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An American boxer named Norman Selby (1873-1940) adopted “Kid McCoy” as his professional name and used the phrase “The Real McCoy” to distinguish himself from another fighter named “McCoy.” Although not certain, this appears to be the origin of the phrase, which expanded into American English to mean “the genuine article.
