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Leon Spinks, who shocked the boxing world with his 1978 defeat of Muhammad Ali to claim the heavyweight championship, died Friday in Henderson, Nev. He was
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Leon Spinks guffawed through the trademark gap in his front teeth and shouted: ‘Thank God for that, man. There’s still some people out there not too happy that I beat Muhammad Ali.’
Then, just in case it had slipped our minds, he reminded us: ‘I am the only man ever to beat The Greatest when he was the world heavyweight champion.’
That he was in life, since the other times Ali lost his championship came with officialdom stripping him outside the ring.
That Neon Leon remains in death, untimely suffered this weekend from prostate cancer at only 67.
Spinks rocked Ali and the boxing world on to its feet with his famous victory in 1978