# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/leon-spinks
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:56:59.348Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/leon-spinks"
name: "Leon Spinks"
slug: "leon-spinks"
description: "Leon Spinks was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a split decision, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history. Spinks was later stripped of the WBC title for facing Ali in an unapproved rematch seven months later, which he lost by a unanimous decision."
tagline: "American boxer (1953–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Leon_Spinks_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1953-07-11"
deathDate: "2021-02-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.58
  momentum:             3.482738228741077
  historical:           22.305636
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 242
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/leonneonspinks"
    handle:    "leonneonspinks"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1324325/"
    handle:    "nm1324325"
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    title: "Спинкс, Леон"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Leon Spinks"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump