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Leon Spinks, who famously upset Muhammad Ali in 1978 to win the heavyweight championship, died Friday night at age 67.

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Boxing legend Leon Spinks has passed away at the age of 67.

Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dead at 67

Leon Spinks Was Nutty But Someone You Could Never Get Angry At, Top Rank CEO Says 02/07/21 AT 5:22 AM Muhammad Ali (R) and Leon Spinks (L) exchange punches during the WBA Heavyweight Title fight September 15, 1978 Photo: Getty Images | Focus on Sport KEY POINTS Spinks rose to fame when he defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 Promoter Bob Arum describes him as "nutty" but someone people couldnt help but love Boxing Hall of Famer Leon Spinks, best known for shocking the world when he defeated Mu...

February 7, 2021, 1:07 am Leon Spinks, who has died aged 67 in Henderson, Nevada, would never reach the same stratospheric heights again as when he defeated Muhammad Ali (AP) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Leon Spinks flashed a broad grin, exposing the prominent gap in his front teeth, then raised a weary arm skyward...

In this VladTV Flashback from 2020, Larry Holmes started out by speaking about his fights against Leon Spinks and Ronaldo Snipes, and then he trans...

Leon Spinks, the former boxing champ who famously upset of Muhammad Ali in 1978, called the suburbs home after his days in the ring were over.

Booker T Reveals He What It Would Take For One More Match Posted By: Ben Kerin on Feb 07, 2021 During the most recent episode of his podcast Booker T revealed he would be interested in coming out of retirement for a match against Triple H in Saudi Arabia: “If Booker T vs. Triple went down, it would have to be in Saudi [Arabia] because [WWE] are passing out big checks [to wrestle there],” Booker T said. “For me to get in the ring, the situation would have to be right. I would ...

Leon Spinks, who beat Muhammad Ali to claim the world heavyweight title in 1978, dies at the age of 67.