Comments Thread For: Leon Spinks, 67-Years-Old, Passes Away After Long Battle With Cancer

[P4Pdunny]

Rest up champ

[VislorTurlough]

Rest In Peace, Champ

[Tecnoworld]

Another legend that is no more. R.I.P. and please spar with Ali over there.

[jonnyc420]

This is some sad news, RIP champ.

[takenotes]

Rest up champ

[hitmanjosh]

Champ I still have memories of you in Detroit

I also have the photo of you and a group of us while you were pigging out on a Cobo Area hot dog at the fights! Leon being Leon

[Boxingfanatic75]

RIP champ....

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I remember watching him fight live back in the 70s. It was Ali vs Spinks 1978 that made me realise that boxing was my favourite sport. Rest in power champ

The first fight was a lot better than people remember. Think it may have got Ring Magazine FOTY. It was definitely upset of the year. Both guys were running on empty in that 15th round but just kept on exchanging.

[1Eriugenus]

New Orleans 1978. Neon Leon rocked the world. Whatever else happened since, he achieved something great, something monstrous. All of us, pushing keys, we got no idea what it must mean to truly make history!

[1Eriugenus]

I've heard conspiracy theorists say Ali lent Leon the title just to become 3 time H/W champion. Look at R15 & Ali is doing everything to try to get a last minute KO. No way at all he wants to 'lend out' that title. Leon took it on merit.