Welterweight–Light Heavyweight · Bare-Knuckle & Gloves (1880–1919)
Kid McCoy
"The Real McCoy"
85
Wins
9
Losses
6
Draws
64
KOs
75%
KO %
- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1940
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1891–1916
Inventor of the 'corkscrew punch', whose colourful life inspired the phrase 'the real McCoy'.
Titles & Honours
- World Welterweight Champion (1896)
Career Timeline
1891–1916- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Peter Jenkins · W PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Dick Moore · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Tommy Ryan
W KO · Empire A.C., Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Tom Duggan · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs P.O. Matthew Curran · W PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of Kid McCoy are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-06-02 | W | Peter Jenkins | PTS | 4 | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1892-06-06 | W | Billy Barlow | PTS | 6 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1892-09-14 | W | Bob Lewis | KO | 1 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1892-11-12 | D | Herbert Hale | PTS | 8 | Third St. Garden, Columbus, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-01-11 | W | Jim Dickson | KO | 5 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1893-01-27 | W | Jim Conners | KO | 3 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1893-02-12 | W | Unknown | KO | 2 | Milan, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 1893-02-22 | W | Frank Lamode | KO | 3 | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1893-05-04 | W | Frank Murray | KO | 2 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-07-06 | W | Charles Bull McCarthy | KO | 3 | Athletic ball park, Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-07-23 | D | Ike Boone | PTS | 19 | Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-07-30 | W | Dick Harris | KO | 1 | Marion, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-08-15 | W | Frank Merritt | KO | 2 | Parnell Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1893-09-26 | D | George Bennett | PTS | 8 | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1893-10-13 | W | John Welch | KO | 9 | Belmont Park, Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 1893-10-22 | W | Deaf Mute | KO | 4 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1894-01-08 | W | Pat Hayden | KO | 2 | Metropole A.C., Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 1894-02-12 | W | Joe Burke | KO | 2 | Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1894-03-16 | W | Jim Scully | KO | 7 | New Bedford A.C., New Bedford, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-05-10 | L | Billy Steffers | KO | 1 | Cleveland A.C., Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-05-18 | D | Jim Barron | PTS | 10 | Twin City A.C., Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1894-06-01 | W | Charles Maxwell | PTS | 6 | Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-07-02 | W | Harry O`Connor | KO | 3 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-07-17 | W | Billy Steffers | PTS | 10 | Cleveland A.C., Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-07-24 | W | Jack Grace | KO | 7 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-08-29 | W | Billy Steffers | PTS | 10 | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1894-10-29 | D | Al Roberts | PTS | 10 | Highland House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1895-01-19 | W | Al Roberts | KO | 5 | Highland House, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1895-03-13 | W | Billy Maber | PTS | 10 | Pastime A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 1895-04-19 | W | Jack Wilkes | TKO | 2 | West Newton Street polo rink, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1895-05-20 | D | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 25 | West Newton Street polo rink, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1895-09-02 | W | Dick Moore | TKO | 6 | Buckingham Theater, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 1895-10-07 | W | Abe Ullman | TKO | 13 | Front Street Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1895-11-25 | L | Ted White | PTS | 10 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom |
| 1896-01-31 | W | Tommy West | KO | 2 | New Manhattan A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-03-02 | W | Tommy Ryan | KO | 15 | Empire A.C., Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-04-22 | W | Frank Bosworth | KO | 2 | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| 1896-05-07 | W | Jim Daly | TKO | 2 | New Manhattan A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-05-18 | W | Mysterious Billy Smith | DQ | 6 | Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1896-05-30 | W | Dick Moore | PTS | 10 | Empire Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1896-12-26 | W | Bill Doherty | KO | 9 | The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Cape Colony |
