సామ్ McVey యొక్క బిగ్ రైట్ హ్యాండ్

ఇరవయ్యో శతాబ్దంలో యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ లో నల్ల సమర కోసం అవకాశం లేకపోవడం విసిగి సామ్ McVey. McVey యూరోప్ వదిలి నిర్ణయించుకుంది 1907, అక్కడ అతను వరకు పోరాడిన 1911. McVey యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ తిరిగి ముందు మూడు సంవత్సరాలు ఆస్ట్రేలియా పోరాడారు.

ఫ్రాన్స్ నుండి ఈ సంక్షిప్త హైలైట్ చిత్రంలో 1911 తో “Battling” Jim Johnson shows McVey’s power punching style. McVey won the majority of fights with his powerful right hand. Despite several attempts to secure a title fight with Jack Johnson, who had edged him on points twice, Johnson would not fight any other black fighters.

The lack of opportunity for a world title fight lead McVey to seek greener pastures. అనుకోకుండా, the oversees moves did not completely cure his cash flow probelms.

When Sam McVey returned to the United States, he lived in relative poverty in New York. McVey eeked out a meager living training fighters and taking the occassional fight.

McVey died in a New York hospital two days before Christmas on December 23, 1921. McVey had contracted pneumonia, which ultimately took the life of the 5’11”, 200 pound fighter. McVey was only 37 సంవత్సరాల వయస్సు.

McVey is most famous for his 15 fights with Sam Langford, another great heavyweight frozen out of the title picture because of his race. Langford won most of the fights but McVey always gave a good account of himself.

Until Jack Johnson won the World Heavyweight Championship on December 26, 1908, the holder of the Colored Heavyweight Championship was probably the real world champion. Even after Johnson’s title victory, the best fighters fought each other for the black championship.

Sam McVey was one of the greats.

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