Harlem Tommy Murphy

Harlem Tommy Murphy
Born	Tommy Murphy (1885-04-13)April 13, 1885 New York, New York
Died	November 26, 1958(1958-11-26) (aged 73)
Nationality	United States
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	142
Wins	87
Wins by KO	25
Losses	30
Draws	25
No contests	0

Harlem Tommy Murphy (April 13, 1885 – November 26, 1958) was an American boxer whose career lasted from 1903 to 1917. He was a contender in three different divisions; being ranked in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight weight classes. During his tenure as a fighter, he squared off against some of the greatest boxers of all-time, including Abe Attell, Packey McFarland, Terry McGovern, Ad Wolgast and Harry Harris.

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Willie Ritchie	PTS	20	1914-04-17	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California	For World Lightweight Title.
Loss	Packey McFarland	NWS	10	1913-10-17	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Ad Wolgast	PTS	20	1913-04-19	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Draw	Ad Wolgast	PTS	20	1913-02-22	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Draw	Abe Attell	PTS	20	1912-08-03	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Win	Abe Attell	PTS	20	1912-03-09	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Loss	Packey McFarland	PTS	20	1911-11-30	Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, California
Loss	Packey McFarland	NWS	10	1911-04-18	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Abe Attell	NWS	10	1910-05-20	New Amsterdam Opera House, New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Abe Attell	NWS	10	1910-04-28	Empire A.C., New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Owen Moran	PTS	20	1910-02-28	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California
Win	Ad Wolgast	NWS	6	1909-09-01	Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Win	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	1909-06-01	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Owen Moran	PTS	12	1909-03-23	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Owen Moran	NWS	10	1909-03-16	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Owen Moran	NWS	10	1909-01-29	New Amsterdam Opera House, New York, New York	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Packey McFarland	NWS	6	1908-11-18	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	1908-11-18	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Harry Harris	DQ	8 (10)	1907-06-03	National S.C., New York, New York
Draw	Johnny Summers	NWS	6	1907-05-22	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	Young Corbett II	NWS	6	1907-01-09	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Matty Baldwin	PTS	15	1906-12-12	Pythian Rink, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Loss	Terry McGovern	TKO	1 (6)	1905-10-18	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	George Dixon	KO	2 (6)	1905-09-20	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

External links

• Boxing record for Harlem Tommy Murphy from BoxRec (registration required)