Leon Spinks black & white 10 x 8 montague cardstock photo, clearly and neatly signed in blue pen.


Winner of gold at the Montreal Olympics in 1976

Spinks, as a raw 24-year-old and after just nine fights as a professional defeated Ali in 1978 to claim the undisputed heavyweight championship from Ali.

It was a win that deserved to be celebrated in style - and on that count Spinks certainly didn't disappoint. The man whose epic partying earned him the epithet 'Neon Leon'

The young fighter went on a six-month spree of drinking and partying, losing touch with trainers and promoters and never seeing the inside of a gym.

He lost to Mohammed Ali in the rematch in New Orleans on 15 September, 1978, securing Ali the victor's position as the first man ever to become the three-time heavyweight champion of the world.