Spinks’ 31 rounds as a pro just exceeded the 30 rounds Ali fought in his last two bouts. His level of opposition was suspect at best and he struggled against his two best opponents in Scott LeDoux (D ...

Leon Spinks, who scored one of boxing’s greatest upsets when he defeated Muhammad Ali to capture the heavyweight championship in February 1978 but lost his crown in a rematch seven months later and ...

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 ...

Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world with his 1978 defeat of Muhammad Ali to claim the heavyweight championship, died Friday in Henderson, Nev. He was 67. His death was announced by the public ...

“In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the newspapers in one of two ways: crime—or boxing.” Such begins the synopsis for boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard’s 2012 ...

I was a senior at Kirkwood High School, had been accepted to all the colleges I applied to and the Pioneers were on a win streak that would carry us to the Final Four of the state tournament. Oh, and ...

Leon Spinks, the boxing legend who upset Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title in 1978, has died. He was 67. Spinks died on Friday night with his wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, by his side after a ...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn is starkly reminiscent of Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks I in 1978 - an all-time great in the twilight of his career defending his title against an untested rookie. Spinks ...

Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world with his 1978 defeat of Muhammad Ali to claim the heavyweight championship, died Friday in Henderson, Nev. He was 67. His death was announced by the public ...

Las Vegas — 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 ...