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	*Bout official on April 11.		*Bout official on April 11.
	*Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.		*Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.
	*[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.		*[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/583256527/]
	*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.		*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.
	*The card contained three other world title fights: WBA bantamweight champion [[Alberto Davila]] vs. [[Jorge Lujan]], [[WBC]] featherweight champion [[Danny Lopez]] vs. [[Juan Domingo Malvarez\|Juan Malvarez]], and WBA light heavyweight champion [[Victor Emilio Galindez\|Victor Galindez]] vs. [[Mike Rossman]].		*The card contained three other world title fights: WBA bantamweight champion [[Alberto Davila]] vs. [[Jorge Lujan]], [[WBC]] featherweight champion [[Danny Lopez]] vs. [[Juan Domingo Malvarez\|Juan Malvarez]], and WBA light heavyweight champion [[Victor Emilio Galindez\|Victor Galindez]] vs. [[Mike Rossman]].

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			*Bout official on April 11.
	*Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.		*Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.
	*[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.		*[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.

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 == Notes ==
 *Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.
 *[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.

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	[[File:Ali-Spinks II 108993255.jpg\|right\|425px\|thumb\|Muhammad Ali lands a left hook against Leon Spinks.]]		[[File:Ali-Spinks II 108993255.jpg\|right\|425px\|thumb\|Muhammad Ali lands a left hook against Leon Spinks.]]
	<fight>22908</fight>		<fight>22908</fight>
	*~~'''Promoter:~~''' [[~~Bob Arum~~]] ~~(Top Rank)~~		*'''[[WBA]] World Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)
	*'''[[World ~~Boxing Association]]~~ Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] ([[Top Rank]])
	*~~[[:File:1978-Muhammad-Ali-Leon-Spinks-2.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 137375096.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 83464597.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Alispinks78pf-1.jpg\|Photo 5]]~~
	*[[:Image:Ali-Spinks.Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|''~~Sports Illustrated~~'~~' Cover]]~~
	*'''See Also:''' [[~~:Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks~~ (~~1st meeting)~~]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	*Ali was a 2½-1 favorite.		*Ali was a 2½-1 favorite.
	*In Spinks' dressing room before the fight, it was discovered that no one had remembered to bring his protective cup, water bucket and water bottle. "For God's sake, get Leon a cup," [[Sam Solomon]], Spinks' principal trainer, said to Chet Cummings, a public-relations man for Top Rank. Cummings turned to Vickie Blain, another Top Rank employee, and said, "Go get Leon a cup for ice." Solomon yelled, "Not that kind of a cup. A cup cup, for God's sake. A cup cup!" Finally, they borrowed a protective cup, two water bottles and a bucket from Mike Rossman, who was sharing the dressing room with Spinks.		*In Spinks' dressing room before the fight, it was discovered that no one had remembered to bring his protective cup, water bucket and water bottle. "For God's sake, get Leon a cup," [[Sam Solomon]], Spinks' principal trainer, said to Chet Cummings, a public-relations man for Top Rank. Cummings turned to Vickie Blain, another Top Rank employee, and said, "Go get Leon a cup for ice." Solomon yelled, "Not that kind of a cup. A cup cup, for God's sake. A cup cup!" Finally, they borrowed a protective cup, two water bottles and a bucket from Mike Rossman, who was sharing the dressing room with Spinks.
	*Sam Solomon told co-trainer [[George Benton]] that he would be permitted to give advice only every third or fourth round. They would alternate. One round, Solomon would give advice; the next round, it would be [[Michael Spinks]], the champion's younger brother; then it would be Benton's turn. "Remember," Solomon told Benton, "if it's not your turn in the corner and you have something to say to Leon, just tell the guy whose turn it is and he'll relay the message." Benton later said, "What am I supposed to do? Go in and say, 'Remember four rounds ago when I said to. . . .' Then he tells me how we can relay instructions. Now it's rule by committee. It was amateur hour and amateurs were running the show." Benton walked out on the fight at the end of the fifth round. "My God," he said, "it's a zoo."		*Sam Solomon told co-trainer [[George Benton]] that he would be permitted to give advice only every third or fourth round. They would alternate. One round, Solomon would give advice; the next round, it would be [[Michael Spinks]], the champion's younger brother; then it would be Benton's turn. "Remember," Solomon told Benton, "if it's not your turn in the corner and you have something to say to Leon, just tell the guy whose turn it is and he'll relay the message." Benton later said, "What am I supposed to do? Go in and say, 'Remember four rounds ago when I said to...' Then he tells me how we can relay instructions. Now it's rule by committee. It was amateur hour and amateurs were running the show." Benton walked out on the fight at the end of the fifth round. "My God," he said, "it's a zoo."
	*[[Pat Putnam]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' wrote: "The plan was simple. Ali would jab, jab, throw a right and grab. When Spinks came flailing in, Ali would hook his left hand around the back of Spinks' head and pull him into an embrace, effectively limiting Spinks to one or two punches or pulling him off balance. And Ali would dance, baby, dance. He would tie up Spinks and then dance away from him on the break, circling to the right, circling to the left. And the fight went as plotted."		*[[Pat Putnam]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' wrote: "The plan was simple. Ali would jab, jab, throw a right and grab. When Spinks came flailing in, Ali would hook his left hand around the back of Spinks' head and pull him into an embrace, effectively limiting Spinks to one or two punches or pulling him off balance. And Ali would dance, baby, dance. He would tie up Spinks and then dance away from him on the break, circling to the right, circling to the left. And the fight went as plotted."
	*Referee Lucien Joubert took the fifth round away from Ali for holding.		*Referee Lucien Joubert took the fifth round away from Ali for holding.
	*The Associated Press scored the fight 12-3 for Ali.		*The Associated Press scored the fight 12-3 for Ali.
	*Ali regained the WBA heavyweight title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.		*Ali regained the WBA heavyweight title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.
	*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."		*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."
			*[[:File:1978-09-15 - Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (poster).jpg\|Fight Poster]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks.Program.jpg\|Program Cover]], [[:File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|''Sports Illustrated'' Cover]], [[:File:1978-Muhammad-Ali-Leon-Spinks-2.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 137375096.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 83464597.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Alispinks78pf-1.jpg\|Photo 5]].