| 1897-04-24 | W | Jack Graham | KO | 2 | Grand OPera House, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1897-05-06 | W | Mike Creedon | KO | 2 | Bijou Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1897-05-06 | W | Mike O`Hara | KO | 1 | Bijou Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1897-05-26 | W | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 10 | Palace A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-05-31 | W | Jack Bonner | NWS | 6 | Quaker City A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1897-07-05 | W | Nick Burley | KO | 3 | Manhattan A.C., Troy, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-07-22 | W | Dick Moore | KO | 2 | Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-08-13 | W | Dan Bayliff | KO | 3 | Casino Hall, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1897-09-08 | D | Tommy Ryan | PTS | 5 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1897-11-12 | W | George LaBlanche | KO | 1 | Opera House, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1897-11-12 | W | Beech Ruble | TKO | 2 | Opera House, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1897-11-15 | W | Australian Billy Smith | TKO | 2 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1897-12-17 | W | Dan Creedon | RTD | 15 | Long Island City AC Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-03-04 | W | Nick Burley | KO | 2 | Whitington Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1898-03-11 | W | Jim Bates | KO | 1 | Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1898-03-20 | W | Gus Ruhlin | PTS | 20 | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1898-12-16 | W | Joe Goddard | DQ | 5 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1899-01-10 | L | Tom Sharkey | KO | 10 | Lenox A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1899-03-24 | W | Joe Choynski | PTS | 20 | Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 1899-08-10 | W | Tom Duggan | TKO | 2 | Saengerfest Hall, Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1899-08-10 | W | Jack Graham | TKO | 4 | Saengerfest Hall, Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| 1899-08-14 | W | Jim Carter | KO | 5 | Club Theatre, Joplin, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1899-08-18 | L | Jack McCormick | KO | 1 | Star Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1899-09-05 | W | Geoff Thorne | KO | 3 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1899-09-19 | W | Steve O'Donnell | KO | 6 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1899-09-27 | W | Jack McCormick | TKO | 8 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1899-10-06 | D | Joe Choynski | PTS | 6 | Star Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1899-10-27 | W | Billy Stift | KO | 13 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1899-11-09 | W | Jack McDonough | KO | 4 | Hawthorne A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-01-01 | W | Peter Maher | KO | 5 | Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-01-12 | W | Joe Choynski | RTD | 4 | Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-05-18 | W | Dan Creedon | TKO | 6 | Broadway A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-05-29 | D | Tommy Ryan | PTS | 6 | Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1900-06-01 | W | Jack Bonner | TKO | 13 | Broadway A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1900-08-30 | L | James J. Corbett | KO | 5 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1901-12-02 | W | David Barry | TKO | 2 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England, United Kingdom |
| 1901-12-02 | W | Jack Scales | KO | 1 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England, United Kingdom |
| 1901-12-02 | W | Sandy Ferguson | DQ | 4 | Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, Mile End, London, England, United Kingdom |
| 1902-05-02 | W | Fred Russell | NWS | 6 | Industrial A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1902-05-19 | L | Kid Carter | NWS | 6 | Industrial A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1903-02-23 | W | Jack McCormick | NWS | 6 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1903-04-22 | L | Jack Root | PTS | 10 | Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1904-04-05 | W | Henry Placke | TKO | 2 | Lenox A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1904-05-14 | D | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1904-09-27 | W | Jack Twin Sullivan | PTS | 20 | Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1905-03-03 | W | Jack Crawford | KO | 1 | Whittington Park A.C., Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| 1908-07-24 | W | Peter Maher | KO | 2 | Sulzer Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1908-10-16 | W | Jim Stewart | NWS | 6 | National A.C., Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1911-03-20 | W | Jack Fitzgerald | NWS | 6 | American A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1911-09-04 | W | Bob Day | KO | 1 | Island Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1911-09-22 | W | Kid Elle | KO | 1 | Brown's Gym, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1911-10-06 | W | Jim Savage | KO | 4 | Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1911-12-20 | W | Harry Croxon | KO | 3 | Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1912-01-10 | W | George Gunther | PTS | 10 | Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1912-01-20 | W | P.O. Matthew Curran | PTS | 20 | Palais de la Jetée-Promenade, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
Showing 96 of 96 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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