2009
Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil
Gatti was found dead in a hotel where he was on vacation with his Brazilian wife, Amanda Rodrigues, and their 10 month old son.
2003
Puerto Columbia, Atlantico, Columbia:
Kermin Guardia won a 12 round UD over Jhon Molina to win the WBO Light-Flyweight Interim Title.
1998 San Antonio, Texas:
Jesse James Leija won a 12 round UD over Azumah Nelson to win the Vacant IBA Lightweight Title.
1996 New York, New York:
Montell Griffin TKO'd Matthew Charleston in the 11th round to win the NABF Light-Heavyweight Title.
Riddick Bowe won in the 7th round when Andrew Golota was DQ'd for Low Blows.
1992 Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Gianfranco Rosi won a 12 round SD over Gilbert Dele to retain the IBF Light-Middleweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Robert Quiroga won a 12 round MD over Jose Ruiz to retain the IBF Super-Flyweight Title.
1977 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico:
Wilfredo Gomez KO'd Raul Tirado in the 5th round to retain the WBC Super-Bantamweight Title.
1961 London, England:
Terry Downes TKO'd Paul Pender in the 10th round to win the World Middleweight Title.
1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Sugar Ray Robinson won a 15 round UD over Kid Gavilan to retain the World Welterweight Title.
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The fighters he's beaten aren't even household names in their own household.
"Never shall innocent blood be shed. Yet the blood of the wicked shall flow like a river. The three shall spread their blackened wings and be the vengeful striking hammer of god."
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1936- Freddie Steele W 15 Babe Risko, Seattle. Wins NBA & New York world middleweight titles.
1943- Manuel Ortiz KO 7 Joe Robleto, Seattle. Retains world bantamweight title.
1948- Ike Williams KO 6 Beau Jack, Philadelphia. Retains world lightweight title.
1950- Jake LaMotta W 15 Tiberio Mitri, NYC. Retains world middleweight title. Mitri, a substitute for Rocky Graziano makes for a very boring fight.
1961- Terry Downes KO 10 Paul Pender, London. Wins world middleweight title.
1977- Wifredo Gomez KO 5 Raul Tirado, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.
1992- Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Dele, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.
1992- Robert Quiroga W 12 Jose Ruiz, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-flyweight title.
1996- Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe DQ 7 Andrew Golota, NYC. A riot erupts at Madison Square Garden after the fight.
2008- Daniel Santos KO 6 Joachim Alcine, Montreal, Quebec. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.
2009- Tomasz Adamek KO 4 Bobby Gunn, Newark, New Jersey. Retains World Cruiserweight Title.
2009- Felix Sturm W 12 Khoren Gevor, Nuremberg, Germany. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
2009- Cristobal Cruz W 12 Jorge Solis, Tuxla Gutierrez, Mexico. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
2009- Joseph Agbeko W 12 Vic Darchinyan, Sunrise, Florida. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.
Born On This Day
1928: Carl "Bobo" Olson (born in Honolulu, Hawaii)
Olsen was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout losses against Sugar Ray Robinson.
His nickname, Bobo, was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".
Olson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Portuguese mother and a Swedish father, hence his other nickname "The Hawaiian Swede". Like many boxers, Olson decided to take up the sport after getting into fights on the streets. Olson received training from boxers who were stationed in Hawaii during World War II, it was also during this period that he picked up his two trademark tattoos.
Using a fake identity card Olson obtained a boxing licence at the age of 16. He had won his first three contests, two by knockout, before his true age was discovered. During 1945 Olson ran off to San Francisco in order to continue his boxing career. By the time he was 18 he had amassed a record of 13 successive wins (10 by KO). Even at this stage his power and huge reserves of stamina were clear, as was his rather average skill.
The first real test of Olson's career came on March 20, 1950, Olson's record at this point was 40 wins and 2 losses, against the Australian Dave Sands. Olson lost to a close points decision in Sydney. Seven months after this Olson had his first fight against Sugar Ray Robinson, for the lowly regarded Pennsylvania State World Middleweight Title. Olson, who was widely seen as a slow starter, failed to get into the fight, even though Robinson was not having one of his best fights. Olson managed to hold on for 11 rounds before being knocked out. Despite his great record it was clear that Olson was still too inexperienced to be fighting at that level.
