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Leon Spinks was born on 11 July, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., is an American boxer (1953–2021). Discover Leon Spinks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 11 July, 1953
Birthday 11 July
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death 5 February, 2021
Died Place Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Leon Spinks Height, Weight & Measurements

At 67 years old, Leon Spinks height is 6 ft 1 in and Weight Cruiserweight Heavyweight.

Physical Status
Height 6 ft 1 in
Weight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
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Who Is Leon Spinks's Wife?

His wife is Brenda Spinks (m. 2011), Betty Spinks (m. 1988–2004), Nova Spinks

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Wife Brenda Spinks (m. 2011), Betty Spinks (m. 1988–2004), Nova Spinks
Sibling Not Available
Children Cory Spinks, Darrell Spinks

Leon Spinks Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Leon Spinks worth at the age of 67 years old? Leon Spinks’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from United States. We have estimated Leon Spinks's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Boxer

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1953

Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995.

1973

Leon served in the United States Marine Corps from 1973 to 1976, rising to the rank of corporal.

He was stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and was on the Marine Corps Boxing Team.

1974

The first was bronze at the inaugural 1974 World Championships, followed by silver at the 1975 Pan American Games, and gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics; the latter alongside his brother Michael Spinks, who won middleweight gold.

Spinks won three consecutive national AAU light heavyweight championships from 1974 to 1976, the first of which came against future champion Michael Dokes.

He was serving in the Marine Corps at the time.

1976

Spinks won the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

He defeated Abdel Latif Fatihi, Anatoliy Klimanov, Ottomar Sachse, and Janusz Gortat en route to the final, where he defeated Sixto Soria to win the gold.

Spinks finished his amateur career with a record of 178–7 with 133 knockouts.

1977

Spinks debuted professionally on January 15, 1977, in Las Vegas, Nevada, beating Bob Smith by knockout in five rounds.

His next fight was in Liverpool, England, where he beat Peter Freeman by a first-round knockout.

Later, he saw an improvement in opposition quality, when he fought Pedro Agosto of Puerto Rico and knocked him out in round one.

He then fought Scott LeDoux to a draw and defeated Italian champion Alfio Righetti in a decision.

1978

In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a split decision, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

Spinks was later stripped of the WBC title for facing Ali in an unapproved rematch seven months later, which he lost by a unanimous decision.

Besides being heavyweight champion and his characteristic gap-toothed grin (due to losing two and later all four of his front teeth), Spinks gained notoriety for the disaster which befell his career following his loss to Ali.

At the time a lower-ranked contender, he made history on February 15, 1978, by decisively beating Muhammad Ali on a 15-round split decision, that was in actuality fairly one-sided, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Spinks won the world heavyweight title in his eighth professional fight, the shortest span in history.

The aging Ali had expected an easy fight, but he was out-boxed by Spinks, who did not tire throughout the bout and had Ali ready to fall in the last seconds of the fight.

It was one of the few occasions when Ali left the ring with a bruised and puffy face.

The victory over Ali was the peak of Spinks's career.

He was the only man to take a title from Muhammad Ali in the ring, as Ali's other losses were non-title contests or bouts where Ali was the challenger.

Spinks's gap-toothed grin was featured on the cover of the February 19, 1978 issue of Sports Illustrated.

However, Spinks was stripped of his world title by the WBC for refusing to defend it against Ken Norton, instead agreeing to a return bout against Ali to defend his WBA crown.

The title, stripped from Spinks, was then awarded to Norton.

His second match with Ali, at the Louisiana Superdome on September 15, 1978, went badly for Spinks.

A now-in-shape Ali—with better, sharper tactics—rarely lost control, winning back his title by a unanimous fifteen-round decision.

Ali regained the title, becoming the first three-time lineal heavyweight champion.

Spinks was never given a rematch; Ali retired after the fight (although he came out of retirement a few years later to fight Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick).

1979

Spinks's next fight, his only one in 1979, was at Monte Carlo, where he was knocked out in the first round by future WBA world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee.

In the following fight, Spinks defeated former world title challenger and European title holder Alfredo Evangelista by a knockout in round 5.

He then fought to a draw in with Eddie López, scored a knockout over Kevin Isaac in May, and, in October, beat the WBC's top-ranked challenger, Bernardo Mercado, by a knockout in round nine on the undercard of Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes.

His strong performance against Mercado earned Spinks a title match against Larry Holmes.

1981

However, he did challenge once more for the WBC heavyweight title in 1981 (losing to Larry Holmes by TKO in the third round), and the WBA cruiserweight title in 1986 (losing to Dwight Muhammad Qawi by TKO in the sixth round).

As an amateur, Spinks won numerous medals in the light heavyweight division.

In Spinks's only fight in 1981, on June 12 and what would be his last opportunity to win the heavyweight title, he took multiple punches without responding in the third round and the referee stopped the fight.

It was Spinks's last heavyweight bout for years, as he began boxing in the cruiserweight division.

He beat contender Ivy Brown by a decision in ten rounds, and gained a decision against former and future title challenger Jesse Burnett in twelve rounds.

1986

Spinks also had a brief career as a professional wrestler from 1986, 1990 to 1993.

1992

He mainly worked for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and holding the FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship in 1992.