Spinks, Leon

Leon Spinks
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Born: 11-Jul-1953
USA
Number of Weight Divisions in which boxer was a World Champion: 1

Leon Spinks - Title Statistics

CHAMPION
OPPONENT
TOTAL
2
3
WBA
1
2
WBC
1
1
IBF
0
0
WBO
0
0

Fights' Stats

World Boxing Association
Cruiserweight
1986-03-22
MUHAMMAD QAWI Dwight
SPINKS Leon
Technical Knockout 6/15
Reno, USA
Heavyweight
1978-09-15
ALI Muhammad
SPINKS Leon
Unanimous Decision 15/15
New Orleans, USA
1978-02-15
SPINKS Leon
ALI Muhammad
Split Decision 15/15
Las Vegas, USA
World Boxing Council
Heavyweight
1981-06-12
HOLMES Larry
SPINKS Leon
Technical Knockout 3/15
Detroit, USA
1978-02-15
SPINKS Leon
ALI Muhammad
Split Decision 15/15
Las Vegas, USA
Leon Spinks was stripped of the title as he chose to defend against Muhammad Ali instead of Ken Norton, the WBC top contender. The WBC heavyweight title was awarded to Ken Norton, who beat Jimmy Young and became the mandatory challenger.