A year after his loss to Robinson, Olson managed to get a rematch against Dave Sands. This fight was the first to be televised coast-to-coast in America. However, Sands once again proved too much for Olson, he again won by unanimous decision.
On March 13, 1952 Olson fought Robinson again, this time for the World middleweight title. Robinson, who had lost and regained the title against Randy Turpin in his previous two fights, was looking for an easy fight. However, Olson had improved significantly from their first encounter. Through 10 rounds the fight was neck-and-neck, only a dominant finish by Robinson over the last 5 rounds won him the decision. This would be the only time that Olson lasted the duration against Robinson.
Robinson retired for the first time in December 1952, vacating his middleweight crown. The top four contenders fought a tournament for the title. Olson defeated Paddy Young for the American title to gain the right to fight for the vacant world title, Turpin won the other eliminator against Charley Humez.
The title fight against Turpin took place on October 21, 1953 at Madison Square Garden. Turpin dominated the first four rounds, he almost scored a knockdown in the first, before Olson got a grip on the fight. As the fight progressed Olson took the initiative, he scored knockdowns in the 10th and 11th rounds on the way to a unanimous decision. Following his success Olson was voted Ring magazine's fighter of the year for 1953.
Olson won all seven of his fights in 1954 including defences of his title against such big names as Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois.
In 1955 Olson, who was finding it increasingly difficult to make weight, stepped up to light heavyweight. His first major fight in this category was against former champion Joey Maxim, Olson won the fight easily on points after scoring knockdowns in both the 2nd and 9th rounds. On June 22 Olson challenged 41 year old Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title, a fight that many believed Olson would easily win. However, the "Old Mongoose" was too strong for Olson and won by knockout after only a minute had elapsed of the third round. After this fight Olson began his decline.
Following two walkover wins, Olson put his middleweight title on the line against Robinson, who was once again number 1 contender following his brief retirement, on December 9, 1955. Olson, who entered the fight as a massive favourite, was knocked out in the second round. The rematch, fought five months later at Wrigley Field, ended similarly with Olson going down in the fourth. After this second defeat Olson announced his retirement.
After a year out of the game Olson returned as a heavyweight to fight Maxim again, a fight he won on points. Olson took another year out following a knockout defeat against Pat McMurtry. Whilst initially coming back as a journeyman, despite being only 30, Olson managed to reestablish himself as a contender. On November 27, 1964 he fought José Torres with the winner going on to fight the champion, Willie Pastrano. Olson was knocked out after 2 minutes of the first round. This defeat effectively ended his career, he would only fight again four more times, with his final fight being a defeat to Gene Fullmer's younger brother, Don.
Olson retired with a record of 97 wins (47 by KO), 16 losses, and 2 draws from his 115 professional fights. He went on to work with disaffected youngsters before working as a PR officer for the Teamsters Union. In 1987 he was a Union Elevator Operator in Lancaster, California, working on new construction at the Antelope Valley Medical Center. He would travel home on the weekends. At this point of his life he was slow, but kept the workers entertained with his boxing stories. In the 1990s he lived in Northern California for a time. In his later years Olson suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000.
1953- Leon Spinks (born in St. Louis, Missouri)
Spinks had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins. While still an amateur, he also became a member of the United States Marine Corps. Spinks went from being Heavyweight Champion Of The World (when he defeated Muhammad Ali by a 15-round split decision, on February 15, 1978) to being homeless in little more than a decade.
He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside brother Michael Spinks, who also won a gold medal in those games. Two years earlier, at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba, he captured the gold medal. His Olympic teammates included Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph and Howard Davis Jr.
He debuted professionally on January 15, 1977 in Las Vegas, beating Bob Smith by a knockout in five rounds. His next fight, his debut abroad, was in Liverpool, England where he beat Scotty Child by a knockout in the first round. A couple of fights later, he saw a slight improvement in opposition quality, when he fought Pedro Agosto of Puerto Rico and knocked him out in the first. He then drew with Scott LeDoux and beat Italian champion Alfio Riguetti by a decision.
