I fought in all 8 divisions/state champ in all.

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  1. hhascup

    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Al McCoy held the Maine state championship in each weight classification, so says Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
     
    hhascup, Oct 11, 2010
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  2. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You goy it h..Al McCoy of Maine fought from flyweight to his heavyweight
    bout with Joe Louis in !940..McCoy held 8 division titles in Maine.McCoy beat 4 ex title holders-Melio Bettina, Tommy Loughran, bob Olin and Lou Brouillard.His first bout was on Nov.1,1928...b.b.
     
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  3. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    flyweight ?...wow..
    he was 14 when he turned pro, right ?
     
    doug.ie, Oct 12, 2010
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  4. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dougie,when he started boxing at 14 years old,his second in the ring was his pediatrician !
     
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  5. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is Al McCoy the guy where the phrase the real mccoy came from. Apparently he would throw matches and someone asked whether this was the real McCoy they were seeing in the ring. Or am i mixed up with another McCoy
     
    chatty, Oct 12, 2010
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  6. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    kid mc coy :good

    [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_McCoy[/ame]
     
    doug.ie, Oct 12, 2010
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    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    chatty, Oct 12, 2010
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  8. jaffay

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    Kid McCoy, what a story...
     
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