Leon Spinks, former heavyweight Champion, is fighting against cancer | USA TODAY Sports

Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks is fighting his toughest competitor yet: Cancer.

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Leon Spinks, who in 1978 defeated Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight world championship, is fighting prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.



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