Spinks then ranked number one among the world's heavyweight challengers. He made history on February 15, 1978, when he beat Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision in Las Vegas. Spinks thus won the world heavyweight title in only his eighth fight, the fastest ascent in history. Ali, who had not been the same since his last fight with Joe Frazier, expected an easy fight, but he was out-hustled by Spinks, who did not seem to tire throughout the bout. The victory over Ali was the peak of Spinks' career. With this victory, Spinks became the only man to ever take a title belt from Muhammad Ali in the ring, since Ali's other losses were contests in which no official world title belt that he was in possession of was on the line. Spinks' iconic gap-toothed grin was featured on the cover of the February 19, 1978 issue of Sports Illustrated. He never again fought as efficiently.
Spinks was known to be a party animal with a large entourage during his reign as heavyweight champion. A young Mr. T served as one of his bodyguards during that time.
Spinks was stripped of his world title by the WBC for refusing to defend it against Ken Norton. Spinks instead agreed to fight a return bout against Ali for the WBA crown. The WBC subsequently stripped Spinks of the title and awarded it to Norton, retroactively designating his defeat of Jimmy Young in 1977 a title fight. Because of the WBC's action, Spinks was the last undisputed heavyweight champion until the emergence of Mike Tyson.
His second fight with Ali was different from the first; Ali, despite declining ability, was able to defeat the much younger Spinks. Spinks lost the title to Ali in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on September 15, 1978 by a unanimous fifteen-round decision. By regaining the title, Ali became the first three-time heavyweight champion.
In his next fight, his only bout in 1979, he went to Monte Carlo, where he was knocked out in the first round by future WBA world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee. In 1980, Spinks beat former world title challenger Alfredo Evangelista by a knockout in five rounds, boxed to a draw in ten with Eddie López, and beat the WBC's top-ranked challenger, Bernardo Mercado, by a knockout in nine. The Mercado fight took place on the night that Ali challenged WBC World champion Larry Holmes in an attempt to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title four times.
Spinks defeats boxer Ray Kipping June 19, 1995, St.Louis
Spinks during his final victory held at the "Little bit of Texas" in St.Louis
After the win over Mercado, Spinks earned a title bout against Holmes. In what was Spinks' only fight in 1981 and his last championship opportunity at heavyweight, he was defeated by a knockout in the third round in Detroit on June 12. It was also Spinks' last heavyweight bout for several years, as he moved down in weight and began boxing in the cruiserweight division. He beat fringe contender Ivy Brown by a decision in ten rounds, and former and future title challenger Jesse Burnett by decision in twelve rounds.
When his brother defeated Holmes for the IBF heavyweight championship in 1985, Leon became half of the first pair of brothers to have held world heavyweight championships. Michael and Leon kept the distinction as the only pair until the Klitschko brothers joined them over a decade later.
Spinks competed in several boxer vs. wrestler matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s, including losing by submission to Antonio Inoki. In 1986 Spinks earned his last championship opportunity, as he took on Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA cruiserweight championship. It was the second time that a fighter fought both Spinks brothers, as Qawi had been defeated by Michael Spinks three years earlier for his WBC light heavyweight championship. Unlike Michael, Leon was unable to defeat Qawi and lost by TKO in the sixth round. During the fight, Qawi taunted Spinks as he beat him mercilessly in a corner.
Spinks boxed for eight more years, with mixed results. In 1994 he lost a bout by KO to John Carlo, noteworthy for being the first time a former heavyweight champion had ever lost to a boxer making his pro debut. This humiliation was increased by the fact that Spinks lost by KO and was unable to land a single punch. He retired at the age of 42 after losing by decision in eight to Fred Houpe in 1995, who was coming off a seventeen-year layoff.
His Amateur Career consisted of some of the following results.
