Sign up for service and obituary updates. A Memorial Service will be held on Thurs, Nov 30, 2017 at 3 PM at the MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. SPINKS, NELLIE M., age 94 of Hueytown passed away Monday, March 15, 2004. . In the wake of finding boxing, the two siblings became top novices, coming full circle in the 1976 Olympics where Leon won the light heavyweight gold and Michael won the middleweight gold. The two fought seven months later in a prime-time fight on CBS that set television viewing records at the time, with nearly half the country tuning in. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. On June 27, 1988, Mike Tyson took on Michael Spinks in a highly-anticipated showdown for the world heavyweight championship. MICHAEL SHANE SPINKS, ended his journey with us too soon on 17 April 2013. He was the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title, claiming his first belt at just 20 years four months and 22 days old. Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956)[a] is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Search Miamisburg obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. . Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Martin of . Andy Ring officiating. Tyson and Dwight Muhammad Qawi were the only fighters to officially floor Spinks. Obituary. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Michael Spinks to pay them a last tribute. The fight between Spinks and Mike Tyson took place in June 1988, with Tyson knocking Spinks down twice on his way to a first-round knockout. A Guide to Funeral Etiquette.. Life Story Memory Board. He continued fighting on and off into the mid-1990s, finishing with a record of 26-17-3.

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