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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 b...

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67 By TIM DAHLBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS Published February 7, 2021  In this June 12, 2011, file photo, former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks waves during a Boxing Hall of Fame parade in Canastota, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a public relations firm. He had been battling...