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6 de feb. de 2021 · Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67, according to a statement from his publicist.
7 de feb. de 2021 · 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 ...
7 de feb. de 2021 · Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who once beat Muhammad Ali, died Friday night with wife at his side after a five-year fight with cancer, a spokesperson said in a statement. He was 67.
Leon Spinks nació en el año 1953, en St. Louis, Missouri, Estados Unidos. Tuvo una carrera formidable como púgil amateur. Durante ese tiempo también fue un miembro estable de los cuerpos de marines de los EEUU. Como boxeador amateur, ganó la medalla de oro en los pesos semi pesados durante las Olimpíadas de 1976 en Montreal, igual que su ...
Leon Spinks (født 11. juli 1953 i St. Louis, Missouri, USA, død 5. februar 2021) var en amerikansk bokser og tidligere verdensmester i sværvægt.. Han vandt en olympisk guldmedalje i boksning i letsværvægt under OL i 1976.. Spinks skrev boksehistorie, da han 15. februar 1978, allerede i sin ottende professionelle kamp vandt verdensmesterskabet i sværvægt ved at besejre en aldrende ...
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. died Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. (AP Photo/File) FILE - In this Feb. 15, 1978, file photo, Leon Spinks, right, connects with a right hook to Muhammad Ali, during the late rounds of their championship fight in Las Vegas.
20 de may. de 2024 · Leon Spinks, American boxer who won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and was the world heavyweight champion in 1978. He and Michael Spinks became the first brothers to win gold medals in the same sport at the same Olympics and, as professional champions, the first brothers in boxing history to win world titles.
