Dennis Adams born in Mayfair, Johannesburg was a South African professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1950s and "60s who won the Transvaal bantamweight title, South African flyweight title, South African bantamweight title, and British Empire flyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 109 3⁄4 lb, id est (that is) flyweight to 123 1⁄2 lb, id est (that is) featherweight.