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Sam McVea
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| BORN | May 17 1884; Waelder, Texas |
| DIED | December 23 1921; New York, New York (Some sources report December 22 1921) |
| HEIGHT | 5-10 1/2 |
| WEIGHT | 205-220 lbs |
| MANAGERS | Billy Roche (1902-03), Spider Kelly (1904), Frank Carillo (1906-07), Frank Bernard (1907), and Cal McClain (1912) |
McVea was a big, powerful heavyweight
who relied more upon his brute strength than slick boxing skills; He was
strong, quick and game; Sam fought mostly "name" black fighters during
his career
McVea was a member of the great black
foursome of the teens along with Jack Johnson, Sam Langford and Joe
Jeannette; He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1986 and
the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999
During his career, McVea defeated such men as Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette, Harry Wills, Arthur Pelkey, Jeff Clark, Bob Devere, Colin Bell, Jim Stewart, Jim Barry, Jack Lester, Bill Lang, "Battling" Jim Johnson, George "Boer" Rodel, Fred Russell, "Denver" Ed Martin, Frank Craig, Jack Scales, Joseph "Jewey" Smith and Ben Taylor
McVea Fight Video Clip (Press thebutton at the top of the screen to return)
1902 Apr 12 George Sullivan Oxnard, Ca KO 6 Jun 19 Jack McCall Oxnard, Ca KO 3 Jul 19 Herb McKell Oxnard, Ca KO 5 Oct 9 Jack Fogarty Oxnard, Ca KO 5 Nov 1 Fred Russell Oxnard, Ca KO 5 1903 Jan 6 Toothpick Kelly Los Angeles, Ca KO 4 Jan 31 Jack Lavelle Oxnard, Ca KO 1 Feb 26 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca L 20 -Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World May 5 Kid Carter Los Angeles, Ca KO 11 Sep 15 "Denver" Ed Martin Los Angeles, Ca KO 1 Oct 27 Jack Johnson Los Angeles, Ca L 20 -Colored Heavyweight Championship of the World 1904 Apr 22 Jack Johnson San Francisco, Ca LK 20 Aug 12 "Denver" Ed Martin Los Angeles, Ca L 10 1906 Jan 25 "Denver" Ed Martin San Diego, Ca KO 4 Feb 24 Tornado Smith Bakersfield, Ca KO 1 Nov 29 Matt Turney Vallejo, Ca KO 2 1907 Feb 28 "Denver" Ed Martin Sacramento, Ca KO 16 Apr 15 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10 Jun 3 Ben Taylor London, Eng KO 3 Frank Craig Paris, Fr KO 3 Marc Gaucher Paris, Fr KO 4 Dec 28 Jack Scales Paris, Fr KO 2 1908 Mar 23 Joseph "Jewey" Smith Paris, Fr KO 3 Apr 15 Ben Taylor Paris, Fr KO 11 Harry Shearing Paris, Fr KO 4 Sep 19 Harry Shearing Paris, Fr KO 1 Herbert Synott Paris, Fr KO 3 1909 Jan 23 Billy Rickard Paris, Fr KO 1 Herbert Synott Roubaix, Fr KO 5 Feb 20 Joe Jeannette Paris, Fr W 20 Apr 9 "Cyclone" Bill Warren Paris, Fr KO 2 Apr 17 Joe Jeannette Paris, Fr LT 49 Jun 26 Jim Barry Paris, Fr WF 15 Georges Rampazzi Biarritz, Fr KO 3 Bill Harris Marseille, Fr KO 5 Dec 11 Joe Jeannette Paris, Fr D 20 1910 Jan 27 Fred Drummond LeHavre, Fr KO 5 Feb 11 Arthur Bennett Brussels, Bel KO 5 Feb 26 Al Kubiak Paris, Fr KO 10 Mar 3 Arthur Bennett Nancy, Fr KO 4 Apr 16 Jim Stewart Paris, Fr TK 6 