In his second match with Muhammad Ali, Leon Spinks lost at the Lousiana Superdome on September 15, 1978. The next fight that Spinks had, was against Peter Freemen in the same year when he beat the former in a first round knockout this was in Liverpool, England. Spinks first made a name for himself professionally when he beat Bob Smith via a knockout in 5 rounds on the January 15, 1978. In 1976, two years later, Spinks won the a gold medal in the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada along with his brother Michael Spinks who had won at middleweight he was awarded the gold medal. In 1974, before the start of his professional career, Spinks won a bronze medal at the inaugural Amateur Boxing Championship in Hanover in 1974.
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