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Just heard that former British and European Champion John 'Cowboy' McCormack has passed away. Good fighter.

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The Law wrote:Just heard that former British and European Champion John 'Cowboy' McCormack has passed away. Good fighter.

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The man was a gentleman RIP

billy nelson wrote:

The Law wrote:Just heard that former British and European Champion John 'Cowboy' McCormack has passed away. Good fighter.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=bo ... n_id=32304

The man was a gentleman RIP

X2 RIP Champ

RIP - his name was mentioned many times in boxing news; I'd never seen him box. Why was he called 'cowboy'?

Dundee FC's old manager John McCormack was nicknamed Cowboy,i never knew why until i got right into boxing

RIP Cowboy

He was called Cowboy because there was another John McCormack in British boxing at the time. Cowboy boxed his last fight against him.

bennie wrote:He was called Cowboy because there was another John McCormack in British boxing at the time. Cowboy boxed his last fight against him.

Thanks bennie

RIP

In the a history of Scottish boxing book written in the 1980's - it had an excellent interview with Cowboy McCormack and he said he was given the nickname because he had a bandy legged stance. He refused to speak about the Harry Scott fight in which he was floored 7 times inside a round and was stopped in the first. He also talked about his life in Maryhill I think he was from.

He had some excellent wins, one against Terry Downes and was a triple champion. A good fighter indeed, RIP.

i knew him well as he was always a fixture at shows whne my brother boxed amateur and then when i was amateue also he used to come in and give out the trophys.

was a member of little club round corner from me and was always good company

RIP

his funeral is in Paisley Friday @ 330pm i believe