* 1974, 1975, and 1976 National AAU Light Heavyweight champion
* Defeated future champion Michael Dokes for first AAU title in 1974
Olympic results
* Defeated Abellatif Fatihi (Morocco) KO 1
* Defeated Anatoly Klimanov (Soviet Union) 5-0
* Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) 5-0
* Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) 5-0
* Defeated Sixto Soria (Cuba) RSC 3
During the 1990s, Spinks worked for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, winning its world title in 1992. In the late 1990s, Spinks was a headliner on year-round, touring autograph shows.
As of 2005 Spinks lived in Columbus, Nebraska, worked at a local YMCA and, and volunteered at an after-school program for youth. He told a reporter his life is "comfortable", and that he keeps a low profile.[3] Spinks still currently resides in Columbus.
His son, Cory Spinks, held the undisputed welterweight title and was the International Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight champion in 2006 - 2008.
1943- Manuel Ortiz KO 7 Joe Robleto, Seattle. Retains world bantamweight title.
1948- Ike Williams KO 6 Beau Jack, Philadelphia. Retains world lightweight title.
1950- Jake LaMotta W 15 Tiberio Mitri, NYC. Retains world middleweight title. Mitri, a substitute for Rocky Graziano makes for a very boring fight.
1961- Terry Downes KO 10 Paul Pender, London. Wins world middleweight title.
1977- Wifredo Gomez KO 5 Raul Tirado, Hato Rey, PR. Retains WBC super-bantamweight title.
1992- Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Dele, Monte Carlo. Retains IBF super-welterweight title.
1992- Robert Quiroga W 12 Jose Ruiz, Las Vegas. Retains IBF super-flyweight title.
1996- Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe DQ 7 Andrew Golota, NYC. A riot erupts at Madison Square Garden after the fight.
2008- Daniel Santos KO 6 Joachim Alcine, Montreal, Quebec. Wins WBA Super Welterweight Title.
2009- Tomasz Adamek KO 4 Bobby Gunn, Newark, New Jersey. Retains World Cruiserweight Title.
2009- Felix Sturm W 12 Khoren Gevor, Nuremberg, Germany. Retains WBA Middleweight Title.
2009- Cristobal Cruz W 12 Jorge Solis, Tuxla Gutierrez, Mexico. Retains IBF Featherweight Title.
2009- Joseph Agbeko W 12 Vic Darchinyan, Sunrise, Florida. Retains IBF Bantamweight Title.
Born On This Day
1928: Carl "Bobo" Olson (born in Honolulu, Hawaii)
Olsen was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout losses against Sugar Ray Robinson.
His nickname, Bobo, was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".
Olson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Portuguese mother and a Swedish father, hence his other nickname "The Hawaiian Swede". Like many boxers, Olson decided to take up the sport after getting into fights on the streets. Olson received training from boxers who were stationed in Hawaii during World War II, it was also during this period that he picked up his two trademark tattoos.
Using a fake identity card Olson obtained a boxing licence at the age of 16. He had won his first three contests, two by knockout, before his true age was discovered. During 1945 Olson ran off to San Francisco in order to continue his boxing career. By the time he was 18 he had amassed a record of 13 successive wins (10 by KO). Even at this stage his power and huge reserves of stamina were clear, as was his rather average skill.
The first real test of Olson's career came on March 20, 1950, Olson's record at this point was 40 wins and 2 losses, against the Australian Dave Sands. Olson lost to a close points decision in Sydney. Seven months after this Olson had his first fight against Sugar Ray Robinson, for the lowly regarded Pennsylvania State World Middleweight Title. Olson, who was widely seen as a slow starter, failed to get into the fight, even though Robinson was not having one of his best fights. Olson managed to hold on for 11 rounds before being knocked out. Despite his great record it was clear that Olson was still too inexperienced to be fighting at that level.
A year after his loss to Robinson, Olson managed to get a rematch against Dave Sands. This fight was the first to be televised coast-to-coast in America. However, Sands once again proved too much for Olson, he again won by unanimous decision.
