BOXER

Leon Spinks

1953 - 2021

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Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) 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 boxing history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leon Spinks has received more than 3,174,827 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Leon Spinks is the 40th most popular boxer (down from 37th in 2019), the 3,660th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,596th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Leon Spinks ranks 40 out of 496. Before him are Manny Pacquiao, Ezzard Charles, Oscar Bonavena, Max Baer, Henry Armstrong, and Earnie Shavers. After him are Jersey Joe Walcott, Wladimir Klitschko, Tommy Morrison, Éder Jofre, Ernesto Hoost, and Roy Jones Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Leon Spinks ranks 149. Before him are Leonel Fernández, José Costa, Esther Hayut, Gideon Levy, Kiti Mánver, and Slavoljub Muslin. After him are Robert Zoellick, Maryam Rajavi, Brigi Rafini, Attilio Bettega, Colm Meaney, and Wim Mertens. Among people deceased in 2021, Leon Spinks ranks 209. Before him are Alan Lancaster, Hugo Maradona, Carmen Salinas, Kamal Ganzouri, Jean-Pierre Adams, and Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan. After him are Ng Man-tat, Hilton Valentine, Isadore Singer, John Miles, Koichi Sugiyama, and Branko Mamula.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Spinks ranks 3,660 out of 20,380. Before him are Stuart Roosa (1933), Annette O'Toole (1952), Harold Sakata (1920), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), Thomas Haden Church (1960), and Budd Schulberg (1914). After him are Abbie Hoffman (1936), Liz Sheridan (1929), Judith Light (1949), Warren Sturgis McCulloch (1898), Sage Stallone (1976), and Tina Fey (1970).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Leon Spinks ranks 26. Before him are John L. Sullivan (1858), Archie Moore (1916), Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), and Earnie Shavers (1944). After him are Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), Tommy Morrison (1969), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), James J. Corbett (1866), Rocky Graziano (1919), and Buster Douglas (1960).

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