Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II, billed as Battle of New Orleans, was a professional boxing match contested on September 15, 1978, in New Orleans for...

4, 2016. Muhammad Ali, The Glory Years, Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo, p. 258. The Last Flight of the Butterfly: Remembering Ali vs Spinks II Archived April...

indoor boxing match in US history, surpassing the record set by Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II in 1978. In the immediate post-fight press conference, Álvarez...

official attendance of 73,126, it was reported to have surpassed Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II as the most-attended boxing event at an indoor venue in U.S...

Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as "The Last Hurrah!", was a professional boxing bout contested on October 2, 1980, in Las Vegas for the WBC and...

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...

(October 1, 1975) Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki: 1,400,000,000 worldwide viewers (June 26, 1976) Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II: 2,000,000,000 worldwide...

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title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him. He is best known for his fights with Muhammad Ali, in which Norton won the first...

boxing trainer and cornerman. Internationally known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960–1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including...

Tyson won the other two championships to become the first fighter since Leon Spinks to be an undisputed world heavyweight champion. Holyfield came up through...

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...

Saad Muhammad v López II, round eight". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2016. Carbert, Michael (2016-07-13). "July 13, 1980: Muhammad vs Lopez II". The...

sang the United States national anthem before the rematch between Ali and Leon Spinks on September 15, 1978. List of undisputed boxing champions Notable...

heavyweight champion after Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, and Michael Spinks. He holds the distinction of being the...

(who beat Ingemar Johansson in their 1960 rematch) and Muhammad Ali (who defeated Leon Spinks in their 1978 rematch). It would be the only loss in Bowe's...

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Louisiana on the undercard of Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II. After the fight, Scott spelled out his issues with Murad Muhammad and discussed working with...

Superdome hosted the 1978 Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II fight some called "The Ali rematch" where Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks in front of a crowd of...

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Michael Spinks, fought such fighters as Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Trevor Berbick, Leon Spinks and, most notably, Muhammad Ali. Gerry...

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...

boxing referee: On March 18, 1983, Hazzard refereed the Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi world light-heavyweight championship unification bout, held...

boxing attendance to be expected indoors. The previous record was Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch which gathered 63,000 fans at the New Orleans Superdome...

second-highest-rated episode of the show for that year, behind only the Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch. The game was held at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel...

of them, including some future professional world champions such as Leon Spinks (a three-rounds points loss on Saturday, June 15, 1974), Trevor Berbick...

Leon Spinks of their title; instead of facing Ken Norton in a mandatory defence of the title, Spinks opted instead to pursue a rematch with Muhammad Ali...

promoter, Lucien Chen, as a mediator, to propose a $1 million fight against Leon Spinks. "I envisioned a fight that would be attended by the two presidents,...