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	Torpedo Billy MURPHY
	Featherweight Male (Thomas William Murphy) New Zealand, Auckland Born: November 3, 1863, Auckland, New Zealand Died: July 26, 1939, Auckland, New Zealand Height: 5ft 6 1/2in, mt 1,68

No amateur results

Professional record


1882
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 11	Morris	Auckland, New Zealand	W 4
+ Apr. 15	Banks	Auckland, New Zealand	W 4
- Apr. 15	Barney Donovan	Auckland, New Zealand	L 4
+ May 2	Sammy Heckles	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 2
- May 5	Hill	Auckland, New Zealand	L 4
= May 5	Micky Kirby	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 4
+ May 7	Billy Dawson	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 1
+ Dec. 4	William Burns	Auckland, New Zealand	W 4

1883
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 12	Jack O'Meara	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 1
* June 9	Green	Auckland, New Zealand	NC 4
+ July 14	Frank Burns	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 25

1884
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 9	Mick O'Brien	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 4
- Feb. 4	Tony Hogan	Auckland, New Zealand	LDQ 3
+ Mar. 15	Tony Hogan	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 3
+ May 24	Harry Eccles	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 2
+ June 1	Joe Guller	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 2
+ July 1	Walter Evans	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 3
+ Aug. 1	Jim Gardiner	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 3

1885
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 5	Barney Donovan	Auckland, New Zealand	TKO by 7
* Jan. 5	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Auckland, New Zealand	NC 3
+ Feb. 7	Wal Burton	Thames, New Zealand	KO 4
+ Mar. 14	Charlie Carter	Thames, New Zealand	KO 3
- Apr. 25	Barney Donovan	Auckland, New Zealand	TKO by 9
* Aug. 19	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Auckland, New Zealand	NC 4
= Aug. 29	William Burns	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 4
= Sept. 21	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 6
= Oct. 5	Dick Sandall	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 3
+ Oct. 31	Andy Dawson	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 2
+ Dec. 5	Jack Nicholson	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 4
+ Dec. 23	Johnny The Stranger	Onehunga, New Zealand	KO 8

1886
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 2	Hobart Jack Gallagher	Auckland, New Zealand	WDQ 12
- Mar. 13	Jack Hall	Sydney, Australia	KO by 1
+ Mar. 27	Frank King	Sydney, Australia	KO 1
* May 1	Davis	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
- May 8	Jack Hall	Sydney, Australia	KO by 2
= May 17	Nipper Peakes	Sydney, Australia	Draw 17
* May 29	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ June 5	Bert Johnstone	Sydney, Australia	KO 3
* June 19	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ June 26	Richard Deerfoot Rose	Sydney, Australia	KO 5
* July 10	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Aug. 14	Bill Burgess	Sydney, Australia	W 4
* Aug. 21	Sam Stewart	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Aug. 25	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Aug. 28	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	W 4
* Sept. 4	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Sept. 11	Kelly	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Sept. 18	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Oct. 2	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Oct. 4	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	KO 14
* Oct. 23	Jim O'Brien	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Oct. 30	Jack Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Nov. 6	Frisco McCaull	Sydney, Australia	KO 2
* Nov. 13	George Mullholland	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Nov. 27	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Dec. 1	Bill Scott	Sydney, Australia	KO 2

