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You did'nt hear to much about Leon Spinks's sparring partners over the years.
Who were they ?

Roy Williams before the first Ali fight.

LeRoy Diggs had been Leon Spinks chief sparring partner in 1978, when Spinks was preparing to fight Ali.

British HWT Paul Sykes had trained with Leon Spinks for 3 weeks in 1979, when Spinks was prepapring to fight
Gerrie Coetzee.

Leon Spinks use to work out to this song back in 1979.

Joseph Gholston had also been a sparring partner for Leon Spinks in 1978.
(Gholston had also been a sparring partner to Joe Frazier, Jimmy Ellis and Bob Foster)

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-1975-

-1976-

-1977-
January.15.1977
( pro debut)

2nd pro fight


March.18.1977
( 3rd orofessional fight )

May-7-1977
(4th professional fight )


5th professional bout
June.1.1977

here is a link to some additional footage
( from another angle)
https://britishpathe.com/asset/235950/

October.22.1977
6th professional fight

November.18.1977 ( 7th professional fight)
check out who is in the crowd at apprx 9:24 of this clip !

When I trained at Joe Fraziers gym in '77, both Michael and Leon were training there. I sort of remember seeing Leon spar either Dwight Quai (Braxton) or Jerry the Bull Martin since both of them were also training there.

In April 1978,, Leon Spinks some exhibitions in Miami with Levi Forte and Bobby Floyd
( 2 rounds each),
then he went to Santa Domingo and did an exhibition there too.

speaking of "Neon" Leon, anymore sparring partners you may know of ?

You gotta find the spinks/George Mostardini exhibition fight that happened in the old Chicago amphitheater back in like 79 or so.
Mr T was Spinks bodyguard and a riot broke out.
Total shit show.

On this day in 1978 the WBC stripped Leon Spinks of his belt for
refusing to meet Ken Norton in his title defense
(couldn't they even give him time to rest and enjoy the moment
of being the "undisputed" one belt HW champion ?

I first remember seeing Mr T on this sports variety show back in 1980.
I think it was "The Worlds Toughest bouncer" contest.

Ya he worked at at least one of the popular discos here in Chicago. BBT it was called. Rush street. You’d see him standing out front. Mohawk, chains etc. basically the same guy as in the Rocky flick.