UNDATED (AP) — Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. has died at 67 after battling prostate and other cancers.
Spinks won gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and rose in prominence when he beat Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title in 1978.
Spinks had only seven professional fights under his belt when he got into the ring with Ali. The St. Louis native also was outweighed by Ali by more than 25 pounds.
