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Leon Spinks Visual 1 edition published in in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide. Audience Level. Related Identities. Associated Subjects. Leon Spinks American boxer. English 21 Chinese 1 Italian 1. The title, stripped from Spinks, was then awarded to Norton.

Spinks was the last undisputed heavyweight champion until the arrival of Mike Tyson. A now in shape Ali rarely lost control, winning back his title by a unanimous fifteen-round decision.

Ali regained the title, becoming the first three-time heavyweight champion. Spinks's next fight, his only one in , was at Monte Carlo , where he was knocked out in the round one by future WBA world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee. In the following fight, Spinks defeated former world title challenger and European title holder Alfredo Evangelista by a knockout in round 5. His strong performance against Mercado earned Spinks a title match against Larry Holmes. In Spinks' only fight in , and what would be his last chance opportunity at the heavyweight title, he lost by a TKO in the 3rd round at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on June 12th.

It was Spinks' last heavyweight bout for years, as he began boxing in the cruiserweight division. He beat contender Ivy Brown by a decision in ten rounds, and a gained a decision against former and future title challenger Jesse Burnett in twelve rounds. When his brother Michael Spinks defeated Larry Holmes in a controversial upset for the IBF heavyweight championship in , they became the first brothers to have held world heavyweight championships.

They kept the distinction until the Klitschko brothers also achieved it a decade later. In the s Leon Spinks competed in several boxer vs. Qawi had been defeated by Michael Spinks three years earlier for his WBC light heavyweight championship.

During the fight, Qawi taunted Spinks as he beat him mercilessly in a corner. Spinks boxed for another eight years with mixed results. In he lost a bout by KO to John Carlo, the first time a former heavyweight champion had lost to a boxer making his pro debut. Spinks retired at age 42, after losing an 8 round decision to Fred Houpe in , who was coming off a seventeen-year hiatis.

During the s, Spinks worked for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling , winning its world title in In the late s, Spinks was a headliner on year-round, touring autograph shows. Spinks was later brought into Extreme Championship Wrestling by promoter Paul Heyman as part of the buildup of Taz as a legitimate fighter, but according to Mick Foley nothing was ever made of the appearance, as Spinks' lone appearance at an ECW show resulted in him vomiting in a drunken stupor.

In Spinks was featured as part of the documentary Facing Ali , in which notable former opponents of Ali speak about how fighting Ali changed their lives.

As of , Spinks lives in Columbus, Nebraska. He told a reporter his life is "comfortable", and that he keeps a low profile. Having trawled through all manner of odd-jobs — the most notable being a greeter at the Chicago restaurant owned by Hall of Fame American football coach Mike Ditka — Spinks now earns a living at his local McDonalds between working for the YMCA and running an after-school program for the youth of Nebraska.

He loves being a hero to them and he also still loves working a room. His son, Cory Spinks , held the undisputed welterweight title and was the International Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight champion in — Boxing Wiki Explore. Wiki Content.

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Biography portal United States Marine Corps portal. Retrieved July 27, London: dailymail. Retrieved Even at that time, Spinks was small for a heavyweight at 6-foot-1 and pounds, but he made up for his size with bad intentions by throwing punches in bunches.

And he did in those first few fights. Following the TKO in his debut, Spinks knocked out his next three opponents in the first round. It took him three rounds to knock out Bruce Scott in his fifth fight.

Spinks next won a unanimous decision in a round fight over Alfio Righetti to improve his record to Two months before Spinks defeated Righetti, Ali had a brutal round fight with the sledgehammer hitting Earnie Shavers. Ali buckled several times during the fight from devastating blows. But Ali dug deep and rallied behind a historic 15th round and solidified the unanimous decision. Ken Norton, who Ali had already fought three times, was next in line for a title shot.

But Ali, still weary from his bout with Shavers, wanted a less taxing next opponent. Enter Spinks with only seven professional fights and an unimpressive victory in his previous bout. Although it was a huge name in Ali, and Spinks was coming off the Olympics, which usually meant gold in those days, it was a hard sell and only one network, CBS, bid for the television rights. But on Feb. Unfortunately, winning that title came with a cost, and Spinks began to pay dearly.

A month after the fight, Spinks was stripped of his WBC title for refusing to defend it against Norton. He instead agreed to fight Ali in a rematch and defend his WBA title.

Before the rematch in September , Spinks went on a spending spree that included cars, houses, jewelry and the hiring of bodyguard Laurence Tureaud, best known as Mr. Spinks had to deal with other pressures associated with fame, such as conflicting advice from family members and associates and the new demands on his time.

He also had several issues with the law. With the money also came a different focus for the rematch. A rejuvenated Ali, who gave Spinks a boxing lesson for 15 rounds, regained his crown in a unanimous decision. But in the second fight, Ali trained and worked and fought a good fight. A year-old Muhammad Ali right heads back for his corner at the end of a heavyweight title fight with Leon Spinks in New Orleans on Sept. Ali became the first man to win the world heavyweight championship three times with a unanimous decision over Spinks.

The good moments for Spinks following that second Ali fight were few and far between.