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04/24/2008 Archived Entry: "Double Down in Monte Carlo: Murphy vs. Mutti (1985)"
Double Down in Monte Carlo: Murphy vs. Mutti (1985)
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
Lee Roy Murphy, known as “Solid Gold,” was one of the greatest amateur fighters to come out of Chicago with a record of 157-17 and the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves title. I saw him fight many times in the amateurs and can attest to his brilliance. Only President Jimmy Carter’s senseless boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics prevented him from reaching his true amateur acclaim and a likely Gold Medal.
Turning pro in 1980, he ran off 24 straight wins before suffering his first defeat. In 1984, he won the IBF cruiserweight title with a dramatic 14th round KO of Marvin Camel in Montana. After icing Young Joe Louis in the twelfth stanza in another drama packed fight two months later, the undefeated champion was scheduled to meet Zambian Chisanda Mutti at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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