02-07-2021, 11:23 AM
https://news.sky.com/story/leon-spinks-t...7-12211224
A boxer who delivered one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport, Leon Spinks, has died aged 67.
Spinks won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 but went on to shock the boxing world a year and a half later by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth professional fight.
At the time, Ali had won 14 bouts in a row and was one of the most famous men in the world.
In February 1978, just over a year after turning professional, Spinks beat Ali by a judges' split decision in a 15-round fight to take his world crown.
Spinks was not ranked at the time, and was picked because Ali was looking for an easy fight.
R.I.P. Leon Spinks . Given his struggles with cancer, I suppose it shouldn't come as a shock; however, that doesn't make it any less sad.
My condolences to his friends and family.
A boxer who delivered one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport, Leon Spinks, has died aged 67.
Spinks won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 but went on to shock the boxing world a year and a half later by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth professional fight.
At the time, Ali had won 14 bouts in a row and was one of the most famous men in the world.
In February 1978, just over a year after turning professional, Spinks beat Ali by a judges' split decision in a 15-round fight to take his world crown.
Spinks was not ranked at the time, and was picked because Ali was looking for an easy fight.
R.I.P. Leon Spinks . Given his struggles with cancer, I suppose it shouldn't come as a shock; however, that doesn't make it any less sad.
My condolences to his friends and family.
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