http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/leon_spinks/74948 Recent articles about Leon Spinks en-us SCOTT LEDOUX   Scott LeDoux of Minnesota was a heavyweight contender in  the 1970′s and 80′s. He was a game and rugged customer who crossed gloves with some of the best the heavyweight division had to offer during his era In his  fifty-bout career Scott met eight heavyweight champions.  EIGHT! George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Ken Norton, Mike Weaver, Gerrie Coetzee,  Frank Bruno,Larry Holmes and Greg Page. On July 7,1980 Scott met Larry  Holmes for the WBC title. He was stopped in seven rounds. In addition to meeting  eight champs, he also fought three men who challenged for crown. They were Ron  Lyle, Terry Daniels and Ron Stander. He also met other worthy contenders like  Duane and Rodney Bobick, Marty Monroe, Dino Dennis, Larry Middleton and Johnny  Boudreaux. Scott’s bout with Boudreaux stands out. It was part of the United States Boxing  Tourney. LeDoux lost a very debatable decision. A little scuffle ensued and  somewhere in melee Howard Cosell’s toupee was di... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/scott_ledoux/13673263 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/scott_ledoux/13673263 SCOTT LEDOUX http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/scott_ledoux/13673263 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With two fight cards under its belt this year, Bobby D Presents will now stage its biggest event to date this year on Friday, May 24th, when “San Diego Fights” makes its debut at the historic Bing Crosby Hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.  Known for its all-action bouts filled with explosive match-ups, Bobby DePhilippis guarantees that the upcoming card, the first of seven exciting monthly shows scheduled at the fairgrounds this year, will be no different. As an added bonus, fight fans will receive one FREE 2013 San Diego County Fair admission ticket with every boxing ticket purchased, a value of $14. Featured in the main event will be Vista’s Aaron “Gavilan“ Garcia (10-3-2, 2KOs) as he returns to his hometown in a featured featherweight six rounder. A rising pro, Garcia is best known as one of the most decorated amateur fighters to come out of San Diego with more than 150 fights, multiple Golden Gloves titles, a silver medal at the Pan-Am Games and a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic tea... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:28:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/san_diego_fights_returns_may_24_with_local_prospects_and_leon_spinks_iii/13627520 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/san_diego_fights_returns_may_24_with_local_prospects_and_leon_spinks_iii/13627520 San Diego Fights returns May 24 with local prospects, and Leon Spinks III http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/san_diego_fights_returns_may_24_with_local_prospects_and_leon_spinks_iii/13627520 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f26e33dbcbe8e4048e1f711f29a14aa40f48698b/mini/WBAWBCIBF_Welterweight_Championship_6fb2.jpg The February 1 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will feature two top Junior Middleweight contenders --The Ring Magazine’s no. 7, ESPN.com’s no. 8 ranked Junior Middleweight “King” Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KOs) and former Junior Middleweight titlist and former undisputed Welterweight Champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (39-7, 11 KOs) — in the 12-round main event. Check out a video preview of Molina vs. Spinks right here, as well as an overview of the entire card, which also features several other notable bouts. Main Event: Molina vs. Spinks Chicago’s Molina is coming off an August 10-round unanimous decision win over Damian Frias. After the fight, ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael wrote: “Frias proved to be no match for a better all-around fighter in Molina, who pitched a clean shutout. Molina was better in every facet of the fight. He jabbed Frias well, worked the body and went upstairs. It was all Molina, all the time. He showed his full arsenal and sta... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:46:39 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/video_preview_carlos_molina_vs_cory_spinks_on_friday_night_fights/12793909 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/video_preview_carlos_molina_vs_cory_spinks_on_friday_night_fights/12793909 Video preview: Carlos Molina vs. Cory Spinks on Friday Night Fights http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/video_preview_carlos_molina_vs_cory_spinks_on_friday_night_fights/12793909 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/1/01858fe7f69f7556e4c1a79cc69f38280b926abd/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71400373.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D0EAF9929CD5584B94.jpg 25 YEARS AGO TODAY |8/1/87| Mike Tyson defeated Tony Tucker and became the first heavyweight to own all three major belts – WBA, WBC, and IBF – at the same time.   