Leon Spinks
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Leon Spinks (born on July 11, 1953) is an American boxer. He won the world heavyweight championship. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics in the boxing category. He became a professional boxer. In his eighth bout he won the heavyweight championship from Muhammad Ali. In his first defense, he lost the title back to Ali.[1]
Spinks continued boxing with little success after that. He fought Larry Holmes for the heavyweight title in 1981, but lost. He also fought for the cruiserweight championship, but he lost that fight, too. He stopped fighting in 1995.
He is the brother of boxer Michael Spinks and the father of boxer Cory Spinks.
References [change]
- ↑ "Leon Spinks". BoxRec.com. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=262&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Leon Spinks at Wikimedia Commons- Boxing Record
Media related to | Preceded by Muhammad Ali |
Heavyweight boxing champion Feb 15, 1978 –Sept 15, 1978 |
Succeeded by Muhammad Ali |
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