Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks was a professional boxing match contested on February 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight...

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...

undercard of Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes. His strong performance against Mercado earned Spinks a title match against Larry Holmes. In Spinks's only fight...

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...

retrieved July 18, 2021 Diaz, Greydy (September 12, 2018). "The day Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks in a 15-round rematch for a historic third heavyweight title"...

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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...

boxing career, stating that he was inspired to convert by Muhammad Ali's conversion. Saad Muhammad had a relatively short amateur career, consisting of only...

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...

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight...

Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, billed as The War of the Worlds, was a fight between American professional boxer Muhammad Ali and Japanese professional...

challenged unsuccessfully for the world heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975. Known for his punching power, crowd-pleasing fighting style...

Ken Norton in June 1978, following Leon Spinks' vacating of WBC title in order to have a rematch against Muhammad Ali. He was also one win away from tying...

Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi, billed as "The Brawl for it All", was a professional boxing match contested on March 18, 1983 for the Undisputed...

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

Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers was a professional boxing match contested on September 29, 1977, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. The fight...

June 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...

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...

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...

Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young was a professional boxing match contested on April 30, 1976, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Ali won the bout...

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 Superdrome...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 Superdrome...

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

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...

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

(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...