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	Leon Spinks
		The lightest Heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, was born on July 11, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri.
		Spinks is known for his eighth bout in his career, which was against one of the all time greats, Muhammad Ali.
		Spinks was the first Heavyweight boxer to beat Ali on February 15, 1978.
	www.wvu.edu /~physed/blacksports/fall2002/leonspinks.htm (235 words)

	Leon Spinks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		After that, Spinks was ranked number one among the world's Heavyweight challengers, and he made history on February 15 of 1978, by beating Muhammad Ali by a decision in 15 in Las Vegas to become the fastest guy ever to win the world's Heavyweight crown when he became champion in only his sixth fight.
		Spinks was known to be a party animal during his period as world Heavyweight champion, always enjoying the night life and in the company of multiple women.
		Spinks was stripped of his world title by the WBC for refusing to defend his title against their #1 ranked contender (Ken Norton).
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Leon_Spinks (927 words)

	Michael Spinks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The fight was broadcast by HBO Boxing, and, according to the book The Ring: Boxing In The 20th Century, Spinks had a very tough moment to overcome before it even started: His daughter asked him, while he was in his dressing room, if her mother would come to watch the fight.
		Spinks was floored in round eight, but he got up and won a 15 round majority decision to become the undisputed world Light Heavyweight champion.
		Spinks knocked out Cooney in five rounds, and, after Mike Tyson had unified the Heavyweight belts (including Spinks' IBF belt, which Tyson took away with a twelve round decision over Tucker, who had become world champion when he beat James Buster Douglas), fans started clamoring for a superfight between them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Spinks (907 words)

	Riches to rags - The Boston Globe
		Leon, the eldest, was murdered in St. Louis in 1993.
		Spinks wants his epitaph to read ''a hell of a fighter." But after he lost the so-called ''Battle of New Orleans" to Ali, he became progressively mortal in the ring.
		Spinks, who was arrested in April 1978 for cocaine possession, is told that the public perception of him is that he partied away the nearly $5 million he made from fighting.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/boxing/articles/2005/12/21/riches_to_rags (2635 words)

	LEON SPINKS FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinks, who was born in St._Louis, had a stellar amateur boxing career.
		Spinks, hence, would be the last undisputed Heavyweight Champion until the emergence of Mike_Tyson.
		Spinks would continue to come into fights out of shape, and would never again be as effective as he was in the first Ali fight, and is thus regarded by some as the worst Heavyweight Champion of all time.
	www.redabacus.com /Leon_Spinks (1017 words)

	In Her Honor Index
		Spinks would fight again for the heavyweight title in 1981, but he was no match for Larry Holmes, who knocked him out in the third round.
		Spinks would return to the ring in 1991, but it was against a collection of bums with losing records looking to fight a name.
		Spinks was well into his downward spiral when he moved down in weight to fight Qawi for the 190-pound title in March 1986.
	members.cox.net /prizefighter/fighter/leon.html (1925 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - This time, crazy one in ring isn't a Spinks - Thursday December 11, 2003 5:04PM
		Leon Spinks, of course, played that role well for many years, flashing his gap-toothed grin and partying his way through millions of dollars after upsetting Muhammad Ali to briefly hold the heavyweight title.
		If the southpaw Spinks is going to spoil those parties, he will have to use all the discipline his father never had and hope to turn the fight into a boxing contest.
		Spinks is 31-2, but has only 10 knockouts and is generally not regarded as much of a punching threat.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/more/12/11/bc.box.mayorga.spinks.ap (702 words)

	icWales - Boxing: Leon Spinks - Joe who? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even so, Spinks does have some sympathy with the plight of the Calzaghes of the boxing world, Joe's latest blow coming after US TV giants Showtime announced they won't be screening his bout with Glencoffe Johnson on June 5.
		It is widely thought Spinks hardly trained for his rematch with Ali a year later and he never fully recovered despite a succession of comebacks.
		So Spinks' dismissal of Calzaghe as a champion can't be blamed on his failure to keep in touch with the current boxing scene.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0700sports/1200sportsroundup/tm_objectid=14158271&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=boxing--leon-spinks---joe-who--name_page.html (1335 words)

	USATODAY.com - Cory Spinks carries on legacy of dad, uncle despite adversity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinks, nicknamed "Next Generation," is the son of former heavyweight champ Leon Spinks and nephew of former heavyweight and light heavyweight champ Michael Spinks, both 1976 Olympic gold medalists.
		Leon Spinks had a one-hit wonder career — an astonishing 15-round title win against Muhammad Ali in just his eighth pro fight, 25 years ago — but he became a household name after the upset and instantly recognizable because of a goofy, gap-toothed grin.
		Spinks' uncle had a more substantial career: a 31-1 record and 1994 election to the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a former undisputed light heavyweight champ and the first 175-pound titlist to win the heavyweight crown, when he beat Larry Holmes in 1985.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2003-12-11-spinks-cover_x.htm (1960 words)