Let’s go back in time, just for a  moment. Whether you have some sort of time machine in your head, or you need the help of Marty and Doc, find a way to get back to August 1, 1987. If it helps, listen to ‘Walk like an Egyptian‘, since it’s at the top of the billboard charts. The last time there was just one heavyweight champion of the world, Leon Spinks upset some guy named Muhammad Ali. This was before money and some people that shall remain unnamed turned the division into what Sports Ilustrated called “a three ring circus”. That was in 1978 though, almost 10 years ago. All that changed on August 1, when Tyson became the first man to end what later became known as the WBC-WBA-IBF nonsense with his win over Tony “TNT” Tucker. It wasn’t one of those historic, quick knock-out fights we’ve discussed here before, but non Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:16:12 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/today_in_sports_history_king_mike/11355445 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/today_in_sports_history_king_mike/11355445 Today in Sports History – King Mike http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/today_in_sports_history_king_mike/11355445 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png One boxer is trying to carry on the tradition of one of the sport's royal families; the other is trying to establish a reputation for himself and his brother to be eventually synonymous with some of the greatest sibling tandems to lace on the gloves. Both will be featured on the undercard of Goossen Tutor's "LIVE AT THE LODGE" event on Saturday night, August 11. In the eyes of 22-year old junior featherweight Jessie Villanueva (3-0, 3 KOs), his scheduled four-round contest against Sytel Wilbarn (2-1) from Los Angeles, CA is the next step in his development towards an eventual world championship - a goal his older brother Matt, an undefeated super flyweight -- shares with him. In the main event, 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada (14-0, 12 KOs) will square off with undefeated Felix Piedra (8-0-1, 5 KOs) in a scheduled 8-round light heavyweight contest -- with both fighters taking on their toughest challenge to date. Three other bouts are slated for the... Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:44:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/family_ties_key_to_live_at_the_lodge_august_11_featuring_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_jessie_villanueva/11309521 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/family_ties_key_to_live_at_the_lodge_august_11_featuring_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_jessie_villanueva/11309521 Family ties key to Live at the Lodge August 11 featuring Shawn Estrada, Leon Spinks III & Jessie Villanueva http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/family_ties_key_to_live_at_the_lodge_august_11_featuring_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_jessie_villanueva/11309521 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f26e33dbcbe8e4048e1f711f29a14aa40f48698b/mini/WBAWBCIBF_Welterweight_Championship_6fb2.jpg Back on June 23rd, the San Fernando Valley's legendary Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, CA hosted its first boxing event in 17 years before an appreciative full house. On Saturday night, August 11, Goossen Tutor Promotions, the Valley's first family of boxing, will present the second program in its "LIVE AT THE LODGE" series of boxing events held every two months throughout the year designed by promoter Dan Goossen to produce a number of "Tomorrow's Champions, Fighting Today." In the main event, 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada (14-0, 12 KOs) will square off with undefeated Felix Piedra (8-0-1, 5 KOs) in a scheduled 8-round light heavyweight contest -- with both fighters taking on their toughest challenge to date. In addition to the main event, young knockout artist Jessie Villanueva (3-0, 3 KOs) of Palmdale, CA. - who won by first-round TKO in the inaugural show last month -- will be featured in a 4-round junior featherweight bout... Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:08:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/live_at_the_lodge_august_11_features_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_more/11204527 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/live_at_the_lodge_august_11_features_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_more/11204527 Live at the Lodge August 11 features Shawn Estrada, Leon Spinks III & more http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/live_at_the_lodge_august_11_features_shawn_estrada_leon_spinks_iii_more/11204527 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/9/b9175dd96a9d93d005881bfa10c802506b76ddb3/mini/Boys__Girls_b0ab.jpg Cornelius “K9” Bundrage defended his International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior Middleweight World Championship for the second time against Cory Spinks, the man he won it from nearly two years ago.  