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
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	*"I congratulated Ali. He is still my idol." - Spinks two weeks after the fight.		*"I congratulated Ali. He is still my idol." - Spinks two weeks after the fight.

	==Articles==		== See Also ==
			*[[:Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)]]

			== Articles ==
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19780910&id=PaROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7206,2986638&hl=en "Spinks Fight Could Be Ali's Last Hurrah" Associated Press, September 10, 1978]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19780910&id=PaROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7206,2986638&hl=en "Spinks Fight Could Be Ali's Last Hurrah" Associated Press, September 10, 1978]
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19780916&id=yoBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,2557473&hl=en "Ali Decisions Spinks to Regain Crown" Associated Press, September 16, 1978]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19780916&id=yoBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,2557473&hl=en "Ali Decisions Spinks to Regain Crown" Associated Press, September 16, 1978]

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	*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (Top Rank)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (Top Rank)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)
	*[[:File:Ali-Spinks ~~II 500~~.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 137375096.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 83464597.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Alispinks78pf-1.jpg\|Photo 5]]		*[[:File:1978-Muhammad-Ali-Leon-Spinks-2.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 137375096.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 83464597.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Alispinks78pf-1.jpg\|Photo 5]]
	*[[:Image:Ali-Spinks.Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]		*[[:Image:Ali-Spinks.Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
	*[[:File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|''Sports Illustrated'' Cover]]		*[[:File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|''Sports Illustrated'' Cover]]

