Leon Spinks In Critical Condition Fighting For His Life!

Leon Spinks In Critical Condition Fighting For His Life!

After 18 years in the ring, boxer Leon Spinks is 

fighting for his life. Spinks was reportedly hospitalized 

for emergency abdominal surgery at a Las Vegas 

medical facility, and is in critical his condition due to 

complications, according to TMZ. Spinks is known for 

the one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, beating 

Muhammad Ali in 1978.

Singer Tony Orlando, a close friend of Spinks, has 

asked the public to pray for his friend as he is “facing 

the greatest fight of his life,” according to NewsOne. 

Spinks’ ex-wife Betty, to whom he was married to for 

16 years, claims that Spinks gave her full control over 

his medical decisions, although they divorced a 

decade ago in 2004, according to TMZ.

As part of their divorce, Leon made an agreement with 

Betty entrusting her to make medical decisions on his 

behalf. Betty reportedly feels that if his health 

condition declines, she should be the one to call the 

shots over Spinks’ current wife Brenda, the gossip 

website reported. But Brenda said he’s on the road to 

recovery, according to TMZ. Spinks had a final boxing 

record of 26-14-3.