Sam McVey or Sam McVea (May 17, 1884 – December 23, 1921) was a Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer who fought during the early 20th century. Known as the Oxnard Cyclone,[1] he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation. All of them, except Johnson, were denied a shot at the world heavyweight championship due to the color bar, which ironically was maintained by Johnson when he became the first black fighter to win the world heavyweight title. Despite being denied a title shot, McVea enjoyed a famed career that took him across the globe.
In 96 documented fights in at least 10 different countries, McVey only lost 16 bouts.[2] His greatest wins include two victories over both Sam Langford and Harry Wills, which won him the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, respectively. In his later, years he worked as a trainer and sparring partner for both black and white fighters training for important bouts.
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audiences. Now living in Colorado, local magazine 5280 describes McVey by saying, "McVey's smooth yet lightly smoky voice create a soft rock, adult contemporary...
vacated. Jeanette fought SamMcVey for the title in Paris on February 20, 1909, and was beaten, but later took the title from McVey in a 49-round bout on...
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wounded. In Los Angeles, California, American boxers Jack Johnson and SamMcVey fought in a rematch of their February bout. Johnson won after 20 rounds...
to a disqualification.) Wills also defeated colored heavyweight champ SamMcVey three times and fought two no-decision bouts with Joe Jeanette. In May...
most memorable fight occurred on April 17, 1909 in a return bout with SamMcVey in Paris, France that lasted three-and-a-half-hours, and 49 rounds, the...
In 1911 McClain was based in Brussels, Belgium, running a boxing school. McClain managed and trained the heavyweight boxer SamMcVey. In 1931 McClain moved...
Peekskill. American boxer James J. Jeffries declined an offer to fight boxer SamMcVey for a $20,000 purse, saying, "I have made up my mind never to fight a...
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Levinsky and the holder of the World Colored Heavyweight Championship, SamMcVey. Video on YouTube "Sandy Ferguson". Archived from the original on August...
conservatives. It was founded in 2012 by former cabinet minister Esther McVey and a former conservative parliamentary candidate for Workington and Fujitsu...
appointments and government communications. The post is currently held by Esther McVey since November 2023. "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government –...
match between Joe Jeanette and SamMcVey was sponsored by the National Sporting Club of America on April 15, 1907. McVey was the first opponent James J...
interviews used for the cover. Zeena LaVey: Satanist (song title), released October 10, 2013, by DENNIS. Pentagram Sam, released 2012 by Da Grimston & Mist-E...
appeared on the B-side of the 1986 Stock Aitken Waterman-produced Morgan-McVey single, "Looking Good Diving", titled "Looking Good Diving with the Wild...