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	[[~~file~~:Ali-Spinks~~.Program~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~200px\|Program Cover~~]]		[[File:Ali-Spinks II 108993255.jpg\|right\|425px\|thumb\|Muhammad Ali lands a left hook against Leon Spinks.]]
	<fight>22908</fight>		<fight>22908</fight>
			*'''Promoter:''' [[Bob Arum]] (Top Rank)
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)
	*[[:Image:~~F22908~~.JPG\|~~Fight Photo~~]]		*[[:File:Ali-Spinks II 500.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 137375096.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Ali-Spinks II 83464597.jpg\|Photo 4]], [[:File:Alispinks78pf-1.jpg\|Photo 5]]
			*[[:Image:Ali-Spinks.Program.jpg\|Program Cover]]
			*[[:File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|''Sports Illustrated'' Cover]]
			*'''See Also:''' [[:Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)]]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	~~[[File:~~Ali~~-SpinksIISI~~.~~JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Sports Illustrated Cover]]~~		*Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations.
	*~~The fight was televised live on~~ [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]]~~, which~~ estimated an audience of 90 million.		*[[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]] televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in.
	*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.		*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.
	*[[Pat Putnam]] of [[Sports Illustrated]] wrote: "The plan was simple. Ali would jab, jab, throw a right and grab. When Spinks came flailing in, Ali would hook his left hand around the back of Spinks' head and pull him into an embrace, effectively limiting Spinks to one or two punches or pulling him off balance. And Ali would dance, baby, dance. He would tie up Spinks and then dance away from him on the break, circling to the right, circling to the left. And the fight went as plotted."		*The card contained three other world title fights: WBA bantamweight champion [[Alberto Davila]] vs. [[Jorge Lujan]], [[WBC]] featherweight champion [[Danny Lopez]] vs. [[Juan Domingo Malvarez\|Juan Malvarez]], and WBA light heavyweight champion [[Victor Emilio Galindez\|Victor Galindez]] vs. [[Mike Rossman]].
	*Ali regained the WBA title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.		*Spinks earned $3.75 million, and Ali made $3.25 million.
	*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June of 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."		*Ali was a 2½-1 favorite.
			*In Spinks' dressing room before the fight, it was discovered that no one had remembered to bring his protective cup, water bucket and water bottle. "For God's sake, get Leon a cup," [[Sam Solomon]], Spinks' principal trainer, said to Chet Cummings, a public-relations man for Top Rank. Cummings turned to Vickie Blain, another Top Rank employee, and said, "Go get Leon a cup for ice." Solomon yelled, "Not that kind of a cup. A cup cup, for God's sake. A cup cup!" Finally, they borrowed a protective cup, two water bottles and a bucket from Mike Rossman, who was sharing the dressing room with Spinks.
			*Sam Solomon told co-trainer [[George Benton]] that he would be permitted to give advice only every third or fourth round. They would alternate. One round, Solomon would give advice; the next round, it would be [[Michael Spinks]], the champion's younger brother; then it would be Benton's turn. "Remember," Solomon told Benton, "if it's not your turn in the corner and you have something to say to Leon, just tell the guy whose turn it is and he'll relay the message." Benton later said, "What am I supposed to do? Go in and say, 'Remember four rounds ago when I said to. . . .' Then he tells me how we can relay instructions. Now it's rule by committee. It was amateur hour and amateurs were running the show." Benton walked out on the fight at the end of the fifth round. "My God," he said, "it's a zoo."
			*[[Pat Putnam]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' wrote: "The plan was simple. Ali would jab, jab, throw a right and grab. When Spinks came flailing in, Ali would hook his left hand around the back of Spinks' head and pull him into an embrace, effectively limiting Spinks to one or two punches or pulling him off balance. And Ali would dance, baby, dance. He would tie up Spinks and then dance away from him on the break, circling to the right, circling to the left. And the fight went as plotted."
			*Referee Lucien Joubert took the fifth round away from Ali for holding.
			*The Associated Press scored the fight 12-3 for Ali.
			*Ali regained the WBA heavyweight title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.
			*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."

