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Sam McVea

6547 KOs
175 KOs
10Draws
No contest: 5
Last six: W-?-?-W-W-D
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
97
rounds
1009
KO %
72.3%
KO wins
47
KO losses
5
career
1902–1921
debut
1902-04-12
last fight
1921-08-02
Profile
alias
Samuel E. Mac Vea/McVey
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
United States
origin
Waelder, Texas, United States
city / state / zip
Oxnard, California
dob
1884-05-17
death
1921-12-23

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Aug 2
Jeff Clark
127 38 20
D-NWS
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 7
Jeff Clark
127 37 20
W-NWS
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 21
Jeff Clark
125 36 20
W-PTS
Columbus, Ohio, United States
12 of 12
Event →
Mar 18
Jack Thompson
16 12 6
?-NC
Moose Temple, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 10 · 222 / 204 lbs
Event →
Sep 8
Harry Wills
59 6 4
?-NC
Ice Palace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Wills defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
6 of 8
Event →
Sep 1
Jack Ward
0 3 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
2
Event →
Aug 14
Sam Langford
146 33 39
L-NWS
East Chicago, Indiana, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 5
Pinky Lewis
3 9 6
L-PTS
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 16
Harry Wills
43 6 4
L-PTS
Vista Allegre Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
20 of 20
Event →
Feb 17
Harry Wills
40 6 4
L-KO
Vista Allegre Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
6 of 20
Event →
Oct 14
Battling Jim Johnson
30 27 12
W-PTS
Colon, Panama
20 of 20
Event →
Aug 12
Battling Jim Johnson
29 26 12
W-PTS
Panama City, Panama
20 of 20
Event →
Jul 15
Jeff Clark
117 14 15
W-TKO
Vista Allegre Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
15 of 20
Event →
May 13
Jeff Clark
117 13 15
W-PTS
Vista Allegre Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
20 of 20
Event →
Mar 11
Jim Barry
29 35 8
W-TKO
Panama City, Panama
7
Event →
Jan 27
Jim Briggs
7 4 0
W-KO
Santa Ana Club, Panama City, Panama
2 of 6
Event →
Jan 10
Kid Norfolk
5 1 1
?-ND
Colon, Panama
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 20
Bob Devere
21 7 1
W-PTS
Santiago de Chile, Chile
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 3
Bob Devere
21 7 0
D-PTS
Santiago de Chile, Chile
20 of 20
Event →
Aug 12
Sam Langford
116 19 29
D-PTS
Teatro Roma, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Langford defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
20 of 20
Event →
May 2
Sam Langford
115 19 29
?-ND
East Market St. Rink, Akron, Ohio, United States
Langford defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
12
Event →
Apr 15
Jack Thompson
2 1 1
L-NWS
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 7
Sam Langford
114 18 29
L-NWS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
Langford defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 220 / 202 lbs
Event →
Feb 17
Sam Langford
111 17 28
D-NWS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Langford defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 212 / 193 lbs
Event →
Nov 23
Sam Langford
110 15 28
?-ND
American A.C., New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 212 / 196 lbs
Event →
Oct 15
Jeff Clark
109 8 14
W-PTS
North Side A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, United States
10 of 10
Referee: Spike Kennedy
Event →
Sep 30
Sam Langford
109 15 27
D-PTS
Denver, Colorado, United States
20 of 20
Event →
Sep 7
Harry Wills
23 4 3
L-PTS
Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
McVey loses his World 'colored' heavyweight title
12 of 12
Event →
Aug 10
Sandy Ferguson
41 21 14
W-KO
Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, USA
8 of 12
Event →
Jun 29
Sam Langford
108 14 27
W-PTS
Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, United States
McVey wins a version of World 'colored' Heavyweight title
12 of 12
Event →
Jun 9
Battling Jim Johnson
27 18 10
W-NWS
Gayety Theatre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
May 19
Harry Wills
23 3 3
W-NWS
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 219 / 208 lbs
Event →
Apr 27
Joe Jeannette
96 17 16
D-PTS
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jeannette defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
12 of 12
Event →
Feb 20
Battling Jim Johnson
24 16 8
W-PTS
Havana, Cuba
20 of 20
Event →
Dec 20
Harry Wills
22 2 3
W-PTS
McDonoghville Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
20 of 20 · 217 / 206 lbs
Event →
Dec 10
Battling Jim Johnson
23 15 8
W-NWS
Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 13
Arthur Pelkey
24 7 5
W-KO
Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 of 20
Event →
Dec 26
Colin Bell
37 6 2
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 of 20
Event →
Apr 19
Colin Bell
32 5 1
W-TKO
Adelaide Stadium, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
16 of 20
Event →
Mar 24
Sam Langford
90 9 22
D-PTS
Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Langford defends world 'colored' heavyweight title
20 of 20
Event →
Dec 26
Sam Langford
88 9 22
L-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
13 of 20
Event →
Oct 9
Sam Langford
87 9 22
L-TKO
Exhibition Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
11 of 20
Event →
Aug 3
Sam Langford
86 9 22
L-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
Apr 8
Sam Langford
83 9 22
L-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
Mar 16
Jim Barry
28 20 7
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 of 20
Event →
Dec 26
Sam Langford
82 8 22
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
Dec 11
Jack Lester
15 2 3
W-KO
Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
8 of 20
Event →
Oct 28
Bill Lang
24 10 1
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
2 of 20
Event →
Sep 30
Jack Lester
15 1 3
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
Aug 3
Alf Langford
3 0 0
W-KO
Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
7
Event →