Al McCoy (boxer)
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Al McCoy was a boxing
world middleweight
champion from 1914 to 1917. McCoy’s professional record: 157 bouts — won 99 (26 KOs), lost 40, no-decisions 18.
on October 23, 1894.
He defeated George Chip
in an upset with a 1st round knockout
to win the world title on April 7, 1914. He won his title at the age of 18, and was the first southpaw (left-hander) ever to win a World championship.
In an era when a champion could only lose his title by a knockout, McCoy battled through 46 fights.
The left handed McCoy forfeited his title in 1917 to Mike O'Dowd
, losing by a 6th-round knockout.
He died on August 22, 1966, in Los Angeles, California
.
in 1989.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
world middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
champion from 1914 to 1917. McCoy’s professional record: 157 bouts — won 99 (26 KOs), lost 40, no-decisions 18.
Biography
He was born Alexander Rudolph in Rosenhayn, New JerseyRosenhayn, New Jersey
Rosenhayn is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
on October 23, 1894.
He defeated George Chip
George Chip
George Chip was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1913 to 1914. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania but was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania in what is today the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and most of his matches were in the Pittsburgh area...
in an upset with a 1st round knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
to win the world title on April 7, 1914. He won his title at the age of 18, and was the first southpaw (left-hander) ever to win a World championship.
In an era when a champion could only lose his title by a knockout, McCoy battled through 46 fights.
The left handed McCoy forfeited his title in 1917 to Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1917 to 1920. He won the title on November 14, 1917 by knocking out Al McCoy in the sixth round...
, losing by a 6th-round knockout.
He died on August 22, 1966, in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Legacy
McCoy’s professional record: 157 bouts — won 99 (26 KOs), lost 40, no-decisions 18. McCoy, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of FameInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1989.