	Spinks Feb. 2001 Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The loss - in a 15-round fight that Spinks still believes he won, although the scoring was one-sided for Ali - made his championship reign the shortest in heavyweight history.
		Spinks scored a great upset in beating Ali in only his eighth pro fight, but his career record was only 24-15-3, 14 knockouts.
		These days, 48-year-old Leon Spinks lives in a small apartment in a lower-income section of suburban Carol Stream with his wife, Betty, son Tommy, 28, and 12-year-old grandson, Leon III.
	linux.tc3net.com /daclmi/lsnews.html (558 words)

	ESPN.com: BOXING - Spinks takes Mayorga's titles
		Spinks kept Mayorga turning in the fourth, and the frustrated favorite's rushes started to become wilder and more amateurish as the round wore on.
		Calling Spinks to him to stand and fight, Mayorga was pulling all his tricks out of the bag to get "The Next Generation" into a brawl.
		Spinks opened up his offensive attack in the tenth, and the pro-Mayorga crowd started to "ooh" and "aah" with every Spinks flurry.
	espn.go.com /boxing/news/2003/1213/1685804.html (628 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| Briefs
		CORY Spinks, the son of former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, took the IBF welterweight title from Italian Michele Piccirillo with a unanimous decision on Saturday.
		The 25-year-old Spinks, who improved to 31- 2, raised his hands in triumph well before the scores were announced, and he broke into tears when he was given the IBF world championship belt.
		Leon Spinks earned short-lived glory in February 1978 when he stunned Mohamed Ali, winning the world heavyweight title in a unanimous decision.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/631/sp5.htm (995 words)

	Doghouse Boxing
		In 1978, Leon was 6-0-1 as a professional and was only a year and a half removed from his Olympic Gold Medal win in Montreal, as a light heavyweight.
		Spinks had no experience at such a high level and had been held to a draw by Scott Le Doux in one of his previous outings.
		Spinks’ bravely went ahead with the fight and despite being floored in the eighth, came on to take another decision victory.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /News/Gray/Gray040504.htm (751 words)

	USATODAY.com - Spinks wins decision over Judah despite late knockdown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinks (No. 1 USA TODAY, 33-2) dropped Judah (No. 7, 30-2) to the seat of his pants in the 11th round with a left hand, seemingly putting the fight away, but Judah did not give up.
		Spinks was badly hurt and wobbly as he got up, but Judah inexplicably didn't jump on him immediately.
		Spinks admitted he lost a little focus in the final round, believing he was well ahead on the scorecards.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2004-04-10-klitschko-spinks_x.htm (693 words)

	Spinks stuns heavily favored Mayorga - Boxing - MSNBC.com
		Spinks, the son of former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, won a decision.
		Spinks (32-2), using the perfect gameplan for a boxer against a slugger, weaved and bobbed and stuck his jab in Mayorga’s face all night.
		The southpaw Spinks had a gameplan, though, and was determined to stick to it.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3706523 (881 words)

	Unofficial Leon Spinks Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leon Spinks took a gold medal in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, but has ever maintained that brother Michael's gold at that Olympics was more important to him.
		With 7 pro fights, Leon was granted a shot at the heavyweight championship, and won.
		In 2000, Michael Spinks was reportedly arrested for domestic abuse.
	linux.tc3net.com /daclmi/leon.html (360 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		When the last stick of dynamite had been detonated by Leon Spinks in the light heavyweight class, the young team many experts thought would be outslugged by East Europeans and Cubans had walked off with five gold medals.
		Spinks, a 23-year-old Marine Corps corporal from St. Louis, mixed it with Soria right from the beginning, knocking him down with a vicious right five seconds from the end of the opening round.
		Leon Spinks's 20-year-old brother, Mike, also was a walking hand-grenade in his bout with Rufat Riskiev of the Soviet Union.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/07.31.html (619 words)

	Boxing News : Gerbasi : Cory Spinks: His Own Man
		This Saturday though, Spinks (31-2, 11 KOs) is being presented as the sacrificial lamb for wildman and fellow champion Ricardo Mayorga on Don King’s epic pay-per-view event from Atlantic City.
		Another key figure in getting Spinks back into the ring was his mother, who knew that the ring might have been the only way to keep her son from being swallowed up by the streets that took Cory’s older brother Leon Calvin (also a fighter) and one of his best friends.
		And let’s face it, Spinks might not be your cup of tea stylistically, but the kid can box, and he wouldn’t be in the position he’s in if not for his skill level.
	www.maxboxing.com /gerbasi/gerbasi120903.asp (1089 words)

