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Jack McVey

9532 KOs
436 KOs
8Draws
No contest: 5
Last six: L-L-L-L-L-W
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
151
rounds
1234
KO %
33.7%
KO wins
32
KO losses
6
career
1920–1936
debut
1920-11-23
last fight
1936-06-15
Profile
birth name
Julius Williams
alias
Pride of Harlem
sex
M
height
5′ 9″ / 175cm
nationality
United States
origin
Athens, Georgia, United States
city / state / zip
New York, New York
dob
1905-07-14

Latest news

'McVea also used a jolting right uppercut. In one round it brought Langford's teeth together so hard it sounde
2005-03-02 · Fight World
rounds with Jack Johnson in their first fight. McVey made his reputation as a fierce puncher knocking out former 'colored heavyweight champion' Denver Ed Martin, a slick boxer known to have a good chin and fast footwork in one round.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jun 15
Eddie Floyd
0 0 0
W-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
1 of 4 · 159 / 156 lbs
Event →
Mar 30
Joe Marino
71 52 20
L-PTS
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
4 of 4 · 161 / 158 lbs
Event →
Aug 28
Harry Fuller
61 17 8
L-TKO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA
4 of 6
Event →
May 20
Cotton Batton
0 0 0
L-PTS
Benning, Georgia, United States
Event →
Apr 3
Sammy Slaughter
27 7 3
L-TKO
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
8 of 10 · 160 / 150 lbs
Event →
Mar 8
Allen Matthews
24 5 0
L-KO
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
7 of 10
Event →
Nov 7
Allen Matthews
19 5 0
L-KO
Site needed, United States
8
Event →
Oct 6
Vincent Forgione
65 51 8
L-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
8 of 8 · 163 / 168 lbs
Event →
Jul 8
Joey LaGrey
78 12 8
L-PTS
Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 24
Billy Trover
0 0 0
W-PTS
Bugle Field, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 18
Paul Pirrone
39 12 3
L-PTS
Dayton, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 161 lbs
Event →
Apr 7
Al Trainor
59 10 8
L-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 160 / 158 lbs
Event →
Jan 13
Joe Greb
6 5 2
W-KO
113th Regiment Armory, Newark, New Jersey, United States
3 of 6 · 165 / 163 lbs · 2:11
Event →
Sep 3
Frankie O'Brien
18 4 1
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 25
George Nichols
58 13 5
L-NWS
Esmond Athletic Field, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 159 / 161 lbs
Event →
Jul 30
Billy Edwards
22 6 0
W-PTS
Twin City Arena, Laurel, Maryland, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jun 24
Oliver Wright
2 2 1
W-PTS
Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 17
Tiger Thomas
32 17 4
D-PTS
Open Air Arena, Leiperville, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 160 lbs
Event →
May 25
Henry Firpo
37 12 9
L-PTS
Castle Bowl, New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 15
Joe Anderson
46 28 13
L-PTS
Equestrium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
8 of 8
Event →
May 7
KO Kelly
37 13 5
W-PTS
Flint, Michigan, USA
10 of 10 · 160 / 153 lbs
Event →
Apr 30
Vincent Forgione
62 42 5
D-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
8 of 8 · 160 / 164 lbs
Event →
Apr 17
Indian West
34 17 4
L-PTS
Carney Auditorium, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 167 / 160 lbs
Event →
Apr 2
Nick Venore
16 5 2
W-KO
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 8 · 160 / 153 lbs
Event →
Mar 6
Indian West
34 17 3
D-PTS
Armory, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 154 lbs
Event →
Dec 29
Vincent Forgione
60 39 5
W-PTS
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8 of 8 · 159 / 164 lbs
Event →
Oct 24
Roy Dunn
11 2 0
W-PTS
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
15 of 15
Event →
Aug 26
Ace Hudkins
66 19 12
?-NC
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 2:30
Referee: Jack Kennedy
Event →
Aug 4
Herman Ratzlaff
30 6 6
L-PTS
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 of 10 · 157 / 155 lbs
Event →
Jun 11
Joe Bitto
16 9 4
W-KO
Wilmington, California, United States
9
Event →
May 24
Joe Peregrina
3 4 0
W-PTS
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 30
Wesley Ketchell
28 13 9
W-PTS
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 160 lbs
Event →
Apr 23
Joe Roche
51 15 11
W-PTS
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 157 / 159 lbs
Event →
Feb 28
Indian West
28 11 2
W-PTS
Carney Auditorium, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 24
Abie Bain
52 16 5
D-PTS
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 157 / 161 lbs
Event →
Feb 22
George Smith
11 12 2
W-PTS
Olympia Boxing Club, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 170 lbs
Event →
Feb 4
Tiger Thomas
20 12 3
W-PTS
New Albert Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 6
Billy Alger
75 50 33
W-PTS
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 156 / 152 lbs
Event →
Nov 25
Frank Doner
0 0 0
W-KO
Portland, Maine, United States
4
Event →
Nov 16
Harry Smith
21 1 0
L-PTS
Olympia Boxing Club, New York, New York, United States
15 of 15 · 158 / 159 lbs
Event →
Nov 8
Jigger Dole
0 0 0
W-KO
Nowata, Oklahoma, United States
3
Event →
Nov 1
Osk Till
43 14 10
L-PTS
Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 21
Amby McGill
0 0 0
W-KO
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
2
Event →
Oct 7
Vincent Forgione
55 24 3
L-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 157 / 161 lbs
Event →
Sep 14
Henry Firpo
27 5 7
W-PTS
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 27
Mickey Martell
15 8 0
W-KO
Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 10 · 155 / 151 lbs
Event →
Aug 5
Billy Kohut
1 6 1
W-KO
Fairview, New Jersey, United States
10
Event →
Jun 25
Gorilla Jones
34 6 2
L-PTS
Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 5
George Courtney
53 7 0
L-PTS
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 156 / 162 lbs
Event →
Jun 3
Osk Till
42 11 10
W-PTS
Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10
Event →