On March 13, 1952 Olson fought Robinson again, this time for the World middleweight title. Robinson, who had lost and regained the title against Randy Turpin in his previous two fights, was looking for an easy fight. However, Olson had improved significantly from their first encounter. Through 10 rounds the fight was neck-and-neck, only a dominant finish by Robinson over the last 5 rounds won him the decision. This would be the only time that Olson lasted the duration against Robinson.
Robinson retired for the first time in December 1952, vacating his middleweight crown. The top four contenders fought a tournament for the title. Olson defeated Paddy Young for the American title to gain the right to fight for the vacant world title, Turpin won the other eliminator against Charley Humez.
The title fight against Turpin took place on October 21, 1953 at Madison Square Garden. Turpin dominated the first four rounds, he almost scored a knockdown in the first, before Olson got a grip on the fight. As the fight progressed Olson took the initiative, he scored knockdowns in the 10th and 11th rounds on the way to a unanimous decision. Following his success Olson was voted Ring magazine's fighter of the year for 1953.
Olson won all seven of his fights in 1954 including defences of his title against such big names as Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois.
In 1955 Olson, who was finding it increasingly difficult to make weight, stepped up to light heavyweight. His first major fight in this category was against former champion Joey Maxim, Olson won the fight easily on points after scoring knockdowns in both the 2nd and 9th rounds. On June 22 Olson challenged 41 year old Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title, a fight that many believed Olson would easily win. However, the "Old Mongoose" was too strong for Olson and won by knockout after only a minute had elapsed of the third round. After this fight Olson began his decline.
Following two walkover wins, Olson put his middleweight title on the line against Robinson, who was once again number 1 contender following his brief retirement, on December 9, 1955. Olson, who entered the fight as a massive favourite, was knocked out in the second round. The rematch, fought five months later at Wrigley Field, ended similarly with Olson going down in the fourth. After this second defeat Olson announced his retirement.
After a year out of the game Olson returned as a heavyweight to fight Maxim again, a fight he won on points. Olson took another year out following a knockout defeat against Pat McMurtry. Whilst initially coming back as a journeyman, despite being only 30, Olson managed to reestablish himself as a contender. On November 27, 1964 he fought José Torres with the winner going on to fight the champion, Willie Pastrano. Olson was knocked out after 2 minutes of the first round. This defeat effectively ended his career, he would only fight again four more times, with his final fight being a defeat to Gene Fullmer's younger brother, Don.
Olson retired with a record of 97 wins (47 by KO), 16 losses, and 2 draws from his 115 professional fights. He went on to work with disaffected youngsters before working as a PR officer for the Teamsters Union. In 1987 he was a Union Elevator Operator in Lancaster, California, working on new construction at the Antelope Valley Medical Center. He would travel home on the weekends. At this point of his life he was slow, but kept the workers entertained with his boxing stories. In the 1990s he lived in Northern California for a time. In his later years Olson suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000.
1953- Leon Spinks (born in St. Louis, Missouri)
Spinks had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins. While still an amateur, he also became a member of the United States Marine Corps. Spinks went from being Heavyweight Champion Of The World (when he defeated Muhammad Ali by a 15-round split decision, on February 15, 1978) to being homeless in little more than a decade.
He won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside brother Michael Spinks, who also won a gold medal in those games. Two years earlier, at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba, he captured the gold medal. His Olympic teammates included Sugar Ray Leonard, Leo Randolph and Howard Davis Jr.
He debuted professionally on January 15, 1977 in Las Vegas, beating Bob Smith by a knockout in five rounds. His next fight, his debut abroad, was in Liverpool, England where he beat Scotty Child by a knockout in the first round. A couple of fights later, he saw a slight improvement in opposition quality, when he fought Pedro Agosto of Puerto Rico and knocked him out in the first. He then drew with Scott LeDoux and beat Italian champion Alfio Riguetti by a decision.
