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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, he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation.
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Professionista dal 1902, combatté in incontri per neri negli Stati Uniti fino al 1907, quando si trasferì prima in Inghilterra e poi in Francia e Belgio, dove rimase fino al 1911.
Girò il mondo combattendo in 10 Paesi diversi: dalla Francia passò di nuovo in Inghilterra, poi in Australia, tornò negli Stati Uniti, e da lì scese in Argentina e in Cile, risalendo poi a Panama e di nuovo negli Stati Uniti. Fu antagonista di Sam Langford (16 match registrati), Harry Wills (5 match), Joe Jeanette(5 match), altri pugili afroamerica...
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New York. New York Times, New York Tribune, Brooklyn Eagle, and Boston Globe account scored it a draw; AP scored for McVea, giving Langford just 2 rounds. Weights from NY Times. "For heavyweights the men fought hard and fast throughout, McVey taking every round but the second.
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Name: Sam McVea. Alias: The Oxnard Cyclone. Birth Name: Samuel E. MacVea. Hometown: Oxnard, California, USA. Birthplace: Waelder, Texas, USA. Died: 1921-12-23 (Age:37) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 179cm. Reach: 191cm.
22 giu 2022 · A look back at Sam McVey, a heavyweight who fought out of Oxnard, CA who took on the likes of Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Joe Jeannette and Harry Wills among others.
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1 mag 2022 · 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. McVey ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe...
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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. McVey ranked alongside Jack Johnson , Joe Jeanette , Sam Langford , and Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation.
