Sandy McVea
Australian boxer
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Sandy McVea was an Aboriginal Australian boxer and actor.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | Sandy McPherson |
| Died | February 4, 1923 |
| Weight | 8 st (112 lb; 51 kg) 10.5 ounces |
| Boxing career | |
Originally from Western Australia, he later began boxing with the promoter Snowy Baker.[1][2] He fought in the featherweight division, including bouts against Greek boxer Jack Brown in 1919[2] as well as the Victorian champion Bert McCarthy (which he lost on points) and Harry Pearson (whom he knocked out) both in early 1921.[3] A contemporary report on the latter bout said:
"McVea knocked him down for nine seconds in the eleventh round with a right swing to the jaw, and again put him on the floor early in the twelfth term. A little later he knocked him out with a right to the body. The crowd cheered McVea's success. The aborigines is a scrupulously fair boxer, and no doubt Melbourne followers of the sport will welcome his next appearance in the ring."[3]
McVea featured in the 1918 silent film The Enemy Within playing an Aboriginal detective.[4]
He died of tuberculosis in the Broken Hill Hospital in February 1923.[5][6]
