{"id":79674,"date":"2019-04-13T10:41:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79674"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:12:41","slug":"ringside-report-looks-back-at-dennis-the-magic-man-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79674","title":{"rendered":"Ringside Report Looks Back at Dennis &#8220;The Magic Man&#8221; Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79674\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=79674\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79675 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Miton-boxer-277x300-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>By Daniel Sisneros<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dennis Milton was a celebrated amateur, winning the New York Golden Gloves 4 years straight. He turned pro on July 11, 1985 with a 4th round tko over Greg Jones at the Felt Forum in New York. He stepped into the spotlight when he took his 11-2-1 record into a fight against undefeated hot prospect Gerald Mcclellan and pulled the 6 round decision upset. From that point on, Milton would only face world class opposition.<\/p>\n<p>It was a hot streak as he scored 4 wins against Mcclellan, Robbie Sims, Michael Olajide, and Jose Duran Martinez in a row. He finally got his shot at the WBC World Title, on Sept. 14 1991, but was stopped in 1 round by the power punching champion Julian &#8220;The Hawk&#8221; Jackson. He returned to the ring on Jan. 31, 1992 but was stopped in 4 rounds by the future legend Bernard &#8220;The Executioner&#8221; Hopkins.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dennis fought his last pro bout nearly 3 years later as he was stopped by Aaron &#8220;Superman&#8221; Davis in 3 rounds at the Atlantic City Convention Hall. Milton was a slick boxer who brought a lot of excitement to the boxing scene in the late 1980s. 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He turned pro on July 11, 1985 with a 4th round tko over Greg Jones at the Felt Forum in New York. 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