Dave Hilton Sr.

Name: Dave Hilton
Alias: Sr.
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthplace: Edmunston, New Brunswick, Canada
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record

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Career Review

• David Hilton was born in Edmonton, Canada on August 29, 1940. His family moved to Kentucky in 1955.
• Amateur boxer from 1956-1957. He posted an amateur boxing record of 71-1; winning the Texas Golden Gloves and the Kentucky Golden Gloves Featherweight Titles.
• Hilton's sister, Mary Ann, was a former Miss Canada.
• In the 1960s, Hilton was managed by Bill Prezant and trained by Coco.
• Hilton, being Jewish, fought with a Star of David on his boxing trunks.
• Father of professional boxers Matthew Hilton, Dave Hilton Jr., Alex Hilton, and Stewart Hilton.

sons Alex, Dave and Matthew Hilton pictured

Source

• Ring Magazine, November 1967, page 30: ROMANO, HILTON< SMITH RATE HIGH AS "MAYBES", by Jerry Caturano