1887
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 8	Jack Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 6
* Jan. 15	Stevens	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Jan. 22	Jack Fuller	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
+ Jan. 24	Sam Stewart	Sydney, Australia	KO 18
+ Jan. 26	J Pennington	Sydney, Australia	KO 3
* Jan. 31	Billy Williams	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Feb. 5	George Mullholland	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Feb. 12	Young Aitken	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
* Feb. 15	Bill Burgess	Sydney, Australia	NC 4
= Feb. 19	Bill Burgess	Sydney, Australia	Draw 36
+ Feb. 23	Will Brummy Fuller	Sydney, Australia	KO 13
- Mar. 14	Young Mitchell	Sydney, Australia	KO by 5
* Apr. 9	Jim Saxon	Auckland, New Zealand	NC 6
+ Apr. 27	Charlie Taylor	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 12
+ May 21	Nat Brooks	Wellington, New Zealand	KO 9
- June 6	Harry Laing	Wanganui, New Zealand	KO by 3
+ July 26	Richard Allen	Wellington, New Zealand	KO 7
New Zealand Lightweight Title
+ July 28	Fred Bruce	Christchurch, New Zealand	KO 7
* Aug. 3	Ed Brooks	Oamaru, New Zealand	NC 3
+ Aug. 10	Ed Burgess	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 4
+ Aug. 13	Bill Mitchell	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 4
+ Aug. 20	John Scotty Faddes	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 2
New Zealand Lightweight Title
* Aug. 27	Ed Brooks	Christchurch, New Zealand	NC 3
+ Sept. 12	Ike Fake	Wellington, New Zealand	TKO 3
- Nov. 24	Ike Fake	Wellington, New Zealand	LDQ 6
New Zealand Lightweight Title
- Dec. 23	Jack Hall	Wellington, New Zealand	LDQ 6

1888
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 9	Roy Brooks	Wellington, New Zealand	KO 1
+ Jan. 9	Ed Parker	Wellington, New Zealand	KO 3
+ Jan. 12	Jerry Ford	Wellington, New Zealand	KO 11
+ Jan. 28	James Mannix	Napier, New Zealand	TKO 3
+ Feb. 4	Tony Hogan	Napier, New Zealand	TKO 7
* Feb. 4	Jim Mitchell	Napier, New Zealand	NC 4
+ Apr. 14	Frank Newton	Napier, New Zealand	TKO 4
+ Apr. 28	William Edwards	Gisborne, New Zealand	KO 3
+ May 5	Harry Brown	Wairoa, New Zealand	KO 3
- May 24	Frank Newton	Napier, New Zealand	LDQ 3
+ June 23	Joe Molloy	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 5
New Zealand Lightweight Title
+ July 1	Edward Jones	Invercargill, New Zealand	KO 5
New Zealand Lightweight Title
+ July 28	John Scotty Faddes	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 3
+ Aug. 1	Billy Baster	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 3
+ Sept. 1	Jim Saxon	Sydney, Australia	KO 4
New Zealand Lightweight Title
= Sept. 29	Jack Hall	Melbourne, Australia	Draw 8
+ Oct. 27	Jerry Marshall	Melbourne, Australia	KO 1
- Nov. 26	Ben Seth	Melbourne, Australia	KO by 6
= Dec. 10	Young Griffo	Melbourne, Australia	Draw 4

1889
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 2	Tommy Williams	Dunedin, New Zealand	LDQ 4
New Zealand Lightweight Title
+ Mar. 4	James Smith	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 8
+ Mar. 16	William Tracey	Dunedin, New Zealand	W 8
+ Mar. 16	Warren	Dunedin, New Zealand	KO 6
+ May 18	John Simon	Auckland, New Zealand	KO 1
+ July 12	Johnny Griffin	San Francisco, United States	KO 3
= July 30	Frank Murphy	San Francisco, United States	Draw 27

1890
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 13	Ike Weir	San Francisco, United States	KO 14
World Featherweight Title
+ Mar. 14	Tommy Warren	San Francisco, United States	KO 4
* Apr. 21	Tommy White	Chicago, United States	NC 4
+ May 29	Eddie Greaney	San Francisco, United States	W 4
- Sept. 2	Young Griffo	Sydney, Australia	TKO by 15
World Featherweight Title
* Sept. 29	Jack Krosen	Melbourne, Australia	NC 4
= Oct. 25	Nipper Peakes	Melbourne, Australia	Draw 10
+ Nov. 10	Dummy Mace	Melbourne, Australia	W 8
* Nov. 11	Jack Krosen	Melbourne, Australia	NC 4
+ Dec. 8	Pat Carroll	Broken Hill, Australia	KO 4

