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 skywards as he was declared the new world heavyweight champion at the end of just his eighth professional bout.