Black Dynamite
Jack McVey
The Pride of Harlem

McVey was one of the truly outstanding fighters of the 1920s. His best weight was around 150 pounds, but he fought many big middleweights and light-heavyweights to keep busy. Although ranked for several years at both welter- and middleweight, he never got a shot at a world title.

BORN: Julius Williams (?), Jul 14 1905 (Jul 4 ? ); Athens, Georgia
DIED : Late 1975?

HEIGHT : 5-9
WEIGHT : 147-154 lbs
ETHNICITY : African-American
MANAGER : Maurice E. Cain
1921
---    Jack Tilyou                                             KO  6
---    Al Walters                                              KO  3
---    Kid Broad                                               KO  3
---    "Soldier" Van Survain                                   KO  3
---    Burt Smitters                                           KO  7
Jul 14 Jack Cartilino           New York, NY                    W  4

1922
Jan 21 Morris Isaacs            New York, NY                    W  4
Feb 18 Ben Ponteau              New York, NY                   LK  7
Jun  8 Walter Davis             Yonkers, NY                     W  6
Jun 23 Dan Stuart               New York, NY                    W  8
Jul  7 Bert Smithers            Long Branch, NJ                ND  6
---    Kid Locke                                               KO  3
---    Bounding Wop                                            KO  2
---    Bud Spartley                                             W 10
---    Mike Schultz                                             W  6
---    Benny Ross                                               W 12

1923
Jan  2 Mike Carrier             New York, NY                    W 10
Jan 16 George Bush              New York, NY                    W  8
Jan 30 Sandy Taylor             New York, NY                    W 12
Feb 20 Sandy Taylor             New York, NY                    W 12
Mar 15 Wildman Gould            New York, NY                    L  8
Mar 23 George Manser            New York, NY                   KO  9
Jun 15 "Cowboy" Lee Williams    New York, NY                   KO  7
Aug  4 Marty Summers            New York, NY                    W 10
Sep  1 Sailor Darden            New York, NY                    W 10
Oct  6 Wildman Gould            New York, NY                    W 12
Dec  8 Phil "K.O." Kaplan       New York, NY                    L 12
---    Rocky Smith                                             KO  5
---    Harry Galfund                                            W 10
---    Barney Adair                                             W 10

1924
Jul 12 "Allentown" Joe Gans     New York, NY                    W 12
Aug 15 "Allentown" Joe Gans     Wilkes-Barre, Pa                L 10
Dec 22 Vic Hirsch               Brooklyn, NY                    W 10
---    Fred Archer                                              W 10

1925
Jan  8 Vic Hirsch               New York, NY                    W 10
---    Georgie Levine                                           W 12
Jun  6 Phil "K.O." Kaplan       New York, NY                   WF  4
Aug 12 Sheik Leonard            Providence, RI                 WF  6
Oct 12 "Irish" Tommy Jordan     New York, NY                    D  6

1926
Jan 15 Joe Dundee               New York, NY                    L 10
Jun 10 Sailor Friedman          New York, NY                    W 10
Jun 21 Joe Werner               Newark, NJ                     KO  2
Jul  5 Eddie Dempsey            Atlantic City, NJ              LF  4
Jul 12 Abie Bain                Newark, NJ                     LF  5
Jul 24 Walcott Langford         Chicago, Il                     D 10
Aug 23 "Young" Jack Dempsey     Newark, NJ                     LF  4
Sep  8 Solly Kronick            Newark, NJ                     KO  9
Oct  4 Billy Leonard            Newark, NJ                     ND 10
Nov 15 Jack Hood                Newark, NJ                     ND 10
Nov 27 Bobby Barrett            New York, NY                   KO  7
Dec 20 Georgie Ward             Newark, NJ                     ND 10
---   Eddie Dempsey            Newark, NJ                     ND 12
       -This bout is not confirmed by newspaper accounts

1927
Jan 19 Eddie Dempsey            New York, NY                    W 10
Jan 21 Amby Garry               Elizabeth, NJ                  KO  6
Feb 14 Al Webster               Newark, NJ                     TK  5
Feb 21 Willie Greb              Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Apr  5 George Fifield           New York, NY                   LF  2
Jul  7 Walcott Langford         Cleveland, Oh                  KO 10
Jul 20 Bob Sage                 Cleveland, Oh                   W 10
Aug  9 Johnny Saxon             Goshen, NY                     KO  2
Aug 12 K.O. Kelly               Akron, Oh                      ND 10
Aug 19 Eddie Dempsey            Rensselaer, NY                 WF  5
Aug 30 Pete Latzo               Cleveland, Oh                   D 12
Oct 12 Dave Shade               Cleveland, Oh                   D 12
Nov  9 Joe Simonich             Detroit, Mi                     W 10
Dec 13 Jean Mangeot             Newark, NJ                     ND 10
Dec 26 Willie Greb              New York, NY                    W 10

