(KFVS) - One of the biggest upsets in boxing history happened on this date 39 years ago. In Las Vegas on February 15, 1978, St. Louis native Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali in a 15 round heavyweight ...

Spinks’ 31 rounds as a pro just exceeded the 30 rounds Ali fought in his last two bouts. His level of opposition was suspect at best and he struggled against his two best opponents in Scott LeDoux (D ...

“In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the newspapers in one of two ways: crime—or boxing.” Such begins the synopsis for boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard’s 2012 ...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn is starkly reminiscent of Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks I in 1978 - an all-time great in the twilight of his career defending his title against an untested rookie. Spinks ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks died on Friday at 67 following a five-year battle with multiple cancers. Spinks (26-17-3, 14 KOs), who won Olympic gold in 1976, went on to upset ...

In one of the most historic sporting moments in history, the late Muhammad Ali garnered the world’s attention in his final boxing victory. Suffering just three losses up to that point in his ...

On Saturday, hometown boxer Regis Prograis will defend his WBA World Super Lightweight belt in the Smoothie King Center, a fight that his boxing promoter hopes will spark a return of big fights to New ...

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the so-called “September to Remember” or “Battle of New Orleans,” the heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks in the Superdome. In a ...

There has never been anybody in the history of boxing quite like Muhammad Ali. To earn nicknames like “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion”, you have to be something special, and Ali was.

St. Louis has a long and magnificent track record of presenting some of the finest boxing talent the world has known. But what many do not realize is the caliber of genius that at one time or another ...

Spinks then ranked among the worlds heavyweight challengers made history on February 15 1978 when he beat Muhammad Ali in a 15round decision in Las Vegas Spinks won the world heavyweight title in only ...