BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " MILTON McCRORY " WASA PROFESSIONAL BOXER IN THE WELTERWEIGHT (147l) DIVISION : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                     BLACK               SOCIAL             HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Milton McCrory (born February 7, 1962 in Detroit, MI) was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division.

Amateur

Milton had a reported amateur record of 105-15.He lost in the 1979 National AAU finals to Lemuel Steeples and in the Olympic Trials to Johnny Bumphus.

Personal

McCrory is the brother of former champion Steve McCrory.

Pro career

McCrory trained under the legendary Emanuel Steward in the famous Detroit Kronk program. Known as "Ice Man", McCrory turned pro in 1980 an won his first 20 bouts, establishing himself as the unified #1 contender for the welterweight title at the time of Ray Leonard retirement. He won the vacant WBC belt - and became the first Kronk Detroit-born champion - in a rematch with Colin Jones, drawing with him in the initial matchup. He defended the title four times before losing the belt via KO in a unification match with Donald Curry in 1985. He later moved up to Light Middleweight and challenged Mike McCallum for his WBA Light Middleweight Title in 1987, but lost via 10th round TKO. He retired in 1991 after losing 2 of his last 4 fights. In his last bout, he scored a first round Knockout of Robert Curry.

Preceded by Sugar Ray Leonard (retired)

WBC Welterweight Champion 13 August 1983– 6 December 1985

Succeeded by Donald Curry

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (25 knockouts, 10 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	19-26	Robert Curry	KO	1	06/04/1991	Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Win	14-11	Mike Sacchetti	UD	10	21/09/1990	Clarion Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri	100-90, 100-90, 100-90.
Loss	18-4-1	Joaquin Velasquez	TKO	7	25/11/1988	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Loss	31-4-1	Lupe Aquino	MD	10	10/04/1988	Harrah's Marina, Atlantic City, New Jersey	92-95, 94-94, 93-94.
Win	8-5-3	Jerome Kelly	TKO	2	19/11/1987	Windsor, Ontario	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the second round.
Win	21-2	Herman Cavasuela	UD	12	28/10/1987	Las Vegas, Nevada	WBC NABF Light Middleweight Title.
Loss	30-0	Mike McCallum	TKO	10	19/04/1987	Pointe Hilton Resort, Phoenix, Arizona	WBA World Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:20 of the tenth round.
Win	24-12	Rafael Corona	TKO	1	07/03/1987	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan	WBC NABF Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the first round.
Win	5-5-1	Jorge Amparo	PTS	10	26/11/1986	Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	27-2-3	Doug DeWitt	UD	10	13/07/1986	Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	99-92, 97-92, 95-94.
Win	19-2-2	Keith "Baby Ray" Adams	UD	10	18/04/1986	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	9-1, 7-3, 10-0.
Loss	23-0	Donald Curry	KO	2	06/12/1985	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBC/WBA/IBF World Welterweight Titles. McCrory knocked out at 1:53 of the second round.
Win	19-2	Carlos "Macizo" Trujillo	TKO	3	14/07/1985	Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo	WBC World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:03 of the third round.
Win	26-2-1	Luis Santana	TKO	3	26/05/1985	James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Win	18-0-1	Pedro Vilella	UD	12	09/03/1985	Palais omnisports, Bercy, Paris	WBC World Welterweight Title. 120-112, 118-112, 120-112.
Win	20-2	Lloyd Taylor	KO	4	04/12/1984	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	23-2	Gilles Elbilia	TKO	6	15/04/1984	Detroit, Michigan	WBC World Welterweight Title.
Win	17-1	Milton Guest	TKO	6	14/01/1984	Sterling Heights, Michigan	WBC World Welterweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:06 of the sixth round.
Win	24-1-1	Colin Jones	SD	12	13/08/1983	The Dunes, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBC World Welterweight Title. 113-114, 115-114, 115-111.
Draw	24-1	Colin Jones	PTS	12	19/03/1983	Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada	WBC World Welterweight Title. 116-113, 114-116, 115-115.
Win	23-9	Victor Abraham	PTS	10	10/10/1982	Detroit, Michigan
Win	19-2-1	Roger Stafford	UD	10	10/07/1982	Phoenix, Arizona	98-92, 99-94, 98-93.
Win	56-6-2	Pete Ranzany	UD	10	22/04/1982	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	38-7-1	Randy Shields	RTD	7	23/01/1982	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	1-2	Arcadio Garcia	TKO	3	19/11/1981	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	27-17-1	Rafael "The Rifle" Rodriguez	TKO	7	13/08/1981	Twenty Grand Showroom, Detroit, Michigan
Win	12-1	Steve Hearon	TKO	8	25/06/1981	Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Win	10-4	Joey Robles	TKO	5	27/05/1981	Phoenix, Arizona
Win	13-4-1	Alejo Rodriquez	TKO	5	25/04/1981	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum,Phoenix, Arizona
Win	25-13-1	Eddie Marcelle	TKO	2	09/04/1981	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	15-7	Santiago Valdez	TKO	2	19/02/1981	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	26-12-5	Inocencio De la Rosa	KO	1	29/01/1981	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	21-17-4	Alfonso Hayman	TKO	3	12/12/1980	Detroit, Michigan
Win	--	Doc Bryant	TKO	1	02/12/1980	Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio	Referee stopped the bout at 0:49 of the first round.
Win	1-1	James Dixon	KO	5	22/11/1980	Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Win	26-24-2	Raul Aguirre	KO	1	08/11/1980	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan	Aguirre knocked out at 2:48 of the first round.
Win	--	William Hodge	KO	1	23/10/1980	Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Win	0-16	Chuck Spicer	KO	1	16/10/1980	Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio
Win	0-5	Rodney Kennebrew	KO	1	20/09/1980	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	1-9	Calvin Straughter	TKO	1	10/09/1980	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan