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Pete McCoy
| BORN
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October 15 1856;
Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland (Fought out of Jersey City, New
Jersey; Also fought out of Boston,
Massachusetts) |
| DIED |
November 8 1893;
near New London, Connecticut (Drowned in Long Island Sound; possibly
suicide) |
| HEIGHT
|
5-10 1/2 (Reports
vary from 5-9 to 5-11) |
| WEIGHT
|
145-165
lbs | |
|
McCoy was quick and
agile and carried a good right hand punch; He could shift feet and fight
with either hand; The Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle described McCoy as one of
the most scientific and shiftiest puglists that ever the ring in this
country; He never cared about how strong his opponent was and was not
always averse to giving away pounds of weight
It was reported that
McCoy had over 100 exhibition bouts fought mainly when McCoy was on his
United States tours with John L. Sullivan - against men like Sullivan,
Mike Donovan, Dominick McCaffrey, Billy Edwards, Jake Kilrain, Herbert
Slade and others; The Chicago (Il) Tribune (11/22/86) reported that Pete
was a cousin to Charles McCoy
During his career, McCoy defeated
such men as Mike Donovan, Jim Popp, Martin "Fiddler" Neary, Duncan
McDonald, Jack Langdon, Jack Files, Johnny Reagan, Jake Pitz and Charles
Gleason |
Undated
Dominick McCaffrey EX
Jake Kilrain EX
Herbert "Maori" Slade EX
Billy Edwards EX
Deacon Smith D 6
Punch Jones Youngstown, Oh KO 2
Tom McGuire KO
John Cash SCH
John Cash SCH
Jim Carroll SCH
-The previous bouts were scheduled and held;
The outcomes are not known
George Mulholland KO
-This fight was in a barroom prior to 11/20/89
1879
Ed Davis New York, NY KO 9
Billy Fields New York, NY W
Billy Fields New York, NY W
-Some sources report that McCoy beat Fields
several times
Dooney Harris Brooklyn, NY L
1880
Mar 1 Billy Madden Brooklyn, NY EX
1881
Sep 9 Bob Farrell Philadelphia, Pa EX
Nov John L. Sullivan Buffalo, NY EX
Nov 29 John L. Sullivan Cincinnati, Oh EX
Nov 29 Bob Farrell Cincinnati, Oh EX
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1882
Mar 28 Bob Farrell Jersey City, NJ EX
Apr 24 Dick Yarwood New York, NY W 6
Oct 26 Bob Farrell Bloomington, Il EX 3
Oct 26 John L. Sullivan Bloomington, Il EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1880-1883
Martin "Fiddler" Neary W
1883
Jan 15 Jim Popp Toronto, Ont, Can KO 3
Feb 22 John L. Sullivan Boston, Ma EX 3
Mar 15 Paddy McDermott New York, NY KO 3
Apr 6 -McCoy refereed the Harry Woodson (Black Diamond)
vs Jim McLaughlin bout in Long Island, NY
Dick Yarwood Boston, Ma W 3
Apr 12 John Cash Brooklyn, NY EX
Apr 20 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX
Apr 21 Mike Donovan New York, NY W 3
-Some sources report "EX 3"
Apr 28 George Rooke New York, NY EX 3
May 14 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX
Aug 6 Mike Mullery New York, NY EX
1882-1884
Charlie Clark KO 6
Jim Riley LK 7
1884
Jan 13 Dave Cusick Butte, Mt KO 2
Feb Jack O'Brien Victoria, BC, Can W
Patsy McGrath Victoria, BC, Can W
Tom Heenan in Oregon W
Billy Lynn in Arizona KO 2
Tim Collins in Washington KO 2
Apr 12 John L. Sullivan New Orleans, La EX 2
May 10 an unnamed opponent Peoria, Il SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 18 Duncan McDonald Butte City, Mt TK 31
Jun 30 Professor Bagley New York, NY EX
Jul 17 Jack Stewart Arlington, Ma KO 1
Jul 29 Ned Craig Springfield, Ma KO 4
-Some sources report "Boston, Ma";
Aug 25 Dominick McCaffrey Boston, Ma D 3
-Some sources report 1886;
Police intervened
1885
Jan 19 Mike Gillespie New York, NY EX
Jan 29 Mike Cleary New York, NY EX 4
Apr 17 George LaBlanche Boston, Ma D 2
-Some sources report "D 8"
Apr 28 George Rooke New York, NY EX 3
Aug 6 George LaBlanche Fall River, Ma D 4
-Some sources report "LK 4";
Some sources report "L 4";
Police intervened;
Aug Denny Kelliher near Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 15 George LaBlanche Saugus Center, Ma D 6
-Some sources report "Lynn, Ma";
Some sources report "D 5";
Dec 22 Tim Ashford Flushing, NY D
1883-1886
Joe McAuliffe LK
-McCoy used the name "Tom Harrigan"
1886
