Lee Roy Murphy

Lee Roy Murphy (born July 16, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional boxer. He held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1984 to 1986.

Lee Roy Murphy
Statistics
Real nameLee Roy Murphy
Nickname(s)Solid Gold
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1958-07-16) July 16, 1958
Chicago, Illinois, USA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins30
Wins by KO23
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

Murphy represented Chicago at three consecutive Intercity Golden Gloves dispatching his rivals with the first-round knockouts in 1977 and 1978,[1][2] and winning the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team. However, as the USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to political reasons, Murphy and the rest of his team were not allowed an Olympic berth. Murphy did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3] Instead the U.S. team dispatched first to the West Germany for a match-up with the West German national team,[4] and then to Kenya, to compete in the inaugural Gold Cup international boxing tournament funded partially by the U.S. State Department, for the benefit of countries which boycotted the Summer Olympics.[5]

Highlights

He finished his amateur career having 162 victories to his credit.[5]

Professional career

Known as "Solid Gold", Murphy turned pro in 1980 and won the IBF Cruiserweight Title with a 14th-round TKO of Marvin Camel in 1984. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricky Parkey in 1986. After the loss, Murphy's career drifted into obscurity with losses to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1987 and Mike Evans in 1991. He retired after the loss to Evans, but launched a brief comeback in 1998, winning both of his bouts.

Personal

Lee Roy's brother, Kenny Murphy, was also a prizefighter and fought Fabrice Tiozzo for the WBA Cruiserweight Title in 1999.he won four Intercity Golden Gloves' championships in 1977 at 165 lb. and in 1978 through 1980 at 178 lb.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
34 fights 30 wins 4 losses
By knockout 23 2
By decision 7 2
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 30–4 Kimmuel Odum UD 6 07/08/1998 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 29–4 Jerry Brown TKO 4 26/06/1998 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the fourth round.
Loss 28–4 Mike Evans UD 12 02/03/1991 Darlington, County Durham, United Kingdom IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 112-117, 112-117, 111-117.
Win 28–3 Terry Armstrong UD 10 12/09/1990 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss 27–3 Johnny du Plooy PTS 10 09/06/1990 Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win 27–2 Alfonzo Ratliff KO 4 26/06/1989 Villa Park, Illinois, United States Illinois Heavyweight Title.
Loss 26–2 Dwight Muhammad Qawi TKO 6 15/08/1987 Saint-Tropez, Var, France
Win 26–1 Bobby Crabtree UD 10 28/04/1987 Chicago, Illinois, United States 49-41, 50-40, 50-40.
Win 25–1 Steve Mormino PTS 8 27/03/1987 Viareggio, Toscana, Italy
Loss 24–1 Rickey Parkey TKO 10 25/10/1986 Marsala, Sicilia, Italy Lost IBF cruiserweight title
Win 24–0 Dorcy Gaymon KO 9 19/04/1986 Sanremo Casino, Sanremo, Liguria, Italy Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 23–0 Chisanda Mutti KO 12 19/10/1985 Monte Carlo, Monaco Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 22–0 Eddie Taylor TKO 12 20/12/1984 Chicago, Illinois, United States Retained IBF cruiserweight title
Win 21–0 Marvin Camel TKO 14 06/10/1984 Billings, Montana, United States Won IBF cruiserweight title
Win 20–0 Darnell Hayes KO 2 15/03/1984 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 19–0 Steve Zouski UD 10 20/12/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 18–0 Ralph Cuomo TKO 1 02/12/1983 Shirley, New York, United States
Win 17–0 Willie Crawford TKO 1 07/11/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 16–0 Frank Payne UD 10 18/10/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–0 Keith Allen TKO 6 05/10/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the sixth round.
Win 14–0 Ivy Brown KO 1 07/08/1983 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Brown knocked out at 2:13 of the first round.
Win 13–0 Rahim Muhammad KO 9 22/05/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 12–0 Charles Allen KO 4 07/02/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States Allen knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win 11–0 Terry Denny KO 3 19/07/1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States Denny knocked out at 1:28 of the third round.
Win 10–0 Eddie Smith KO 4 19/03/1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States Smith knocked out at 2:09 of the fourth round.
Win 9–0 Charles Presswood KO 1 05/02/1982 Danville, Illinois, United States Presswood knocked out at 2:39 of the first round.
Win 8–0 Frank Diaper TKO 2 22/01/1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the second round.
Win 7–0 Elvis Parks PTS 6 03/10/1981 Rosemont, Illinois, United States Parks down twice in the sixth round.
Win 6–0 John Trollinger KO 1 27/07/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States Trollinger knocked out at 0:35 of the first round.
Win 5–0 Darnell Hayes K0 2 05/06/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States Hayes knocked out at 2:01 of the second round.
Win 4–0 Reggie Walker TKO 2 16/04/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the second round.
Win 3–0 Floyd Cross KO 3 09/03/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States Cross down three times in the first round and knocked out at 2:53 of the third round.
Win 2–0 Gary Hunter KO 1 11/12/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States Hunter knocked out at 1:34 of the first round.
Win 1–0 Roger Moore KO 2 13/11/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States Moore knocked out at 1:22 of the second round. Father of Roger, Archie Moore offered to fight Murphy to avenge his son's loss.

See also

References

  1. Big Apple and the Windy City Glovers clash by Jack Smith, Daily News from New York, April 24, 1979, p. 56.
  2. N.Y. kayos Chi 4th time in row by Jack Smith, Daily News from New York, April 24, 1979, p. 56.
  3. Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  4. Five Olympic boxers to fight in German meet (AP,) The Decatur Herald, June 26, 1980, p. 12.
  5. Sports, Pacific Stars And Stripes, September 15, 1980, p. 21.
Achievements
Preceded by
Marvin Camel
IBF cruiserweight champion
October 6, 1984 - October 25, 1986
Succeeded by
Rickey Parkey
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