HEAVYWEIGHT division
SAM MCVEY
RetiredBorn SAMUEL E. MACVEA
Born 1884-05-17, WAELDER, TX. (died aged 37)· Died 1921-12-23· USA
Residence: OXNARD, CA.· Stance: orthodox· aka THE OXNARD CYCLONE
Debut: 1902-04-12· Career: 1902–1921 (20 years)
Peak
2780
Current
2471
Wins (Official)
74
Losses (Official)
14
Draws (Official)
10
NC
2
Rated Fights
98
Excluding 11 newspaper decisions (4-4-3)
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Complete Record — 111 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 01 AUG 1921 | NWS-D | JEFF CLARK | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JUL 1921 | NWS-W | JEFF CLARK | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1921 | DEC | JEFF CLARK | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1921 | NC | JACK THOMPSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1920 | NC | HARRY WILLS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1920 | KO | JACK WARD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1920 | NWS-L | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1920 | LOSS | PINKY LEWIS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1918 | KO | CLEM JOHNSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1918 | DRAW | JACK LIVINGSTONE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUN 1918 | LOSS | HARRY WILLS | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1918 | LOSS | HARRY WILLS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1917 | DEC | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 25 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1917 | DEC | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JUL 1917 | TKO | JEFF CLARK | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1917 | DEC | JEFF CLARK | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1917 | KO | JIM BARRY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1917 | KO | JIM BRIGGS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1917 | KO | FITZ BRATHWAITE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1917 | KO | JACK LIVINGSTONE | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1916 | DEC | BOB DEVERE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1916 | DRAW | BOB DEVERE | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1916 | DRAW | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1916 | NWS-D | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1916 | LOSS | JACK THOMPSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1916 | NWS-L | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1916 | NWS-L | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1915 | NWS-D | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 OCT 1915 | DEC | JEFF CLARK | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1915 | DRAW | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1915 | LOSS | HARRY WILLS | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1915 | KO | SANDY FERGUSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1915 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1915 | NWS-W | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1915 | NWS-W | HARRY WILLS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1915 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1915 | DEC | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1914 | DEC | HARRY WILLS | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1914 | NWS-W | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1914 | KO | ARTHUR PELKEY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1913 | KO | COLIN BELL | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1913 | KO | PROFESSOR STEVENSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1913 | KO | COLIN BELL | 16 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1913 | DRAW | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1912 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 13 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1912 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 AUG 1912 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 APR 1912 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1912 | DEC | JIM BARRY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1911 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1911 | KO | JACK LESTER | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 OCT 1911 | KO | BILL LANG | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1911 | DEC | JACK LESTER | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 AUG 1911 | KO | ALF LANGFORD | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUL 1911 | KO | GEORGE RODEL | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1911 | KO | ANDREW DIXON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1911 | DRAW | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1911 | KO | CHARLEY HARRIS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1911 | KO | SEAMAN FRED PARSONS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1910 | KO | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 18 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1910 | KO | SERGEANT SUNSHINE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 OCT 1910 | TKO | PETER RICE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1910 | DRAW | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUL 1910 | KO | PETER RICE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1910 | TKO | JOE GRIM | 13 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1910 | KO | JIM STEWART | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 APR 1910 | KO | ARTHUR BENNETT | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1910 | KO | HERBERT SINNOTT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1910 | KO | AL KUBIAK | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1910 | KO | FRED DRUMMOND | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1909 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 30 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1909 | KO | FRED DRUMMOND | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1909 | DQ | JIM BARRY | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1909 | KO | BILL HARRIS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1909 | KO | FRED DRUMMOND | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 APR 1909 | LOSS | JOE JEANNETTE | 49 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 APR 1909 | KO | BILLY WARREN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1909 | DEC | JOE JEANNETTE | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 FEB 1909 | KO | HERBERT SINNOTT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1909 | KO | BILL RICKARD | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1908 | DRAW | FRED DRUMMOND | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 NOV 1908 | TKO | CAMERLINGS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1908 | KO | HERBERT SINNOTT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1908 | TKO | GUIONNET | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1908 | KO | HARRY SHEARING | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1908 | KO | FRED DRUMMOND | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1908 | KO | CHARLIE WILSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1908 | KO | GEORGES RAMPAZZI | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1908 | KO | JEWEY SMITH | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1908 | KO | BEN TAYLOR | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1908 | TKO | HARRY SHEARING | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 DEC 1907 | KO | JACK SCALES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 OCT 1907 | KO | MARC GAUCHER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1907 | KO | BEN TAYLOR | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1907 | NWS-L | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1907 | KO | DENVER ED MARTIN | 16 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1906 | KO | SAILOR MATT TURNER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1906 | KO | TORNADO SMITH | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1906 | KO | DENVER ED MARTIN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1904 | LOSS | DENVER ED MARTIN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 APR 1904 | LOSS | JACK JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1903 | LOSS | JACK JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1903 | KO | DENVER ED MARTIN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAY 1903 | KO | KID CARTER | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1903 | LOSS | JACK JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1903 | KO | JACK KID LAVALLE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1903 | KO | JIM 'TOOTHPICK' KELLY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1902 | KO | FRED RUSSELL | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1902 | KO | JACK FOGARTY | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1902 | KO | HERB MCKELL | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 APR 1902 | KO | GEORGE SULLIVAN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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