Torpedo Billy Murphy - Revision history

Dragonxtx at 11:22, 4 May 2021

2021-05-04T11:22:20Z

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Ric at 16:16, 22 September 2012

2012-09-22T16:16:18Z

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	[[File:Billy Murphy.jpg\|left\|275px\|thumb\|Billy Murphy wearing the ''National Police Gazette'' belt.]]		[[File:Billy Murphy.jpg\|left\|275px\|thumb\|Billy Murphy wearing the ''National Police Gazette'' belt: circa 1890.]]
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	'''Torpedo Billy Murphy''', who had more than 200 career bouts, was also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy." ~~He had come~~ to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia'', where he was eventually awarded the ''[[National Police Gazette]]'' Belt by Publisher [[Richard Kyle Fox\|Richard K. Fox]].		'''Torpedo Billy Murphy''', who had more than 200 career bouts, was also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy." His brothers also became boxers. [[Tim Draffin Murphy]] held the Australian Middleweight title for about 10 years around the turn of last century. [[Jimmy Murphy (of South Africa)\|Jimmy Murphy]] did well in South Africa, but died young from blood poisoning. [[Bert Murphy]] also boxed, did not seem to have the same drive as his brothers.

			Billy Murphy came to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia'', where he won several bouts billed for the World Title and was eventually awarded the ''[[National Police Gazette]]'' Belt by Publisher [[Richard Kyle Fox\|Richard K. Fox]]. To this day, Murphy remains the only New Zealander to have won a world title.

	An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.		An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.

			Web site: [http://www.torpedobilly.co.nz/]
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Ric: updated, with new photo

2012-09-22T15:58:55Z

updated, with new photo

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	* Also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy"
	* Came to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia''.		'''Torpedo Billy Murphy''', who had more than 200 career bouts, was also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy." He had come to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia'', where he was eventually awarded the ''[[National Police Gazette]]'' Belt by Publisher [[Richard Kyle Fox\|Richard K. Fox]].
	* An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.
			An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.

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Ric: 200-plus category added

2008-05-15T04:23:14Z

200-plus category added

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	* Also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy"		* Also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy"
	* Came to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia''.		* Came to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia''.
	* An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.		* An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.

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Ric: image added

2006-12-28T16:21:15Z

image added

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Ric: Boxer:Torpedo Billy Murphy:010704 moved to Torpedo Billy Murphy

2006-12-28T00:27:30Z

Boxer:Torpedo Billy Murphy:010704 moved to Torpedo Billy Murphy

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Ric at 00:27, 28 December 2006

2006-12-28T00:27:20Z

New page

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* Also commonly known as "Australian Billy Murphy"
* Came to San Francisco June 7, 1889, aboard the steamer ''Zelandia''.
* An article on him appeared in the [[Ring Magazine: October 1933]] issue. He was then a cleaner in an Auckland tailor shop.