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He unsuccessfully challenged Joey Maxim for the light heavyweight championship on August 22 1951 . Although Murphy entered the ring as the favorite, Maxim clearly out boxed him and won a unanimous 15 round decision. Murphy's biggest win came on June 27 1951 against former Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta , who had moved up to the lightheavyweight division after losing his crown to Sugar Ray Robinson . La Motta appeared poorly prepared for the bout and was stopped when he could not answer the bell for the eighth round. The two fought a rematch on June 11 1952 , and La Motta won the decision. Murphy retired in 1954 with a 65-11-1 record with 57 knockout wins. Murphy was killed in a road accident when he crashed his motorcycle and broke his neck on August 1, 1961. |
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