	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"~~I know this~~ will be my last fight. I~~'ll be~~ three times ~~champion~~" - Ali before the fight		*"This will be my last fight. I will go down as the first man to win the title three times." - Ali before the fight.
	*"I killed myself to get ready for Spinks. I suffered and sacrificed more than I ever did. There's nothing left for me to gain by fighting" - Ali after the fight		*"I don't think it will be the end of his career if I beat him. He can still make commercials." - Spinks before the fight.
			*"I killed myself to get ready for Spinks. I suffered and sacrificed more than I ever did. There's nothing left for me to gain by fighting." - Ali after the fight.
			*"I congratulated Ali. He is still my idol." - Spinks two weeks after the fight.

	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJ5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693,5823220&dq=muhammad+ali+leon+spinks&hl=en Associated Press - September 20, 1978]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19780910&id=PaROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7206,2986638&hl=en "Spinks Fight Could Be Ali's Last Hurrah" Associated Press, September 10, 1978]
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/822991/one-more-time-to-the-top-circling-around-a-confused-leon-spinks-old-master-ali-jabbed-a-bit-grabbed-a-bit-and-won-the-world-title-all-over-again-in-their-battle-of-new-orleans Sports Illustrated - September 25, 1978]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19780916&id=yoBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,2557473&hl=en "Ali Decisions Spinks to Regain Crown" Associated Press, September 16, 1978]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2629,6164292&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en United Press International - June 27, 1979]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJ5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693,5823220&dq=muhammad+ali+leon+spinks&hl=en "ABC Still No. 1 On Ratings Race" Associated Press, September 20, 1978]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oo0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,15880&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en Associated Press - July 16, 1979]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/822991/one-more-time-to-the-top-circling-around-a-confused-leon-spinks-old-master-ali-jabbed-a-bit-grabbed-a-bit-and-won-the-world-title-all-over-again-in-their-battle-of-new-orleans "One More Time To The Top" by Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', September 25, 1978]
			*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19780927&id=KRNSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FTUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6854,6146201&hl=en "Leon Spinks Denies Pre-Fight Drinking" by Steve Wilstein, United Press International, September 27, 1978]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2629,6164292&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en "Ali To Retire Once Again" United Press International, June 27, 1979]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oo0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,15880&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en "Reluctant Ali paid $300,000 to announce his retirement" Associated Press, July 16, 1979]

Earl at 00:20, 25 November 2014

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	==Articles==		==Articles==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJ5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693,5823220&dq=muhammad+ali+leon+spinks&hl=en Associated Press - September 20, 1978]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJ5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693,5823220&dq=muhammad+ali+leon+spinks&hl=en Associated Press - September 20, 1978]
	*[http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1094099~~/1/~~index.htm~~ Sports Illustrated - September 25, 1978]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/822991/one-more-time-to-the-top-circling-around-a-confused-leon-spinks-old-master-ali-jabbed-a-bit-grabbed-a-bit-and-won-the-world-title-all-over-again-in-their-battle-of-new-orleans Sports Illustrated - September 25, 1978]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2629,6164292&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en United Press International - June 27, 1979]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2629,6164292&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en United Press International - June 27, 1979]
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oo0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,15880&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en Associated Press - July 16, 1979]		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oo0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,15880&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en Associated Press - July 16, 1979]

Earl at 06:11, 11 January 2014

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	<fight>22908</fight>		<fight>22908</fight>
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Spinks ~~defending~~)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (1st defense by Spinks)
	*[[:Image:F22908.JPG\|Fight ~~photo~~]]		*[[:Image:F22908.JPG\|Fight Photo]]


