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Leon Spinks

Leon Spinks held the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight world titles in 1978. Spinks was the undisputed heavyweight world champion in 1978.

World title bouts
4
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–3
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (The Ring heavyweight, 1978)
7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1978 – Jan 1987

HeavyweightWBA
WBC
The Ring
CruiserweightWBA
1978age 241979age 251980age 261981age 271982age 281983age 291984age 301985age 311986age 321987age 33
19781980198219841986

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1986

  2. Dwight Muhammad Qawi beats Leon Spinks via knockout 6/15

    Cruiserweight · WBA

  3. 1981

  4. The Ring magazine rates Leon Spinks No. 7 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  5. Larry Holmes beats Leon Spinks via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight · WBC and The Ring

  6. 1980

  7. The Ring magazine rates Leon Spinks No. 3 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  8. 1978

  9. The Ring magazine rates Leon Spinks No. 3 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  10. Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight · WBA and The Ring

  11. Leon Spinks’s reign as the WBC heavyweight world champion ends

    Heavyweight · WBC

  12. Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight · WBA, WBC and The Ring

  13. 1977

  14. The Ring magazine rates Leon Spinks No. 9 at heavyweight in its annual ratings