The Night Leon Spinks Stunned Muhammad Ali – And The World

By: Sean Crose
He bounced out into the ring in a crimson robe, the very picture of confidence. Though his record was a mere 6-0-1, Leon Spinks was ready for his chance to shine. Rather than looking somber and nervous, the man with the gap toothed smile appeared...happy. Perhaps, some may have felt as they witnessed the moment live on television, Spinks was merely thrilled to be facing a fighter the world had come to know as "The Greatest." Perhaps the young man from Saint Louis, who had only bee