	JS Online: Ex-champ offers poor a fighting chance
		Former world boxing heavyweight champion Leon Spinks and his wife are launching a charitable foundation in Milwaukee aimed at helping ex-offenders and poor single parents who are trying to keep their children on the right track.
		Spinks, the Olympic gold medal boxer who became the heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978, has led a life that has been anything but glamorous.
		Leon Spinks hit a low point in his life when he was holding minimum-wage jobs and struggling with drug and alcohol use.
	www.jsonline.com /news/metro/oct02/89963.asp (595 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Boxing \| 'Neon Leon' hits Wales
		Leon Spinks, the conqueror of Muhammad Ali and the man whose epic partying earned him the epithet 'Neon Leon', has been in Britain on a low-key tour of boxing hot spots Ruislip, Merthyr Tydfil and Liverpool.
		Spinks' remarkable story saw him claim the undisputed heavyweight championship from Ali as a raw 24-year-old who had fought just eight times as a professional.
		Spinks' partying continued unabated and, as his fighting credentials quickly waned, 'Neon Leon' became the butt of a thousand jokes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/3635281.stm (597 words)

	Bitches
		Leon was acquired by Westfall's Bouviers in 1991 from Joop and Annie Pater of the Netherlands.
		Leon's temperament was featured in an article in the February 01, 1993 issue of the BOUVIER NEWS magazine published by the Netherlands Bouvier Club.
		Many untitled dogs that were sired by Leon became the patriarchs or matriarchs of their own families.
	users.wirefire.com /ecw/bitches.htm (591 words)

	Spinks wins by decision (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinks, from St. Louis, took a convincing 10-round decision over Edgar Ruiz of Los Mochis, Mexico, that was far more lopsided than the judges thought at the Peppermill Hotel Casino Friday night.
		Spinks connected on 171-of-532 punches for 32 percent and Ruiz landed 85-of-638.
		Leon Spinks had been expected to be at ringside for the ESPN2 televised fight, but the fighter said his father was unable to get a flight out of Branson, Mo.
	www.rgj.com /cgi-bin/printstory.cgi?publish_date=20001118&story=974614431 (408 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Spinks Leon
		Spinks, Leon (1953-), American boxer, world heavyweight champion in 1978.
		Spinks was born in St Louis, Missouri, and he and his younger brother...
		Ali made a comeback in 1974 by defeating Frazier in January, and he regained the heavyweight title by knocking out the champion, George Foreman, in...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Spinks_Leon.html (101 words)

	RGJ.com - Spinks faces Ruiz at Peppermill
		Leon Spinks’ youngest son said the Spinks name has helped him, but there has to be more than a recognizable last name if a fighter is going to succeed.
		Spinks has a 10-fight winning streak and hasn’t lost since suffering a controversial 12-round decision to Antonio Diaz on a cold night in an outdoor fight at Indio, Calif., Dec. 12, 1988.
		Leon Spinks is expected to be at ringside for the fight.
	www.rgj.com /news/stories/sports/974445061.php (502 words)

	Boxing Monthly
		In 1998, Spinks was 13-0 when he dropped a 12-round split decision to fellow prospect Tonito Diaz on the latter's home turf of Indio, California.
		Spinks doesn't agree, but it was a close fight that underlined the subjectivity of scoring; either you preferred Diaz's constant pressure or Spinks's move-and-jab approach.
		According to Cunningham, Spinks was "wrecked" by the decision.
	www.boxing-monthly.co.uk /content/0407/three.htm (1695 words)

	BBC SPORT \| BOXING \| New Spinks loses on points
		Cory Spinks, son of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, may feel aggrieved after losing a points decision in Italy.
		Spinks, 24, dropped to 29-2 (with 10 knockouts) despite seeming to be in control of the fight from the start.
		Spinks landed many more punches than the Italian, and Piccirillo was warned several times for using his head illegally.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/1929779.stm (262 words)

	New York Daily News - More Sports - Spinks jinx lives on (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spinks earned his IBF title the old-fashioned way, relying upon his boxing skills and ring savvy.
		Spinks (32-2, 11 KOs) called upon all of his boxing talent to overcome the power-punching Mayorga and score a 12-round majority decision at Boardwalk Hall last night.
		When the decision was announced, Spinks, whose brother was murdered and whose mother died of a stroke, was overcome by tears of joy.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/more_sports/story/145784p-128806c.html (648 words)

	Leon Spinks Article on Stuffmagazine.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leon’s hand speed stunned the champ, and Spinks pounded him for 15 rounds en route to a jaw-dropping upset.
		In the seven months before the mandated September rematch with Ali, Leon was arrested four times for offenses such as driving the wrong way on a one-way street and possessing less than two dollars worth of marijuana and cocaine.
		Leon managed to show up for the rematch in New Orleans—which was a mistake.
	www.stuffmagazine.com /articles/html/article_328.html (581 words)

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