Milton McCrory (born February 7, 1962 in Detroit, MI) was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division.
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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.
McCrory is the brother of former champion Steve McCrory.
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 in a rematch with Colin Jones, drawing with him in the initial mathcup. 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 |