Leon spinks is very unwell

[evrenb]

Hope the ex champ can make it through!

[Tony1244]

Me too. We share the same birthday. 7/11

[oogiebe]

Me too. We share the same birthday. 7/11

Hey! That's my youngest kid's birthday too!

[Tony1244]

Me too. We share the same birthday. 7/11

Hey! That's my youngest kid's birthday too!

He/she was born under a very good sign.

[bennie]

God bless, Leon.

[Tuan_Jim]

He'll be the next one to go. For such an esteemed name to continue boxing on and on when he couldn't even make it past round one with the lowest clubfighter is practically unheard of. There was always going to be a heavy, heavy price to pay in the future.

[evrenb]

My father died at 66 and he never boxed!

[AntonioMartin]

What happened to him?

God bless Leon, semper fi!

[oogiebe]

What happened to him?

God bless Leon, semper fi!

Still an 'undisclosed' ailment. Hospitalized in Vegas.

[Onetimeonly]

He'll be the next one to go. For such an esteemed name to continue boxing on and on when he couldn't even make it past round one with the lowest clubfighter is practically unheard of. There was always going to be a heavy, heavy price to pay in the future.

Pretty surprising he lasted this long.

[Tony1244]

Great amateur talent. If he wasn't the John Belushi of boxing he could have done a lot more as a pro.

[Onetimeonly]

Great amateur talent. If he wasn't the John Belushi of boxing he could have done a lot more as a pro.

What about dokes? He may have been the king partier. Rarely gets mentioned with the biggest squandered talent. He was up all night and wired when he lost his belt.

[margaret thatcher]

I didn't follow that era but I love watching Dokes highlights, absolutely ridiculous hand speed

[Nile4000]

Dokes had great speed and combos, but no power, and that hurt him in his career.

[evrenb]

I think I have seen some comments suggesting that Leon is improving a bit. Let's pray he makes this fight.

[Tony1244]

Dokes had great speed and combos, but no power, and that hurt him in his career.

I wouldn't say no power, but his strength was certainly speed. like Leon, a lot of talent was lost to severe substance abuse.

[Onetimeonly]

He punched as hard as your boy Greg page.

[Tuan_Jim]

Dokes always seemed to do damage with his punches. He wasn't Tyson or Cooney, but he could hurt his opponents.

[Nile4000]

Dokes had great speed and combos, but no power, and that hurt him in his career.

I wouldn't say no power, but his strength was certainly speed. like Leon, a lot of talent was lost to severe substance abuse.

Very true. But I feel he didn't have elite power. When it was coming through for him, the drug abuse kicked in.

[Nile4000]

He punched as hard as your boy Greg page.

No he did not. It took Michael 8 rounds to stop If Ira Martin, Greg 1, and even Page mentioned that. Plus Jimmy Young said he hit harder than Dokes and Cooney.

[Onetimeonly]

He punched as hard as your boy Greg page.

No he did not. It took Michael 8 rounds to stop If Ira Martin, Greg 1, and even Page mentioned that. Plus Jimmy Young said he hit harder than Dokes and Cooney.

[Nile4000]

No he did not. It took Michael 8 rounds to stop If Ira Martin, Greg 1, and even Page mentioned that. Plus Jimmy Young said he hit harder than Dokes and Cooney.

Well, it is true .

[Onetimeonly]

Well, it is true .

Nothing you believe about page is true.

[tiny_acres]

Well, it is true .

Nothing you believe about page is true.

Page was a waste of talent. But no way was he a powerful puncher.

[Onetimeonly]

Nothing you believe about page is true.

Page was a waste of talent. But no way was he a powerful puncher.

He didn't have pillows in his gloves, but obviously neither did dokes. Michael was just the greater talent and better fighter. His boner for Greg is raging.