సామ్ McVey చాంప్ ఒత్తిడి ఉంచుతుంది

మూడు ఉత్తమ యోధులు నలుపు మరియు శీర్షిక చిత్రాన్ని నుండి స్తంభింప పేరు సామ్ McVey యుగంలో ప్రపంచ రంగు హెవీవెయిట్ బాక్సింగ్ చాంపియన్షిప్. అతను ప్రారంభించారు 1903 కాబట్టి బాగా, వరల్డ్ హెవీవెయిట్ బాక్సింగ్ ఛాంపియన్ జేమ్స్ J వత్తిడి చేస్తుంది. Jeffries అతనికి ఒక మ్యాచ్ ఇవ్వాలని. Jeffries బ్రేక్ నిరాకరించారు “కలర్ లైన్” by giving a black fighter a title shot.

In January 1903, McVey crushed “Toothpick” Kelly, the handpicked fighter of “Spider” Kelly. “Spider” Kelly was considered a knowledgeable evaluator of boxing talent and a hype machine. “Spider” Kelly had people convinced “Toothpick” Kelly would challenge Jeffries for the World Title after a few fights. The giant Sam McVey crushed these hopes and “Toothpick” Kelly. A fourth-round body shot ended Kelly’s title dreams.

ఫిబ్రవరి లో 1903, McVey crushed Montana welterweight Jack Lavelle in one round. Although సామ్ McVey was much bigger than Lavelle, smart analysts believed Lavelle had a chance. Whether Lavelle was that good or sports writers did not want to give McVey his due, McVey proved a good big man always beats a good little man.

మే న 5, 1903, the Oxnard, California based McVey met Kid Carter in Los Angeles. Carter was able to stay away for one round but McVey hit him with a crushing right in the second. Kid Carter recovered during the one-minute rest between rounds but Sam McVey would not be deterred. In the ninth round, McVey knocked Carter down twice more with his big right hand. In the eleventh round, McVey finished him with a left-right combination.

In September 1903, McVey beat “Denver” Ed Martin, formerly the number one rated fighter in the black heavyweight division. Martin landed one clean punch before McVey bombed Martin with his powerful right. He finished Martin with three powerful right hands to the body.

అక్టోబర్ న 27, 1903, Sam McVey finally met his match. He lost a 20 round decision to Jack Johnson, the future World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Johnson won the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship before beating Tommy Burns for the world title.

Johnson out boxed McVey and avoided his powerful right hands. Three times Jack Johnson dropped McVey with a right hand of his own but each time McVey jumped back up to continue the fight. While Johnson was too experienced and talented for Sam McVey at that point in their careers, Johnson was not able to stop McVey.

Sam McVey was frozen out of a title shot at the recognized world championship but did win the World Colored Heavyweight Boxing Championship. While Jeffries would not give a shot to a black fighter, Sam McVey was one of the first fighters to put pressure on the champ with his impressive run in 1903.

If you liked this story and want people to learn about Sam McVey, please feel free to use the share button at the end of this post to get the word out. Thank you for reading this article.

You can leave a comment or ask a question about this or any post on my ఫేస్బుక్ పేజీ మరియు ట్విట్టర్ ప్రొఫైల్.

Pin It