Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, due to cancer. He was 67 years old and is survived by his son Cory and wife Brenda. It is with a heavy heart that FanSided ...

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 ...

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — Leon Spinks, the St. Louis native who went from growing up in the Pruitt Igoe housing project to defeating the legendary Muhammad Ali at the Hilton in Las Vegas for the world ...

(Reuters) - Leon Spinks, the gap-toothed fighter from the St. Louis slums who pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in boxing history in 1978 by defeating Muhammad Ali to take the undisputed ...

Leon Spinks, the former professional boxer best known for defeating the boxing legend Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title, has passed away at 67. Spinks’ publicist confirmed that he died ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. Spinks lost his five-year battle with ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks died on Friday at 67 following a five-year battle with multiple cancers. Spinks (26-17-3, 14 KOs), who won Olympic gold in 1976, went on to upset ...