Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight...

straight right hand, "The Spinks Jinx", Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight...

with a unanimous decision over Spinks. Confirmed bouts: "Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)". BoxRec.com. "Ali-Spinks Winner Must Face Norton". Observer–Reporter...

Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II, was a professional boxing match contested on September 15, 1978, in New Orleans for the WBA and The Ring heavyweight...

record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in a 1985 upset. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year but made repeated comebacks...

since Leon Spinks in 1978. However, while Tyson was the sanctioning bodies’ champion, he had not garnered universal recognition as champion. Spinks had...

undisputed champion since Leon Spinks in 1978. By mid January 1986 negotiations between King and the other promoters (including Spinks' promoter Butch Lewis)...

career, among which he had beaten former undisputed HW world champion Leon Spinks by 1st round stoppage, lost to Frank Bruno also by stoppage, and was...

John; Shapiro, Ouisie (2013). One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title. Lyons Press. p. 279....

decision. Spinks was a 5 to 1 underdog going into the fight with Mayorga. The judges scored the fight 114–112, 117–109, 114-114, favoring Spinks. Spink's first...

trainer Richie Giachetti, while Spinks' assistant trainer Nelson Brison led his team. Despite many boxing experts expecting Spinks to face a near 50 pound weight...

heavyweights of his era such as Bernardo Mercado, Earnie Shavers, and Leon Spinks. He was ranked in the global top 10 heavyweight boxers by The Ring (in...

split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him. He is best known for his fights with Muhammad...

meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20. "Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10. "Marvin Hagler...

chairman of the AAU Boxing Commission prior to the fight. After defeating Leon Spinks to regain the WBA heavyweight title on September 15, 1978, Ali announced...

enough is enough." In February 1978, Ali faced Leon Spinks at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. At the time, Spinks had only seven professional fights to his...

Commonly known Peek-A-Boo fighters include: Joe Hadley Floyd Patterson Leon Spinks José Torres Mike Tyson A southpaw fights with a left-handed fighting...

Jerusalem Leon Sperling (1900–1941), Polish footballer Léon Spilliaert (1881–1946), Belgian painter Leon Spinks (1953–2021), American boxer Leon Sullivan...

of the WBC: When Leon Spinks won the WBA and WBC Heavyweight Championships from Muhammad Ali in 1978, the WBC stripped Leon Spinks of his title. José...

heavyweight champion Leon Spinks by a knockout in round six in 1983. After that, he and Gordon boxed a rematch in Las Vegas, and De León dropped Gordon once...

more fights, including a victory over former world heavyweight titlist Leon Spinks, before accepting a challenge from Olympian Evander Holyfield on July...

Wembley. Sykes prepared for the fight with three weeks of sparring with Leon Spinks in Michigan. The fight was stopped when Sykes was overwhelmed. Gardner...

undisputed heavyweight champion had been Leon Spinks, who won the championship in his 1978 victory over Muhammad Ali. Spinks was stripped of his WBC title later...

emerging as the first undisputed champion (WBA, WBC, and IBF) since Leon Spinks in 1978. The title was split again in 1992 when Riddick Bowe forfeited...

first-round knockout of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks. With exception of the Spinks bout, held at Monte Carlo, the majority of Coetzee's fights...

Recognition of World Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks is withdrawn by the World Boxing Council after Spinks elected to fight Muhammad Ali in a rematch...

Spinks is a surname, and may refer to: Alfred Spinks (1917–1982), British chemist Brett Spinks (b. 1973), Australian athlete in football Charlton Spinks...

champion. He beat Sonny Liston in 1964, George Foreman in 1974, and Leon Spinks in 1978. Floyd Mayweather matched Manny Pacquiao, by winning lineal championships...

to 81 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winners (Leon Spinks of the United States in 1976 and Mate Parlov of Yugoslavia in 1972)....

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