Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks 2

The fight was for the WBA heavyweight title with Leon Spinks defending. Muhammad Ali vacated the title a year later.

The Fight
The first round began. Spinks pressed the action early. Ali looked fast still. Ali landed a jab. They clinched and broke. Ali pumped the jab and missed a right hand. They clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. One thirty as Ali finally allowed them to get broken up from another clinch. Spinks pressed in and they clinched and broke. Ali landed a left hook. They clinched and broke with one minute. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a right hand and another. They clinched and broke with thirty left. Spinks landed a right hand. They clinched and broke with fifteen. They clinched. The first round ended. Very close, 10-9 Spinks though. The second round began and they immediately clinched. They broke. Spinks landed a big right and they clinched and broke again. Two thirty. Ali was on his toes dancing. Ali landed a right and they clinched and broke. Spinks landed a left hook and another. They broke. Two minutes. Spinks missed a pair of left hooks. 'Where's his left jab?' They clinched and broke. One thirty. They clinched and broke. Spinks smiled and said 'come on.' Ali landed a jab and a right hand. They clinched. They broke. And again. Spinks smiled. Spinks had good head movement. Ali landed a left hook and a right. They clinched and broke. And again. Fifteen. The second round ended. 10-9 Ali. The third round began. Ali landed a hard left hook. He threw a few more. They clinched and broke. Ali had good head movement. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right and they broke. 'Keep on dancing.' One thirty. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a left hook and Spinks flurried in the clinch, they broke. Ali landed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a jab. They clinched and broke. And again. Ali landed a nice left uppercut. Thirty. Ali landed another left hook there. They clinched and broke. Fifteen. Ali danced. The third round ended. 10-9 Ali by far. The fourth round began. Spinks landed a right to the body. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a big left hook to the body and they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke once more. They clinched and broke. Ali missed a right. They clinched and broke. One thirty. Spinks landed a pair of right hooks, he chased Ali. They clinched and broke. They clinched and broke there. They clinched and broke. And again. Ali landed a right hand. Thirty. Spinks landed a pair of left hooks. They broke with fifteen. The fourth round ended. 10-9 Spinks by far. Back-and-forth fight. The fifth round began. They clinched and broke. And again. And again. Ali pumped the jab dancing. Spinks had good head movement there. Ali's jab couldn't find him. Spinks landed a left hook and they clinched and broke. Ali kept pumping that jab out there. They clinched and broke. 'I have never heard a crowd like this.' Ali landed a good left hook and another to the body, and another pair of lefts to teh body. One thirty. Spinks landed a big right hand. Spinks landed a jab. They clinched and broke there. They clinched and broke. And again. Ali landed a right hand. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right and they clinched and broke. Thirty. And again. Fifteen. They clinched and broke. And again. The fifth round ended. 10-9 Ali. The sixth round began. They immediately clinched and broke. Spinks missed a left hook. Ali was throwing a lot more punches. Spinks landed a left hook as he ate a right uppercut counter. Ali was on his toes balanced. They clinched and broke out. They clinched and broke, good head movement from Ali. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a left hook to the body and they clinched and broke. One thirty. Ali landed a right hand. Ali landed a jab and a right uppercut. Ali danced. He had good head movement and he landed a counter left hook. Ali landed a big right uppercut. Ali landed a right hand and they clinched and broke. 'Leon Spinks has never been called a tactical fighter.' Ali landed four left jabs and three more. Spinks landed one. Thirty as Spinks landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. Fifteen. Ali landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. The sixth round ended. 10-9 Ali by far. The seventh round began. Ali landed a double jab and another. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right hand and they clinched and broke. Ali landed a double jab and they clinched and broke with two minutes. Spinks landed a right hand and a right uppercut and they clinched and broke. Spinks landed a big right hand and they clinched and broke. One thirty. Spinks landed a left hook and they clinched and broke. And again. They clinched and broke again. Ali landed three left hooks and ate a counter right. They clinched and broke. And again. Thirty. Ali was still on his toes. 'Watch the left hook.' Spinks landed a right. Fifteen as they broke. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a right a second before the seventh round ended. 10-9 Spinks but it was close. Larry Holmes was inarticulate between rounds. The eighth round began. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed three jabs and they clinched and broke. They clinched and Ali landed a counter left hook and they broke. Ali landed a left hook and they broke. Ali landed a big right hand and a left hook. Spinks landed a left hook to the body and they broke. Spinks landed a left hook and a right hand and they broke away there. One thirty. Spinks landed a left hook and they broke. They exchanged in close. Ali landed a one-two, right to the body and a left hook. Ali landed a right hand and they broke. The crowd loved it. Ali danced. Ali landed a double jab and a left hook and a right hand and they broke. The crowd loved it. Dundee was banging on the canvas. Ali landed a right and they broke away. Thirty. Ali landed a left hook. They clinched and broke. Fifteen. Ali landed a jab and a right hand. They clinched and broke. The eighth round ended. 