Spud Murphy (Moorehead)

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Name: Spud Murphy
Alias: Vincent Bordsen
Birth Name: Sylvester Rafael Fahnlander
Hometown: Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1976-11-10 (Age:70)
Stance: Orthodox
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

  • Brother of Red Murphy
  • In late 1929 another Spud Murphy was passing worthless checks in Milwaukee. As a result, this Spud Murphy, the boxer, was refused bouts by promoters until the mistaken identity was cleared up. The original Spud Murphy was a stablemate of hall of famer Billy Petrolle.