1891
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 19	Jim Burge	Broken Hill, Australia	KO by 30
+ Mar. 23	Nipper Peakes	Broken Hill, Australia	KO 6
- May 4	Artie Tully	Melbourne, Australia	L 8
- July 22	Young Griffo	Sydney, Australia	LDQ 22
+ Oct. 19	Bill Jennings	Sydney, Australia	KO 2
* Nov. 23	Jim Burge	Sydney, Australia	NC 29
+ Dec. 26	Chris Cunningham	Newcastle, Australia	KO 3
* Dec. 26	George Powell	Newcastle, Australia	NC 4

1892
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 16	Jim Barron	Sydney, Australia	KO by 3
* May 31	Johnny Murphy	San Francisco, United States	NC 40
- July 25	Tommy Spider Kelly	New York, United States	L 6
* Dec. 28	Tommy White	San Francisco, United States	NC 34

1893
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 6	Johnny Griffin	Brooklyn, United States	KO by 7
- Apr. 29	Jerry Barnett	New York, United States	L 4
= May 30	Johnny Van Heest	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 4
* July 17	Dick Listman	Newark, United States	NC 3
= Aug. 31	Jack Downey	Passaic, United States	Draw 4
+ Sept. 12	Jack Collins	Brooklyn, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 22	Jack Grace	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 3
- Nov. 2	Ike Weir	Boston, United States	KO by 5
- Nov. 7	Ed Gorman	Rock Springs, United States	KO by 9
- Dec. 15	George Dixon	Paterson, United States	LDQ 3
+ Dec. 22	Jack Woods	Boston, United States	TKO 2

1894
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 19	Johnny Breslin	Boston, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 23	Peter Manning	Boston, United States	KO 4
- May 7	Young Griffo	Boston, United States	L 8
+ Nov. 5	Jack McCabe	Cincinnati, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 12	Anthony Lefevre	Cincinnati, United States	KO 2
= Nov. 19	Jerry Barnett	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
* Dec. 8	Kentucky Rosebud	Philadelphia, United States	NC 4

1895
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 3	Frank McCloskey	Cincinnati, United States	KO 9
+ Feb. 6	Kid McGraw	Cincinnati, United States	KO 4
- Feb. 26	Tommy Hogan	Cincinnati, United States	L 10
= May 6	Jack Dougherty	Cincinnati, United States	Draw 10
+ May 30	Jack Dougherty	Cincinnati, United States	KO 6
= July 11	Tommy White	Columbus, United States	Draw 20
+ Aug. 6	Billy Sheldon	Louisville, United States	KO 5
+ Aug. 22	Billy Sheldon	Louisville, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 13	Jack Dougherty	Lexington, United States	W 10
- Dec. 23	Solly Smith	New Orleans, United States	TKO by 14

1896
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 21	Mike Crotty	Cincinnati, United States	KO 1
^ Jan. 21	Harry Dally	Cincinnati, United States	Exh 4
^ Jan. 21	Joe Fink	Cincinnati, United States	Exh 5
+ Feb. 11	Jimmy Devers	Jackson, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 17	Paddy Smith	Cincinnati, United States	KO 7
+ Apr. 29	Jim Conners	Jackson, United States	KO 4
= Oct. 8	Johnny Lavack	Lexington, United States	Draw 20

1897
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 22	George Dixon	Brooklyn, United States	KO by 6
- Jan. 30	Jack Delaney	New York, United States	KO by 5
= Feb. 6	Dave Wall	New York, United States	Draw 10
- Feb. 8	Danny McMahon	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Feb. 15	Bill Barbeck	Dayton, United States	KO 2
= Mar. 13	Austin Rice	New York, United States	Draw 20
- Apr. 10	Oscar Gardner	New York, United States	L 20
= July 19	Billy Rotchford	Albany, United States	Draw 3
* Sept. 13	Elwood McCloskey	Philadelphia, United States	NC 6
* Nov. 2	Bill Wood	Covent Garden, Great Britain	NC 3

