‘No one wants to watch boring fights’ - Alex Murphy on his recent win to go 11-0
The 23-year-old British prospect is coming off an exciting performance.
Alex Murphy ‘put on a show’ when he captured the 11th win of his professional career last month.
Fighting on a Black Flash Promotions card for the first time on April 27, Eliecer Quezada was the opponent brought in to test the British prospect.
But unlike the run-of-the-mill journeyman, Quezada didn’t just come to survive, which resulted in six rounds of war at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester.
‘Super’ Alex Murphy was the clear winner with the referees scorecard reading 59-55 in his favour, yet the bigger winners were the fans in the arena.
And that’s what boxing is all about - entertainment.
“Everyone’s paying their hard-earned money to come and watch so they don’t want to see boring fights,” said Murphy.
“Watching it back, it was good to put on a show. I wanted to give them an entertaining fight.
“I think he expected me to get on my bike and just keep it long and try to box on the back foot. I sort of stood there and thought ‘go on then’. After, I got a feel for it and I stayed in the pocket with him and we had a little trade off. I felt fine.
“In the third round when we were going toe-to-toe, having a bit of a war, the punch volume was sky high and that suits me. I thought I can stand here and do this all day.
“So I thought I’ll match him, weather the storm and as the rounds go on I’ll let him fade away and then I’ll step up. That’s exactly what happened.”
So far, the 23-year-old has done what every young prospect should do, which is to maintain an unblemished record while gradually facing better opposition.
Murphy continued: “I thought it was a good performance. Another six rounder. I got better as I went on. I was very busy and landed some lovely shots. Overall, I was happy.
“A lot of people who came and watched said it was my best performance. I always like hearing that after every fight because it shows the improvements to each one. So we’re doing something right.
“I’d definitely say he’s my toughest opponent. He’s pretty similar to the other ones in the sense of, they just want a fight. Technically, boxing-wise they’re not as good.
“He was very game. He came and gave it a go and made it an entertaining fight. As the fights are going on, they are getting harder. But that’s what I want. There’s going to be no easy fights now. I have to keep improving and keep beating them.”
Despite gaining momentum by winning five bouts last year, Murphy has been cursed by inactivity so far in 2024, only fighting once.
He added: “I can’t have it all my own way. I’ve got to be patient. It sort of teaches me to just bide my time a little bit. My job at the end of the day is to improve as a boxer.
“The longer between fights just gives me time to stay in the gym and gives me longer to work on the stuff I need to work on. So I can put it into play on fight night. It is good in a way, but I would prefer to be busier.
“In an ideal world I would like to be out in the last couple weeks of July. I think that would be perfect. Then after that, probably September and November time as well.
“If I can get a fight in July and then get two at the end of the year, that would still be four fights this year. It is still doable to be active.”
The Salford native is also open to a new experience by fighting away from home, including at the historic York Hall in London.
“I’ve been wanting to fight out of Manchester. A lot of my supporters are wanting that as well. I’m not choosing to fight here. It’s how the shows have fallen. I wouldn’t mind an away day to come out of my comfort zone and fight somewhere else.”
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