'Neon' Leon Spinks and the bright lights
Leon Spinks’ six-month bender did little to help his chances of beating Muhammad Ali in their New Orleans rematch, writes Steve Bunce IN the minutes before the ring walk a gathering of desperate souls tried their best to act like they had a clue what was going on. They stood in a dressing room, knowing that out there, down the corridor, 63,350 people had packed the New Orleans Superdome to watch the rematch between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks; the fans were chanting and booing and drinking. A model stripped at ringside, Rocky took applause. It was heavyweight boxing’s maddest sideshow.
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