Spinks then ranked number one among the world's heavyweight challengers. He made history on February 15, 1978, when he beat Muhammad Ali in a 15-round decision in Las Vegas. Spinks thus won the world heavyweight title in only his eighth fight, the fastest ascent in history. Ali, who had not been the same since his last fight with Joe Frazier, expected an easy fight, but he was out-hustled by Spinks, who did not seem to tire throughout the bout. The victory over Ali was the peak of Spinks' career. With this victory, Spinks became the only man to ever take a title belt from Muhammad Ali in the ring, since Ali's other losses were contests in which no official world title belt that he was in possession of was on the line. Spinks' iconic gap-toothed grin was featured on the cover of the February 19, 1978 issue of Sports Illustrated. He never again fought as efficiently.
Spinks was known to be a party animal with a large entourage during his reign as heavyweight champion. A young Mr. T served as one of his bodyguards during that time.
Spinks was stripped of his world title by the WBC for refusing to defend it against Ken Norton. Spinks instead agreed to fight a return bout against Ali for the WBA crown. The WBC subsequently stripped Spinks of the title and awarded it to Norton, retroactively designating his defeat of Jimmy Young in 1977 a title fight. Because of the WBC's action, Spinks was the last undisputed heavyweight champion until the emergence of Mike Tyson.
His second fight with Ali was different from the first; Ali, despite declining ability, was able to defeat the much younger Spinks. Spinks lost the title to Ali in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome on September 15, 1978 by a unanimous fifteen-round decision. By regaining the title, Ali became the first three-time heavyweight champion.
In his next fight, his only bout in 1979, he went to Monte Carlo, where he was knocked out in the first round by future WBA world heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee. In 1980, Spinks beat former world title challenger Alfredo Evangelista by a knockout in five rounds, boxed to a draw in ten with Eddie López, and beat the WBC's top-ranked challenger, Bernardo Mercado, by a knockout in nine. The Mercado fight took place on the night that Ali challenged WBC World champion Larry Holmes in an attempt to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title four times.
Spinks defeats boxer Ray Kipping June 19, 1995, St.Louis
Spinks during his final victory held at the "Little bit of Texas" in St.Louis
After the win over Mercado, Spinks earned a title bout against Holmes. In what was Spinks' only fight in 1981 and his last championship opportunity at heavyweight, he was defeated by a knockout in the third round in Detroit on June 12. It was also Spinks' last heavyweight bout for several years, as he moved down in weight and began boxing in the cruiserweight division. He beat fringe contender Ivy Brown by a decision in ten rounds, and former and future title challenger Jesse Burnett by decision in twelve rounds.
When his brother defeated Holmes for the IBF heavyweight championship in 1985, Leon became half of the first pair of brothers to have held world heavyweight championships. Michael and Leon kept the distinction as the only pair until the Klitschko brothers joined them over a decade later.
Spinks competed in several boxer vs. wrestler matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s, including losing by submission to Antonio Inoki. In 1986 Spinks earned his last championship opportunity, as he took on Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA cruiserweight championship. It was the second time that a fighter fought both Spinks brothers, as Qawi had been defeated by Michael Spinks three years earlier for his WBC light heavyweight championship. Unlike Michael, Leon was unable to defeat Qawi and lost by TKO in the sixth round. During the fight, Qawi taunted Spinks as he beat him mercilessly in a corner.
Spinks boxed for eight more years, with mixed results. In 1994 he lost a bout by KO to John Carlo, noteworthy for being the first time a former heavyweight champion had ever lost to a boxer making his pro debut. This humiliation was increased by the fact that Spinks lost by KO and was unable to land a single punch. He retired at the age of 42 after losing by decision in eight to Fred Houpe in 1995, who was coming off a seventeen-year layoff.
His Amateur Career consisted of some of the following results.
* 1974, 1975, and 1976 National AAU Light Heavyweight champion
* Defeated future champion Michael Dokes for first AAU title in 1974
Olympic results
* Defeated Abellatif Fatihi (Morocco) KO 1
* Defeated Anatoly Klimanov (Soviet Union) 5-0
* Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) 5-0
* Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) 5-0
* Defeated Sixto Soria (Cuba) RSC 3
During the 1990s, Spinks worked for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, winning its world title in 1992. In the late 1990s, Spinks was a headliner on year-round, touring autograph shows.
