Clyde Gray vs. Pat Murphy
Clyde Gray 147 lbs beat Irish Pat Murphy 151 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1972-12-05
- Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Two judges scored the fight 10-0 for Gray, the third official scored it for Gray 8-0-2.
- Attendance - 2,580
"With a knockout victory eluding him several times, Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray of Toronto won a lop-sided 10 round unanimous decison over Irish Pat Murphy of West New York here Tuesday night. Because of self-professed overconfidence and his opponent's knack of pulling away from dangerous punches, Gray missed several opportunities to put Murphy away. In the 2nd round Gray trapped Murphy along the ropes and punished him with lightning combinations. From then on Gray scored with a slashing left hook and a pumping jab, forcing Murphy to backpeddle through most of the fight. In the final seconds of the 10th round, Gray battered Murphy with strong lefts and rights to the head, but as in earlier dangerous clinches, Murphy pulled back and shuffled out of reach." -Canadian Press