Fight:78149

Curtis Sheppard 190 lbs lost to Lee Q Murray 205 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 1947-10-06
• Location: Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

This was a slugfest. Murray had much the best of it for the first five rounds. In the sixth Sheppard landed his famous right hand and nearly scored a knockout, dropping Murray to the floor with a thud. "Lee Q., however, managed to rise and protect himself for the remainder of the round." Murray handed out a lot of punishment in the last six rounds, especially in the 10th, 11th, and 12th, in all of which it looked as though Sheppard would be stopped. (From The Ring, February 1948, page 54). The Baltimore Sun reported that both scored a knockdown over the other, Murray flooring Sheppard in the fifth and the "Hatchetman" returning the favor in the seventh. Sheppard was arrested immediately after the bout on assault and battery charges.