Billy Murray (April 18, 1892 – March 4, 1926) was an American

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in the early 20th century.

Boxing career

Although initially starting off rather weak, with 3 wins, 2 losses, and a draw, Murray had an incredible win streak afterwards. He was undefeated his next 49 fights, against boxers such as

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, Johnny McCarthy,

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, and many others. However, he was defeated twice in a row by a boxer known as

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. He won 2 more consecutive fights, and then lost the next 9 fights in a row. He fought 24 more fights afterwards, bringing his record to 60 wins (45 by knockout), 16 losses, and 9 draws. Place of birth missing 1892 births 1926 deaths American male boxers {{US-boxing-bio-stub