Sandy McVea

Sandy McVea
Sandy McVea
Statistics
Real name	Sandy McPherson
Weight(s)	8 st (112 lb; 51 kg) 10.5 ounces
Nationality	Australian
Died	February 4, 1923; Broken Hill, New South Wales

Sandy McVea was an Aboriginal Australian boxer and actor.

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]

References

"KAY AND STONE FIGHT HARD". The Referee. No. 1571. Sydney. 7 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"Jack Brown v Sandy McVea". Trove. 18 August 1919. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
"Aborigine Successful" (PDF). Trove. 29 January 1921. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
"BIG FILMS IN REVIEW". The Sunday Times. No. 1677. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1918. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONS". The Referee. No. 1876. Sydney. 21 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"SANDY McVEA DEAD". Tweed Daily. Vol. X, no. 32. New South Wales. 6 February 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

McVea in The Enemy Within at Australian Screen Online

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[1] "KAY AND STONE FIGHT HARD". The Referee. No. 1571. Sydney. 7 February 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[:1-2] "Jack Brown v Sandy McVea". Trove. 18 August 1919. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[:0-3] "Aborigine Successful" (PDF). Trove. 29 January 1921. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[4] "BIG FILMS IN REVIEW". The Sunday Times. No. 1677. New South Wales, Australia. 10 March 1918. p. 23. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "THE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONS". The Referee. No. 1876. Sydney. 21 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "SANDY McVEA DEAD". Tweed Daily. Vol. X, no. 32. New South Wales. 6 February 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.