1898
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 17	Young Charlie White	Paddington, Great Britain	NC 3
- Feb. 28	Will Curley	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO by 12
* Mar. 9	Bill Baxter	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	NC 4
- Apr. 12	Yock Henniger	Pittsburgh, United States	LDQ 4
- Apr. 28	Jimmy Reeder	Altoona, United States	KO by 4
- Nov. 26	Eddie Santry	Saint Louis, United States	KO by 4

1899
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 16	Casper Leon	Cincinnati, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 15	Walter Burbeck	Springfield, United States	KO 2
- Mar. 7	Johnny Van Heest	Dayton, United States	TKO by 6
- Apr. 1	Kid Moore	Mansfield, United States	L 15
= Apr. 11	Frank Stackhouse	Detroit, United States	Draw 8
- Apr. 29	Harry Forbes	Chicago, United States	KO by 4
- May 19	Harry Harris	Chicago, United States	KO by 4
* Aug. 11	Patsy Magner	Sioux City, United States	NC 2
- Sept. 14	Sig Hart	Sioux City, United States	L 15
= Oct. 20	Sig Hart	Sioux City, United States	Draw 20
- Nov. 14	Larry Gleason	Sioux City, United States	TKO by 6

1900
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Sept. 13	Haich Smith	Omaha, United States	KO by 1


1901 Inactive

1902
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 12	Bert Cassell	O'Neill, United States	KO 4
- Apr. 3	Clarence English	Carroll, United States	KO by 3
+ Aug. 3	Johnny Van Heest	Sioux City, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 7	Dave Donovan	Sioux City, United States	KO 2
- Oct. 1	Pat Hogan	Sioux City, United States	L 10

1903
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 8	Teddy Peppers	Kansas City, United States	WDQ 2
= Dec. 29	Jack Evans	San Francisco, United States	Draw 6

1904
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Aug. 2	Tim Hegarty	Sydney, Australia	KO by 3
- Sept. 13	Peter Toohey	Sydney, Australia	KO by 2
* Oct. 21	Teddy Green	Sydney, Australia	NC 3

1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 11	Local Amateur	New Plymouth, New Zealand	NC 6
^ Feb. 9	Charlie Cameron	Midhirst, New Zealand	Exh 6
^ Feb. 9	Tommy Kee	Midhirst, New Zealand	Exh 6
^ Mar. 6	Launcy	Inglewood, New Zealand	Exh 4
^ Mar. 6	Tom Toohey	Inglewood, New Zealand	Exh 4
+ Apr. 14	Walter Doman	Stratford, New Zealand	KO 1
- July 21	Jack Clarke	Wellington, New Zealand	TKO by 5
- Dec. 20	Tim Tracey	Stratford, New Zealand	KO by 5

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Apr. 28	Jimmy Ross	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 4

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 3	Jack Griffin	Hastings, New Zealand	W 8
+ Aug. 8	Tom Toohey	New Plymouth, New Zealand	KO 1
vacant New Zealand Boxing Association Featherweight Title
* Aug. 8	Lovegrove	New Plymouth, New Zealand	NC 2
- Oct. 29	Jim Fairlie Morris	Palmerston North, New Zealand	KO by 3


1908 Inactive

1909
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Aug. 24	Jimmy Ross	Auckland, New Zealand	Draw 4


1910 Inactive

1911
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* May 8	Jim Young	Auckland, New Zealand	NC 3

Summary

Total bouts: 212, Won: 91 (79 inside the limit), Lost: 51 (30 inside the limit), Draw: 24, NC: 46, ND: 0

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Featherweight

No amateur results

Professional record

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