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Boxing Johann Walter Bantz Clv9dfjlwac Unsplash

St. Louis native and former pro boxer Michael Spinks competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. (The lineal title is generally won when a fighter dethrones a champ who has …

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Sonny Liston

St. Louis steelworker Sonny Liston had only been boxing for eight months when, on this date, he won the Golden Gloves heavyweight crown.

Leon Spinks Muhammad Ali boxing

St. Louisan, Leon Spinks, shocked the sports world when he beat Muhammad Ali in fifteen rounds for the World Heavyweight Crown. He and his brother, Michael, were the only brothers to ever hold world titles.

Boxing Henry Armstrong

Henry Armstrong—the only man to ever hold three championship titles at the same time—won his first title (Featherweight) on this date.  He was a lifelong St. Louis resident.