In a rough-and-tumble fight, Bundrage dropped Spinks four times en route to a seventh-round technical knockout. Right here, find the complete results from the Showtime tripleheader, including post-fight quotes, a photo gallery of fight night pictures, and more. Bundrage vs. Spinks II Shobox Tripleheader Pictures In the co-featured bout on ShoBox: The New Generation, 2011 Prospect of the Year Gary Russell Jr. pounded Christopher Perez onto the canvas four times before scoring a third-round technical knockout.  Opening the telecast from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Erislandy Lara won an entertaining, bloody unanimous 10-round decision over Freddy Hernandez by the scores of 99-90, 98-91 and 95-94. When Bundrage (32-4, 19 KO’s), of Detroit, Mich., and Spinks (39-7... Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:11:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/bundrage_spinks_ii_complete_results_fight_night_photos_quotes_more/11129090 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/bundrage_spinks_ii_complete_results_fight_night_photos_quotes_more/11129090 Bundrage-Spinks II complete results, fight night photos, quotes & more http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/bundrage_spinks_ii_complete_results_fight_night_photos_quotes_more/11129090 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/8/78d9c349a4d4000d6e08405d7ab91211fcd67c89/mini/Zab_Judah_v_7b75.jpg (Eds: With AP Photos.) By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist They gathered in the bowels of the arena where most of the great fights of the last two decades have taken place, old men now all sharing one shining moment from years gone by. They had come to honor The Greatest, though whether Muhammad Ali remembered who they were or knew what it was all about was a matter of speculation that on this night would go unanswered. Some, like Chuck Wepner, couldn't stop talking about the night they won their own personal lottery - a spot across the ring from Ali. Nothing new there, since the Bayonne Bleeder has been talking about it to anyone else who will listen almost every day since. Others, like Leon Spinks, weren't able to talk much at all. ''Leon Spinks is here and he needs help,'' Wepner said. ''There are a lot of fighters who need help.'' This was a night supposed to bring that help, both to fighters like Spinks and those fighting today. Millions would be raised in Ali& Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:37:31 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/column_frozen_by_parkinsons_still_the_greatest/10008244 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/column_frozen_by_parkinsons_still_the_greatest/10008244 Column: Frozen by Parkinson's, still The Greatest http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/column_frozen_by_parkinsons_still_the_greatest/10008244 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Five-division world champion Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns will join former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and former top heavyweight contenders Earnie Shavers, Chuck Wepner and George Chuvalo, at a special autograph fan festival, This Saturday, February 18, in the lobby of the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nev., from Noon to 2 p.m. PT. The fighters, who are in town to attend the gala honoring Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday, benefiting the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Muhammad Ali Center, will be signing autographs for a fee. Hearns was one of boxing’s “Big Four” of the ‘80s. With victories over Roberto Duran, Wilfredo Benitez and Virgil Hill, he became the first man to win world titles in four different weight divisions.  He will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this summer. Spinks, an Olympic gold medalist in 1976, dethroned Ali in 1978 in only his eighth fight, still a record for fewest fights to winning a world title.... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:10:17 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hearns_spinks_chuvalo_more_at_vegas_fan_fest_on_saturday/9932155 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/hearns_spinks_chuvalo_more_at_vegas_fan_fest_on_saturday/9932155 Hearns, Spinks, Chuvalo & More at Vegas Fan Fest on Saturday http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/hearns_spinks_chuvalo_more_at_vegas_fan_fest_on_saturday/9932155 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f26e33dbcbe8e4048e1f711f29a14aa40f48698b/mini/WBAWBCIBF_Welterweight_Championship_6fb2.jpg The story of how a piece of downtown Las Vegas real estate not far from the Strip became a research headquarters for sports-related brain injuries and Alzheimer's disease began two decades ago, when a Las Vegas liquor magnate's father got sick. For a year, doctors misdiagnosed Lou Ruvo, father of Larry Ruvo, who'd gotten rich off the Vegas-based liquor distributorship he'd founded with Steve Wynn. Doctors said it was a problem with Ruvo's father's carotid artery; doctors said it was heart trouble. Finally, Ruvo learned his dad had Alzheimer's disease -- "one of the worst diseases to