New Champ

Gary Angell

United Press International

Inexperienced Leon Spinks scored one of boxing's greatest ups Feb. 15 when he captured the world's heavyweight championship with a 15-round split decision over Muhammad Ali and possibly ended the fabled career of the ring's greatest showman. Here, Spinks shouts his joy over the heads of well-wishers in the ring.

Gary Angell, "New Champ," in POYi Archive, Item #9677, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9677 (accessed November 23, 2024).