Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks was a professional boxing match contested on February 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight...
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Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II, billed as Battle of New Orleans, was a professional boxing match contested on September 15, 1978, in New Orleans for the...
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undercard of Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes. His strong performance against Mercado earned Spinks a title match against Larry Holmes. In Spinks's only fight...
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retrieved July 18, 2021 Diaz, Greydy (September 12, 2018). "The day Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks in a 15-round rematch for a historic third heavyweight title"...
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Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as "The Last Hurrah!", was a professional boxing bout contested on October 2, 1980, in Las Vegas for the WBC and...
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Retrieved 2022-03-20. "Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10. "Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard - BoxRec"...
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Superman vs. Muhammad Ali is an oversize celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978. The 72-page book features Superman teaming up with the heavyweight...
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straight right hand, "The Spinks Jinx", Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight...
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boxing career, stating that he was inspired to convert by Muhammad Ali's conversion. Saad Muhammad had a relatively short amateur career, consisting of only...
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Ron Lyle (section Lyle vs. Ali)
challenged unsuccessfully for the world heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975. Known for his punching power, crowd-pleasing fighting style...
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Anthony Joshua (section Joshua vs. Cornish)
boxing attendance to be expected indoors. The previous record was Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch which gathered 63,000 fans at the New Orleans Superdome...
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Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki, billed as The War of the Worlds, was a fight between American professional boxer Muhammad Ali and Japanese professional...
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since Leon Spinks in 1978. However, while Tyson was the sanctioning bodies’ champion, he had not garnered universal recognition as champion. Spinks had...
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Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi, billed as "The Brawl for it All", was a professional boxing match contested on March 18, 1983 for the Undisputed...
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second-highest-rated episode of the show for that year, behind only the Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch. The game was held at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel...
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June 4, 2016. Muhammad Ali, The Glory Years, Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo, p. 258. The Last Flight of the Butterfly: Remembering Ali vs Spinks II Archived...
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Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers was a professional boxing match contested on September 29, 1977, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. The fight...
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record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in a 1985 upset. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year but made repeated comebacks...
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Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks, billed as A Tribute to Joe Louis was a professional boxing match contested on June 12, 1981, for the WBC heavyweight title...
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Ken Norton in June 1978, following Leon Spinks' vacating of WBC title in order to have a rematch against Muhammad Ali. He was also one win away from tying...
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Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young was a professional boxing match contested on April 30, 1976, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Ali won the bout...
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Kubrat Pulev (section Pulev vs. Dimitrenko, Ustinov)
boxing attendance to be expected indoors. The previous record was Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch which gathered 63,000 fans at the New Orleans Superdrome...
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official attendance of 73,126, it was reported to have surpassed Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II as the most-attended boxing event at an indoor venue in U...
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Ken Norton (section Norton vs. Ali I, II)
title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him. He is best known for his fights with Muhammad Ali, in which Norton won the first...
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defense, then-undisputed heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali had already agreed to face the winner of the Leon Spinks–Alfio Righetti fight that was scheduled...
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Tyson won the other two championships to become the first fighter since Leon Spinks to be an undisputed world heavyweight champion. Holyfield came up through...
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Michael Spinks, fought such fighters as Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Trevor Berbick, Leon Spinks and, most notably, Muhammad Ali. Gerry...
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Angelo Dundee (section Career with Muhammad Ali)
boxing trainer and cornerman. Internationally known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960–1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including...
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boxing attendance to be expected indoors. The previous record was Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks rematch which gathered 63,000 fans at the New Orleans Superdrome...
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Joe Frazier (section Relationship with Muhammad Ali)
sang the United States national anthem before the rematch between Ali and Leon Spinks on September 15, 1978. List of undisputed boxing champions Notable...
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