ever hit the planet," Ruvo now calls it. He couldn't find decent neurocognitive care for his father in Nevada. Doctors seemed flummoxed by the disease, and Ruvo became his father's caretaker. In 1994, two years after his diagnosis, Lou Ruvo died. Yet Larry Ruvo still felt he had to do something about the sad, painful way his father's life ended. What he did could end up having fa Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:30:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/new_study_going_after_concussions/9918079 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/new_study_going_after_concussions/9918079 New study going after concussions http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/new_study_going_after_concussions/9918079 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Even though his boxing career ended more than three decades ago, the cheers of “Ali, Ali” still ring in the Greatest’s ears every time he makes a public appearance. Muhammad Ali, who turned 70 years old on Jan 17, may be stricken with Parkinson’s disease and gets around by wheelchair today, but he’s still got the same energetic fighting spirit that he always had.Everything that needs to be said and written about the great heavyweight champion has already been done. History hasn’t changed at all and the icon, formerly known as Cassius Clay, will go down in it as one of the most remarkable people to walk the face of the earth, as well as being one of its most recognizable. He inspired thousands of young men to become boxers and is still doing so today.Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis wrote a letter to a British newspaper on Ali’s birthday calling him not only the greatest boxer to ever grace a ring, but the best ever sportsman and athlete. Lewis said he studied all of history’s best boxe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:42:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_ali_celebrates_70th_birthday_in_style/9434648 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_ali_celebrates_70th_birthday_in_style/9434648 Muhammad Ali Celebrates 70th Birthday in Style http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/muhammad_ali_celebrates_70th_birthday_in_style/9434648 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png By the time I became aware of boxing, Muhammad Ali was a mere shell of his former self, plodding through bouts with Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes and Trever Berbick. It would be much later when I truly understood the legend behind the man. Now, as he celebrates his 70th birthday this Jan. 17, there has been somewhat of an effort to downplay his importance to the sport and as a pop culture icon, a sort of backlash to the waves of positive, feel-good press that Ali has enjoyed for the last several years. But I remember the Ali who was not the poster boy for all things noble. I remember the fighter who drew the ire of fans and, in some circles, was a truly hated figure. Among my circle of relatives and friends old enough to remember the prime Ali, you'd be hard-pressed to find a kind word about him. It was in spite of this attitude that I came to admire Muhammad Ali, both as a man and a fighter. Sure, the man had his defects and counted serial infidelity and some ugly political leanings among his greatest h Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:25:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/happy_birthday_to_ali_a_true_champ/9405656 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/happy_birthday_to_ali_a_true_champ/9405656 Happy birthday to Ali, a true champ http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/happy_birthday_to_ali_a_true_champ/9405656 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/2/f26e33dbcbe8e4048e1f711f29a14aa40f48698b/mini/WBAWBCIBF_Welterweight_Championship_6fb2.jpg Former heavyweight boxer and knockout artist Lou Esa has recently announced the creation of his new fighter management company, Winning Method Management. Esa (19-6-1, 16 KO) made his name in the sport in the 1970’s fighting amongst the likes of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Leon Spinks and many other greats. Training fighters for several years upon stepping out of the squared circle, Esa got his start in the management side of the game last year when he began working with welterweight Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien.  Under Esa’s tutelage and watchful eye O’Brien has started off Read more [...] Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:44:23 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_heavyweight_lou_esa_launches_winning_method_management/8153995 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_heavyweight_lou_esa_launches_winning_method_management/8153995 Former Heavyweight Lou Esa Launches Winning Method Management http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/former_heavyweight_lou_esa_launches_winning_method_management/8153995 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/c/ac15b65aa27eb681c2b49bb32e95e6e660d38b1b/mini/George_Foreman_1f41.jpg