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A prize fighter visiting South Australia [PRG 280/1/7/550] • Photograph

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Summary

A prize fighter visiting South Australia. A researcher has suggested that this may be Sam McVea, an American boxer who travelled to Adelaide and fought against Sydney based boxer Colin Bell in April 1913. Apparently McVea travelled to Adelaide via train, so the image may depict his departure by ship.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 20 x 15 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1913

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

McVey, Sam, 1884-1921
Boxing -- South Australia.
Boxers (Sports) -- South Australia.

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Historical information

Sam McVea (or McVey) was born in Texas, USA in 1884. Known as the Oxnard Cyclone due to being based in Oxnard California. Ranked as one of the top African American heavyweights of his generation, he was denied a shot at the world heavyweight championship due to the color bar. He did win the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. He fought in Australia for three years from 1911 to 1913. He died of pneumonia in New York in 1921, aged 37.

Digitisation information

Date

08/10/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,302 x 3,030 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

6.98 MB

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