Lai Ang Sipingkesi (Leon Spinks) it is a heavyweight figure with short figure, he exceeded Mohammed · A through 15 rounds of matches 1978 in (Muhammad Ali) become unquestionable champion, after having long battle with prostate cancer, die with advanced age of 67 years old.
Spinks and his brother Michael was 1976 together the gold winner of team of American Olympic boxing, be considered as one of the greatest team on boxing history.
In his son division (Cory) it is an outstanding person that defend, became unquestionable middleweight champion 2003. In his father family (Cory) beat A in (Ali) made one of defeat with the biggest fistiana, be apart from this only 5 days. Lyon and Keli Sipikesi (Leon And Cory Spinks) be considered as a pair of only father and son to combine, they won linear championship on respective weight level.
Sipikesi lost the title in A in the intermediary heat of new orleans, this is the TV living broadcast of ABC gold period of time, attracted 93 million audience.
On September 15, 1978, in the fight of contention of WBA heavyweight champion that in the Louisiana of new orleans field of super round head holds, in Mohammed · A (R) with Lai Ang Sipikesi (L) exchanged fist. (photography: Focus On Sport / Getty Images)
In conquer after Ali, this also had not reached such height again. After be defeated by Ali, he still has the opportunity that wins world championship additionally two times. On June 12, 1981, he is pulled in the 3rd round of match Li Holmes (Larry Holmes) block, in order to strive for WBC heavyweight champion. He played the game of lightweight match chatelaine, but on March 22, 1986 by heart bosom Te Muhanmode Kawei (Dwight Muhammad Qawi) prevent.
Sipikesi (Spinks) professional career ends with the achievement of 26-17-3 in excellent spare profession career, this profession career is in the climax was reached on Montreal Olympic Games 1976, with gold conquer Cuba Sixto Soria won championship of light-duty heavyweight competion area. As spare player, he is 178-7, have 133 knockout.
In conquer A hind, he is famed with the consumptive habit of rash Re, the major while of his lifetime struggles on finance affairs.
Spinks ever had held the position of professional tumble hand momently, it is one is mixed accessibly, the guy with rich color, coming for years is the important role in large action all the time. He always is big growl cry, the throng is given by the introduction in the match when them and take competition ground to go up to fan people when waving, he often is met and shadow case coordinates well in A.
In the major while after winning championship, he struggles on finance affairs.
On September 21, 1985, his brotherly Michael Er is considered as one of the greatest lightweight fist hands on boxing history, subsequently he becomes heavyweight champion, in those days he beats blessing Er in Las Vegas rub this when.
Lai Ang Sipingkesi (Leon Spinks) enter hall of Nevada boxing celebrity at was being chosen 2017 with his little brother. To in those days, he walks hardly, cloth human relations amounts to his wife to introduce to him wheelchair.
But, although Sipikesi has the body unwell, but his disposition is optimistic, when be being approbated by vermicelli made from bean starch and media every time, he can laugh.
Lai Ang Sipingkesi (Leon Spinks) wife Brenda (Brenda) survival comes down; In his son division; With his brotherly Michael Er. 2017, another is in by fistic son Leon Calvin likewise Yi Si of Missouri Dong Shenglu is murdered.
