book, by the hall of Fame does'nt acknowlege this, what is your source Editors?

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 04 Apr 2003, 23:45

Double-checking. We'll get back to you. (Although I entered this bout, based upon a newspaper source I cannot remember off-hand -- almost two years after entering it -- our Arizona Editor, $Bill, informs me that he will visit his local library next week to research the local newspaper to confirm which "Kid McCoy" this was.)

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 07 Apr 2003, 11:50

Our Arizona researcher/Editor checked the papers at his library and could not find this bout. So, we'll delete it. (As soon as I can log-on. The record page seems to be "down" at the moment.) I cannot remember where I found it in the first place, and why I'd even put it in McCoy's record. I was a puppy Editor" at the time is my excuse.

Good catch.

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 17 May 2003, 12:32

Well, I located my notes -- finally. The source was The Seattle Daily Times, Feb. 12, 1922. So, I went back to the library and looked up the newspaper once again. Sure enough, there it was, in black & white. Big headline: KID MCCOY KNOCKS OUT TOM GIBBONS IN EIGHTH. And about a 12-paragraph description of this bout in Phoenix, Arizona. However, this time I noticed a little text box to the right of the article: "This is the seventh in a series describing mythical fights between boxers who never have met...."
Douh!

Justin · Post by **Justin** » 24 May 2003, 11:38

LOL, That's the best error I've ever heard of, Ric :-)