	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	[[File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Sports Illustrated Cover]]		[[File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Sports Illustrated Cover]]
	*The fight was televised live on ABC, which estimated an audience of 90 million.		*The fight was televised live on [[ABC (American Broadcasting Company)\|ABC]], which estimated an audience of 90 million.
	*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.		*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.
			*[[Pat Putnam]] of [[Sports Illustrated]] wrote: "The plan was simple. Ali would jab, jab, throw a right and grab. When Spinks came flailing in, Ali would hook his left hand around the back of Spinks' head and pull him into an embrace, effectively limiting Spinks to one or two punches or pulling him off balance. And Ali would dance, baby, dance. He would tie up Spinks and then dance away from him on the break, circling to the right, circling to the left. And the fight went as plotted."
	*Ali regained the WBA title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.		*Ali regained the WBA title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.
	*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June of 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."		*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June of 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."


	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	*"I know this will be my last fight. I'll be three times champion" - Ali before the fight		*"I know this will be my last fight. I'll be three times champion" - Ali before the fight
	*"I killed myself to get ready for Spinks. I suffered and sacrificed more than I ever did. There's nothing left for me to gain by fighting" - Ali after the fight		*"I killed myself to get ready for Spinks. I suffered and sacrificed more than I ever did. There's nothing left for me to gain by fighting" - Ali after the fight


	==Articles==		==Articles==

Boxsoup at 06:31, 28 July 2012

2012-07-28T06:31:22Z

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Spinks defending)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (Spinks defending)
	*'''Weights:''' Spinks 201 lbs, Ali 221 lbs
	*[[:Image:F22908.JPG\|Fight photo]]		*[[:Image:F22908.JPG\|Fight photo]]
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			== Notes ==
			[[File:Ali-SpinksIISI.JPG\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Sports Illustrated Cover]]
			*The fight was televised live on ABC, which estimated an audience of 90 million.
			*Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match.
			*Ali regained the WBA title and avenged his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. He also became the first man to win the World Heavyweight Championship three times.
			*Ali sent an official letter of retirement to the WBA in June of 1979. Promoter [[Bob Arum]] said he paid Ali $300,000 to announce his retirement because Ali's reluctance had delayed the scheduling of a fight between [[John Tate]] and [[Gerrie Coetzee]] for the vacant WBA title. "We knew Muhammad Ali was going to retire," Arum said, "but as long as he delayed, I couldn't make definite plans."
	== Quotes ==		== Quotes ==
	- "I know this will be my last fight. I'll be three times champion" -~~Muhammad~~ Ali		*"I know this will be my last fight. I'll be three times champion" - Ali before the fight
	== ~~Comments~~ ==		*"I killed myself to get ready for Spinks. I suffered and sacrificed more than I ever did. There's nothing left for me to gain by fighting" - Ali after the fight
	- ~~Ali regains the WBA title and avenges his~~ [[~~Muhammad Ali vs~~. ~~Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior~~. ~~Attendance was 63~~,~~350.<br>~~
	- ~~On September 6~~, 1979, ~~Ali announced his~~ retirement, ~~and the WBA title was declared vacant.~~		==Articles==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJ5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693,5823220&dq=muhammad+ali+leon+spinks&hl=en Associated Press - September 20, 1978]
			*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1094099/1/index.htm Sports Illustrated - September 25, 1978]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QlFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jq0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2629,6164292&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en United Press International - June 27, 1979]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oo0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,15880&dq=muhammad+ali+retirement&hl=en Associated Press - July 16, 1979]

Muhammad-ali at 05:35, 6 July 2012

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			== Quotes ==
			- "I know this will be my last fight. I'll be three times champion" -Muhammad Ali
	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
	- Ali regains the WBA title and avenges his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. Attendance was 63,350.<br>		- Ali regains the WBA title and avenges his [[Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks (1st meeting)\|split decision loss]] to Spinks from seven months prior. Attendance was 63,350.<br>
	- On September 6, 1979, Ali announced his retirement, and the WBA title was declared vacant.		- On September 6, 1979, Ali announced his retirement, and the WBA title was declared vacant.