1928
Jan 30 George Nichols           Rochester, NY                  TK 10
Feb 17 Maxie Rosenbloom         Brooklyn, NY                    L  8
Feb 25 Joey Knapp               New York, NY                    W 10
Mar  2 Lou Scozza               Buffalo, NY                     W 10
Mar  9 Frankie Kearns           Syracuse, NY                    W 10
Mar 30 Frankie Schoell          Buffalo, NY                    LF  2
Apr  9 Joey Knapp               Providence, RI                  W 10
Apr 13 Frankie Schoell          Buffalo, NY                     L 10
May 25 George Courtney          Brooklyn, NY                    L 10
Jul 17 Phil "K.O." Kaplan       New York, NY                    L 10
Aug  8 Lou Scozza               Goshen, NY                      W 10
Aug 15 Jock Malone              Chicago, Il                    NC  8
Sep 18 Johnny Haystack          New York, NY                    W 10
Oct 19 George Nichols           Buffalo, NY                     W 10
Oct  8 George Courtney          Cleveland, Oh                   L 12
Nov  9 Lou Scozza               Buffalo, NY                     W 10
Dec  3 Arturo Schackels         Buffalo, NY                     L 10
Dec 17  Abie Bain                  Newark, NJ                        W 10
Dec 28 Vincent Forgione         New York, NY                    W 10

1929
Jan 22 Vincent Forgione         Reading, Pa                     L  8
Jan 28 Maxie Rosenbloom         Rochester, NY                   L 10
Mar 22 Arthur Flynn             Boston, Ma                     TK  9
Apr 15 Ralph Wagner             Philadelphia, Pa               KO  8
Apr 29 Vincent Forgione         Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Jun  3 Osk Till                 Pittsburgh, Pa                  W 10
Jun  5 George Courtney          Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Jun 25 William "Gorilla" Jones  Boston, Ma                      L 10
Aug  5 Billy Kohut              Fairview, ?                    KO 10
Aug 27 Mickey Martell           Atlantic City, NJ              KO  6
Sep 14 Henry Firpo              Williamsport, Pa                W 10
Oct  7 Vincent Forgione         Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Oct 21 Amby McGill              Springfield, ?                 KO  2
Nov  1 Osk Till                 Cleveland, Oh                   L  6
Nov  8 Jigger Dole              Nowata, ?                      KO  3
Nov 16 Harry Smith              New York, NY                    L 15
       -Colored Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 25 Frank Doner              Portland, Me                   KO  4

1930
Jan  6 Billy Alger              Newark, NJ                      W 10
Feb  4 Tiger Thomas             Baltimore, Md                   W 10
Feb 22 George Smith             New York, NY                    W 10
Feb 24 Abie Bain                Newark, NJ                      D 10
Feb 28 "Italian" Tiger West     Erie, Pa                        W 10
Apr 23 Joe Roche                Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Apr 30 Wesley Ketchell          Oakland, Ca                     W 10
May 24 Joe Peregrina            Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Jun 11 Joe Bitto                Wilmington, Ca                 KO  9
Aug  4 Herman Retzlaff          Portland, Or                    L 10
Aug 26 Ace Hudkins              Los Angeles, Ca                NC 10
Oct 24 Roy Dunn                 Atlanta, Ga                     W 15
Dec 29 Vincent Forgione         Atlantic City, NJ               W  8

1931
Mar  6 "Indian" Tiger West      Franklin, Pa                    D 10
Apr  2 Nick Venore              Philadelphia, Pa               KO  6
Apr 17 "Indian" Tiger West      Erie, Pa                        L 10
Apr 30 Vincent Forgione         Philadelphia, Pa                D  8
Apr-May    K.O. Kelly                                               W   
May 15 Joe Anderson             Cleveland, Oh                   L  8
May 25 Henry Firpo              Newcastle, Pa                   L 10
Jun 17 Tiger Thomas             Chester, Pa                     D 10
Jun 24 Oliver Wright            Newark, NJ                      W 10
Jul 30 Billy Edwards            Laurel, Md                      W  6
Aug 25 George Nichols           Sandusky, Oh                    L 10
Sep  3 Frankie O'Brien          Milwaukee, Wi                   L 10

1932
Jan    Joe Greb                 Newark, NJ                     KO  3
Apr  7 Al Trainor               Philadelphia, Pa                L  8
Apr 18 Paul Pirrone             Dayton, Oh                      L 10
Jun 24 Billy Trover             Baltimore, Md                   W 10
Oct  6 Vincent Forgione         Philadelphia, Pa                L  8
Nov  7 Allen Matthews                                          LK  8

1933
Apr  3 Sammy Slaughter          Terre Haute, In                LK  7
--- -- Cotton Batton            Benning, Ga                    L
(Above took place between Nov 1932 and June 1933)
Record courtesy of Kevin Smith
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