Jun 25 Joe Grim Paris, Fr KO 12 Jul 22 Peter Price Paris, Fr KO 5 Aug 7 "Battling" Jim Johnson Neuilly, Fr D 15 Oct 22 Sergeant Sunshine Paris, Fr KO 1 Nov 19 "Battling" Jim Johnson Paris, Fr KO 21 1911 Apr 1 Sam Langford Paris, Fr D 20 Andrew Dixon Lille, Fr KO 3 Jul 20 George "Boer" Rodel Liverpool, Eng KO 1 Aug 3 Alf Langford Sheffield, Eng KO 7 Sep 30 Jack Lester Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20 -Some sources report 9/20/11 Oct 28 Bill Lang Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2 -Heavyweight Championship of Australia Dec 11 Jack Lester Brisbane, Que, Aus KO 8 -Heavyweight Championship of Australia Dec 26 Sam Langford Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20 1912 Mar 16 Jim Barry Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20 Apr 8 Sam Langford Sydney, NSW, Aus L 20 -Heavyweight Championship of Australia; Some sources report 4/11/12 Aug 3 Sam Langford Sydney, NSW, Aus L 20 -Heavyweight Championship of Australia Oct 9 Sam Langford Perth, WA, Aus LT 11 -Some sources report 10/10/12 Dec 26 Sam Langford Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 13 1913 Mar 24 Sam Langford Brisbane, Que, Aus D 20 Apr 19 Colin Bell Adelaide, SA, Aus TK 16 Dec 26 Colin Bell Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2 1914 Jun 13 Arthur Pelkey Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 4 Dec 10 "Battling" Jim Johnson New York, NY ND 10 Dec 20 Harry Wills New Orleans, La W 20 1915 Feb 20 "Battling" Jim Johnson Havana, Cuba W 20 Apr 3 Jack Johnson Havana, Cuba EX 6 Apr 27 Joe Jeannette Boston, Ma D 12 May 19 Harry Wills New York, NY ND 10 Jun 9 "Battling" Jim Johnson Montreal, Que, Can ND 10 Jun 29 Sam Langford Boston, Ma W 12 Aug 10 John "Sandy" Ferguson Boston, Ma TK 8 Sep 7 Harry Wills Boston, Ma L 12 Sep 30 Sam Langford Denver, Co D 20 Oct 15 Jeff Clark Kansas City, Mo W 10 Nov 23 Sam Langford New York, NY ND 10 Hugh Walker EX 3 1916 Feb 17 Sam Langford New York, NY ND 10 Apr 7 Sam Langford Syracuse, NY ND 10 Apr 14 Jack Thompson St. Louis, Mo ND 8 -Some sources report "ND 10" on 4/15/16 May 2 Sam Langford Akron, Oh ND 12 Aug 12 Sam Langford Buenos Aires, Arg D 20 Sep 3 Bob Devere Santiago, Chile D 20 Sep 20 Bob Devere Santiago, Chile W 10 1917 Jan 10 Kid Norfolk Colon, Pan ND 6 Jan 27 Jim Briggs Panama City, Pan KO 2 Mar 11 Jim Barry Panama City, Pan TK 7 May 13 Jeff Clark Panama City, Pan W 20 Jul 15 Jeff Clark Panama City, Pan LK 15 Aug 12 "Battling" Jim Johnson Panama City, Pan W 20 Oct 14 "Battling" Jim Johnson Colon, Pan W 20 1918 Feb 17 Harry Wills Panama City, Pan LK 5 1920 Aug 5 Pinkey Lewis Tulsa, Ok L 10 Aug 14 Sam Langford East Chicago, In ND 10 Sep 1 Jack Ward Atlanta, Ga KO 2 Sep 8 Harry Wills Philadelphia, Pa NC 6 1921 Mar 15 Jack Thompson Detroit, Mi NC 6 Mar 21 Jeff Clark Columbus, Oh W 12 Jul 7 Jeff Clark Atlantic City, NJ ND 10 Aug 2 Jeff Clark Lancaster, Pa ND 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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