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1 day ago · Leonard started boxing at the Palmer Park Recreation Center in 1969. His older brother, Roger, started boxing first. Roger helped start the boxing program, urging the center's director, Ollie Dunlap, to form a team. Dave Jacobs, a former boxer, and Janks Morton volunteered as boxing coaches.
- Marvin Hagler
Ahead of both Aaron Pryor and Leon Spinks, officials also...
- Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former...
- Leonard Vs. Durán III
Reigning WBC super middleweight champion "Sugar" Ray Leonard...
- Roger Leonard
Leonard turned professional in 1978. He regularly fought on...
- Angelo Dundee
Angelo Dundee (born Angelo Mirena; August 30, 1921 –...
- Lineal Championship
Muhammad Ali is the only three-time lineal heavyweight...
- Donny Lalonde
Donny Lalonde (born March 12, 1960) is a retired...
- Wilfred Benítez
Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an...
- Marvin Hagler
3 days ago · Lewis was the seventh Olympic gold medallist to become world heavyweight champion after Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, and Michael Spinks.
Sep 9, 2024 · He continued to win and competed as a member of the U.S. national boxing team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics with his brother Leon Spinks. He won the gold medal by defeating Rufat Lisztiev of the Soviet Union in the final, and recorded an amateur record of 93 wins, 7 losses, and 35 KOs.
1 day ago · After the Botha fight, Holyfield said he was interested in fighting either Vitali Klitschko, the current WBC champion, or his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko.
Sep 16, 2024 · The hero of a single night who won against the indisputable Muhamet Ali, then followed a life characterized by confusion and misfortune. The heavyweight champion in v. 1978 and winner of the gold medal at the Montreal Olympics (1976), however, he did not manage to hold the title for long, no more than 7 months.
Sep 16, 2024 · How Burton, a former boxer who in his youth sparred with to-be greats such as Leon Spinks before his conviction, found himself in Durango is itself a serendipitous story. One that starts with a...
2 days ago · In 1978 he lost his title to Leon Spinks, a novice boxer with an Olympic gold medal but only seven professional fights to his credit. Seven months later Ali regained the championship with a 15-round victory over Spinks.