As of 2005 Spinks lived in Columbus, Nebraska, worked at a local YMCA and, and volunteered at an after-school program for youth. He told a reporter his life is "comfortable", and that he keeps a low profile.[3] Spinks still currently resides in Columbus.
His son, Cory Spinks, held the undisputed welterweight title and was the International Boxing Federation Junior Middleweight champion in 2006 - 2008.
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July 11th in Boxing History
-78Yrs AGo Today-
Freddie Steele W 15 Babe Risko
Wins NBA & New York world middleweight titles
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Wins NBA & New York world middleweight titles
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Wifredo Gomez KO 5 Raul Tirado
Retains WBC super-bantamweight title
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Wifredo Gomez KO 5 Raul Tirado
Retains WBC super-bantamweight title
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Salvador Sanchez UD 10 Nicky Perez
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Salvador Sanchez UD 10 Nicky Perez
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-32Yrs Ago Today-
Hector Camacho TKO 7 Louis Loy
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Hector Camacho TKO 7 Louis Loy
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Re: July 11th in Boxing History
-28Yrs AGo Today-
Mike Tyson KO 2 Lorenzo Boyd
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Mike Tyson KO 2 Lorenzo Boyd
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-27Yrs AGo Today-
Meldrick Taylor UD 10 Irleis Perez
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Meldrick Taylor UD 10 Irleis Perez
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Re: July 11th in Boxing History
-24Yrs AGo Today-
Lennox Lewis KO 2 Mike Acey
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Lennox Lewis KO 2 Mike Acey
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-22Yrs AGo Today-
Marco Antonio Barrera KO 6 Miguel Espinoza
Retains the Mexico super flyweight title
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Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Dele
Retains IBF super-welterweight title
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Orlando Canizales KO 8 Fernando Ramos
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Marco Antonio Barrera KO 6 Miguel Espinoza
Retains the Mexico super flyweight title
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Gianfranco Rosi W 12 Gilbert Dele
Retains IBF super-welterweight title
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Orlando Canizales KO 8 Fernando Ramos
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-18Yrs AGo Today-
Samson Dutch Boy Gym TKO 4 Ricky Sales
Retains the World Boxing Federation super flyweight title
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Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe DQ 7 Andrew Golota
A riot erupts at Madison Square Garden after the fight
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Arturo Gatti KO 3 Feliciano Correa
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Samson Dutch Boy Gym TKO 4 Ricky Sales
Retains the World Boxing Federation super flyweight title
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Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe DQ 7 Andrew Golota
A riot erupts at Madison Square Garden after the fight
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Arturo Gatti KO 3 Feliciano Correa
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-17Yrs AGo Today-
Diego Corrales TKO 11 Manny Castillo
Wins the vacant International Boxing Association Intercontinental lightweight title
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Diego Corrales TKO 11 Manny Castillo
Wins the vacant International Boxing Association Intercontinental lightweight title
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Re: July 11th in Boxing History
-6Yrs AGo Today-
Marcos Rene Maidana TKO 2 Esmeraldo Jose Da Silva
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Marcos Rene Maidana TKO 2 Esmeraldo Jose Da Silva
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Re: July 11th in Boxing History
-5Yrs AGo Today-
Gennady Golovkin KO 2 John Anderson Carvalho
for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
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Selcuk Aydin KO 9 Jackson Osei Bonsu
For the vacant EBU (European) welterweight title & the WBC International welterweight title
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Gennady Golovkin KO 2 John Anderson Carvalho
for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
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Selcuk Aydin KO 9 Jackson Osei Bonsu
For the vacant EBU (European) welterweight title & the WBC International welterweight title
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Re: July 11th in Boxing History
Just re-watched the Riddick Big Daddy Bowe vs Andrew Golota fight.... Man what a brutal heavyweight fight.... Right after Golota was DQ'd one of Bowe's corner man raced accross the ring and smashed Golota in the head w/ a walkie-talkie and then the riot in the ring.... That was the craziest thing I've seen in a boxing ring all time.... If you want to just see the riot go to abiout the 35 min mark.... That was some crazy shit right there! 
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