Leon Spinks ~ "The Road To Muhammad Ali"

[Bill Paxtom]

Saturday ~ May 7, 1977

Kiel Auditorium ~ St. Louis, Missouri

~ Leon Spinks Scores Knockout ~

~ Agosto Falls To Leon Spinks ~

[B][/ ~ Leon Spinks KO's Agosto ~B]

Leon Spinks {198 lbs.} spent the first 90-Seconds of the Opening Round lightly-sparring
with the 31 1/2 year-old veteran Pedro Agosto {202 lbs.}.

Leon did 'nail' Pedro with a hard left-hook, but Pedro shook off the punch and forced Leon
backwards to the Ropes at the {1:30 Mark}.

Leon then looked toward his Corner for instructions, and Sam Solomon yelled;
"Work the body Leon, work the body."

Then suddenly, Leon skipped off the Ropes and delivered a right-uppercut, and '2' jolting
left-hooks to Pedro's jaw, followed by a battery-of-punches. Then Leon came back with
a 'vicious' left-hook to the jaw.

Pedro collapsed on his back, and slammed the back of his head on the canvas. Pedro struggled
to his knee's at the 9-Count, but was counted out by Referee - Jim Reddick at 1:55 of Round 1.