Leon Spings, one of only five boxers to defeat heavyweight boxing legend Mohamed Ali. Died at the age of 67 years
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Spinks, Olympic Games gold medalist A 1976 light heavyweight at Montreal made a name, defeating Ali in two World Boxing Championships (WBC) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) titles. Wed. 1978, even weight-bearing But they missed Ali in the match seven months later, with Leon is also the brother of Michael Spings, who is world champion and equally famous for beating Larry. Holmes
Spink family Reported on Dec. 2019 that “Lo Yai” was hospitalized from prostate cancer. That escalated to the bladder before on February 7, Brenda Glourspinks, his wife, had announced that the great fighter had passed away peacefully. For Leon had a record for all wins. 26 (14 KO) loses 17 and draws 1 after hanging unaccounted for in financial problems. With his savings to travel across the United States, Leon has three sons, his son Corry, who has risen to the title of Welterweight World Champion, and two other sons have all done professional boxing.
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