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  • Leon Spinks, heavyweight boxer who beat Muhammad Ali, dies at age 67

    02/06/2021 7:42:47 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 59 replies
    The Guardian ^ | 02/06/2021
    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 years in Las Vegas, died on Friday night, according to a release from a public relations firm. He had contracted prostate and other cancers. His wife, Brenda Glur Spinks, and a few close friends and other family members were by his side when he died. A much-loved heavyweight with a drinking problem, Spinks beat Ali by decision in a 12-round fight...