Leon Spinks, former world heavyweight champion – a life in pictures February 7, 2021 by admin The boxer, who has died aged 67, pulled off one of the greatest shocks in boxing history by beating Muhammad Ali in February 1978 Main image: Leon Spinks celebrates after beating Muhammad Ali in 1978 Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Sun 7 Feb 2021 07.14 EST Last modified on Sun 7 Feb 2021 07.40 EST