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Leon Spinks (born July 11, 1953) is an American former boxer, who had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and three draws as a professional, with 14 of those wins by knockout. In only his eighth professional bout, Spinks won the undisputed world heavyweight championship when he beat Muhammad Ali on February 15, 1978, in what was considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. However, he was stripped of the WBC title for fighting Ali in an unapproved rematch seven months later, which he lost by a 15-round unanimous decision. Besides being heavyweight champion and his characteristic gap-toothed grin (due to losing two and later all four of his front teeth), Spinks gained notoriety for the disaster which befell his career following the loss to Ali.
Prior to turning professional, Spinks won a bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana. Two years later, he capped off his amateur career by winning a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, alongside his brother Michael Spinks, who won the gold at middleweight. Leon defeated Cuban great Sixto Soria in an entertaining slugfest where Spinks was rocked several times by the much more polished fighter but landed a crushing overhand right that put Soria face down on the canvas. His Olympic teammates included Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph and Howard Davis Jr. Spinks also served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1973 to 1976.
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Muhammad - Ali - Items received from ABC News VideoSource Source tapes: Meridian 35, 36274, 40069, 41400 and 30 Ali and Leon Spinks at presser; (dressed in suits) - fooling around; pretending to fight. (1978?) Ali SOT - fooling around (pretends to swallow camera) - CU of Ali's mouth leaning towards camera. Puts on effeminate / woman's voice, joking around. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d710c7b2139d172cfedaf4e663958be4 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
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Interview of Leon Spinks at the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame 2015 Enshrinement Dinner.
Another funny interview from Ali to Carpenter. 59th bout of Muhammad Ali The WBA World Heavyweight Championship (Age 36 Fights 58 Won 55 Lost 3 Drawn 0 ) vs Leon Spinks from - Saint Louis, Missouri . Get an Ali poster and more at ! 58th bout of Muhammad Ali The WBC & WBA World Heavyweight Championship (Age 36 Fights 57 Won 55 Lost 2 Drawn 0 ) vs Leon Spinks from - Saint Louis, . All fights of Muhammad Ali (that is available on earth) from his debut to his last bout in exact chronological order 1-61 with timed interviews & documentaries.
Muhammad Ali beats Spinks after he lost to him in the first match. This is the day after the fight and the win
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59th bout of Muhammad Ali The WBA World Heavyweight Championship (Age 36 Fights 58 Won 55 Lost 3 Drawn 0 ) vs Leon Spinks from - Saint Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 25 Fights 8 Won 7 Lost 0 Drawn 1 ) Sept. 15 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA UD 15/15 Note : This is mixed version. I cut the voice out of the ABC version (commentator Howard Cossel) and edited it to another version, that has better quality but has no comment. I hope you will enjoy this version the only kicback of it is -10 between rounds of the 14 have no commenting. Entrance at 8:45 The bout starts at : 25:09 The contest billed as "Battle of New Orleans" Spinks's unified title was split in two as soon as he announced that he would give Ali a rematch instead of fighting with the WBC #1 contender Ken Norton. The former champ cl...
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1976 Olympics Sugar Ray Leonard v A Aldama Cuba wins Gold, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks Gold medals.
The rival Leon Spinks Venue Hotel "Hilton" , Las Vegas , Nevada The defeat Muhammad Ali a split decision in the 15 -round bout . The fight for the world title by the WBC and WBA World. Referee US Flag Davey Pearl Judges Score Lu Teybat : 140-145 ; Harold Buck : 141-144 - in favor of Spinks .; Art Lurie : 143-142 Score informal judges Associated Press: 143-142 - in favor of Ali. Ali Spinks Weight 101.7 kg 89.5 kg Results fights 55-2 6-0-1 Fight of the Year by the magazine " The Ring ."