He had only seven professional bouts under his belt when he was booked to fight heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in February 1978, less than 18 months after he won his Olympic gold medal. Spinks turned pro after leaving the Marine Corps in 1976. and Soviet teams until the 1988 games in Seoul, South Korea. It was also the last Summer Olympics to feature both the U.S. They were the first Summer Olympics to be held after the terrorist attacks that killed 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 games in Munich, so there was apprehension as athletes gathered to compete in Canada. Those Montreal Olympics came at a crucial moment in the event's history. Leon Spinks defeats Sixto Soria of Cuba for the light heavyweight gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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