Jan 26 Alf Powers Hoboken, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 8 Mike Boden Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
-Some sources report Mar 1886
Feb 24 "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Jersey City, NJ L 6
May 4 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul Duncan McDonald W
-This fight was held during Jul-Sep 1886;
Perhaps, it is the same as the 5/18/84 bout
Jul 27 Jack Ashton Bridgeport, Ct SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 20 Jack Ashton Nantasket, Ma EX 3
-Some sources report 8/24/86
Aug 20 Denny Kelliher Nantasket, Ma EX 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held on the same date
Dominick McCaffrey Boston, Ma D 4
-Police intervened;
Perhaps, this is the same as the 8/25/84 bout
Fred Woods D 4
Oct 30 Frank Burke Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 20 Jimmy Dailey Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Nov 26 Jack Langdon Philadelphia, Pa KO 3
-Some sources report 11/27/86
Nov 30 -McCoy refereed the Mike Boden-Tom Kelly bout
in Philadelphia, Pa
Dec 11 Jack McGinley Philadelphia, Pa TK 2
1887
Jan 14 Jack Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
Jan 25 Stephan "Reddy" Gallagher Cleveland, Oh D 6
-Police intervened
Feb 28 -McCoy refereed the Jack McAuliffe-Walter Campbell bout
in Philadelphia, Pa
Mar 20 Frank Bosworth Wilmington, De EX
Jun 27 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma D 8
Aug 29 Denny Kelliher Boston, Ma D 8
-Some sources report 8/30/87
Oct 3 Jack Fallon Hoboken, NJ ND 4
Nov "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey Boston, Ma SCH
-This bout was scheduled for the first week
of Nov 1887 but was cancelled; McCoy became
barred from fighting at the club
Dec 27 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report 1886
1888
Mar Billy Madden Brooklyn, NY L
Apr 9 Dennis Mahoney Providence, RI W
1889
Feb 4 -McCoy seconded George Godfrey vs Joe Lannon in
Boston, Ma
Mar 9 Jack Files New York, NY W 4
-Some sources report 3/08/89
Apr 23 -McCoy seconded Denny Kelliher vs Jim Daly in
Boston, Ma
Apr 24 Frank Faber Brooklyn, NY EX
May 14 Gus Lambert Brooklyn, NY EX
-Some sources report "ND"
May Frank Faber Brooklyn, NY EX
May 27 Jim Butler Cambridge, Ma ND 4
Oct 29 Ed Cuffe Los Angeles, Ca KO 2
-Some sources report 10/31/89;
Some sources report 11/01/89;
Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca"
Dec 23 -McCoy seconded Danny Needham vs Paddy Smith in
San Francisco, Ca
1890
Jan Tom Cleary San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; he outcome is not known
Feb 12 Charles Gleason San Francisco, Ca KO 6
-Some sources report 2/12/89
Mar 4 Charley Norton Elizabeth, NJ SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar James Gleason San Francisco, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled for Mar-Apr 1890;
The outcome is not known
Apr 17 Johnny Reagan Long Island City, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but postponed
May 1 Johnny Reagan Long Island City, NY W 10
Sep 19 -McCoy was teaching boxing at Greenpoint, NY
Nov 19 Jack Fallon Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 24 Paddy Smith Brooklyn, NY EX
Dec 21 "Brooklyn" Jimmy Carroll New York, NY EX
1891
Feb 17 Jack Magee Boston, Ma LT 20
-Some sources report "L 20"
Jun Bill Dunn D 9
Nov 28 Frank Myers New York, NY W 6
1892
Apr 2 William Wallace New York, NY D 6
-Some sources report "Willy Hall";
Some sources report "W 6"
Apr 30 Johnny Reagan Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Jul 23 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa EX
Nov 26 Jake Pitz New York, NY W 6
1893
Mar 6 Paddy Gorman Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 10 -In a report given yesterday by Captain Daniel McNulty
of the ocean tug Scranton, bound from Hoboken to Boston,
he describes Pete McCoy as having either fallen or
jumped overboard from the tug; This took place four
miles this side of Cornfield Point Lightship on Wed (Nov 8)*** Much Data Was Provided By William Schutte ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing
Research Organization
6.26.06
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