10-9 Ali, but exciting round. The ninth round began with Ali landing a left hook immediately. Spinks landed a big right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a jab and ate a left hook counter. They broke. Spinks landed a left hook after eating a jab. They broke. They clinched and broke. And again. Spinks landed a hard left hook and a right uppercut and a hard left hook. They broke. Ali wasn't dancing anymore. He was standing flatfooted. They clinched and broke. There was a change of pace. Ali was tired. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a right and a left hook. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a left hook and they clinched and broke. Ali landed a left jab and another and missed a right. They clinched and broke. Ali still had good head movement. He reminds me of Anderson Silva. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a pair of left hooks and a right. They clinched and broke with thirty left. Spinks landed a right and they clinched and broke. Fifteen. Ali danced just a bit. Spinks landed a big left hook. They clinched and broke. Spinks landed a right. The ninth round ended. 10-10, could give a slight edge to Spinks but nah. The tenth round began. Ali landed a right hand. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right uppercut and they clinched and broke. And again. Ali danced. Ali did his shuffle. The crowd roared. They clinched and broke. Ali shuffled and danced. Ali landed a jab. Good head movement. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a left uppercut and they clinched and broke. One thirty left. They clinched and broke. And again. Ali danced. Ali landed a stiff stiff jab. Spinks landed a right hook. They clinched and broke. And again. Ali danced. They clinched and broke. Fifteen as they clinched and broke. Ali landed a pair of right uppercuts and they clinched and broke. Spinks landed a right. The tenth round ended. 10-9 Ali. The eleventh round began. Ali landed a left hook and they clinched and broke. Spinks was hunting him down. Ali landed a right and they clinched and broke. Ali was just too elusive. Spinks landed a right hand and they clinched and broke. Another breakage. Spinks landed a right and then there was another breakage. Ali was refusing to break. They did. Ali landed a jab and missed a left hook as they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. One thirty. They clinched and broke. Ali landed a right hand and they clinched and broke. Ali landed a right and a left hook and they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. And again. Thirty. They exchanged and clinched and broke. Fifteen. Spinks landed a right hook and they clinched and broke. The eleventh round ended. 10-9 Ali. 'Am I winning?' Ali asked. The twelfth round began. Ali landed a right and they clinched and broke. Spinks landed a left hook and a nice right hand in close as they clinched and broke. They clinched and broke. And again. They clinched. Spinks landed a right and a left hook as they clinched and broke. Ali landed a jab and a left hook. The crowd roared. They clinched. Ali landed a pair of jabs. One thirty. They clinched. And again. And again. Ali landed a jab and a right uppercut and they clinched. Ali landed a right to the body and they clinched. And again. Ali landed a jab and a right to the body and another to the face and another with thirty seconds left. The crowd went wild. They clinched. Fifteen. Ali landed a right uppercut and a right hand and a left hook. Another right. They clinched. The twelfth round ended. 10-9 Ali by far. The thirteenth round began. Ali landed a left hook. They clinched. 'You gotta find a way to hit him,' Spink's corner had told him. Ali landed a jab. Ali landed a left hook and a right hand. Spinks landed a left hook to the body and they clinched. Spinks landed a blocked left hook and they clinched. Ali danced tauntingly. He shuffled. Ali landed a pair of jabs. He danced side to side. Spinks landed a pair of left hooks to the body and they clinched. And again. One thirty as they clinched. And again. Ali kept the jab pumped out and landed it. Ali dodged a left uppercut. They clinched as Spinks missed a right coming in. Ali landed a big left hook and another and a right and they clinched. And again. Thirty. Ali landed a double jab and a right hand. They clinched. Spinks was tired. Fifteen. Ali landed a jab. They clinched. Spinks missed a left hook. The thirteenth round ended. 10-9 Ali by far. The fourteenth round began. Spinks pressed forward to the clinch. Ali landed a left hook and a big right hand. They clinched again. And again. And again. Ali landed a right hand and they clinched. And again. Spinks landed a pair of left hooks and they clinched. And again. One thirty. They clinched again. And again. 'That's the mark of the man.' They clinched again. Ali landed the jab four times and a right hand. Spinks landed a double jab and they clinched. Spinks landed a big right and they clinched. Thirty. They clinched. 'This kid is so tough.' They clinched. Fifteen. They clinched again. Ali landed a jab. The fourteenth round ended. 10-9 Ali. The fifteenth round began and they clinched. Ali ate a counter right to the chin and they clinched. Ali landed two jabs and ate three in return. Spinks missed a big right and they clinched. The crowd chanted 'Ali'. Ali landed a pair of jabs and missed a big right and they clinched. Spinks landed a right uppercut as they clinched. And again. And again with one thirty remaining on the clock. Spinks landed a right and ate a double jab in return. Spinks landed a left hook and a right uppercut and they clinched. And again. Ali danced. Ali landed a trio of jabs and they clinched. Ali danced. Ali landed a big right. They clinched there. Thirty-five left. They clinched. The crowd roared. They clinched. Fifteen as they clinched again. And again. The fifteenth round ended as Spinks landed a right that was technically after the bell. 10-9 Ali but very close and exciting. They gave Ali the unanimous decision.