Leon Spinks ~ "The Road To Muhammad Ali"

[Bill Paxtom]

September 18, 1977

~ Leon Spinks And Kevin Isaac Agree To Bout, Set For October 15th In Las Vegas ~

The 'twice' postponed bout between Leon Spinks and Kevin Isaac have finally agreed on date, and set
for October 15th and to be held at The Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.

The bout will be scheduled for 8-Rounds, and will be broadcast by CBS-TV.

Leon Spinks with a record of 5-0-0 {5 KO's} will receive { $20,000 } for his 6th Professional Bout, which
will be his highest Fight Purse to date.

Kevin Isaac, with a record of 12-5-1 {6 KO's} will receive a Fight Purse of { $10,000 }.
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October 1, 1977

~ Kevin Isaac Pulls Out Of Bout With Leon Spinks, Demands A Larger Fight Purse ~

New York Heavyweight - Kevin Isaac has pulled out of his bout with Leon Spinks scheduled for October 15th
in Las Vegas.

Isaac who was to receive { $10,000} for his appearance, demanded another { $5000 } for the scheduled
8-Rounder.

Kevin Isaac >
"I just found out that Leon is getting $20,000 plus an additional { $5000 in expenses}. That's fine, but he
shouldn't get more than 'twice' as much as me. I asked for another $5000. That demand is not out of range,
especially for a CBS-TV bout. Another $5000 is not going to break CBS Sports."
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October 3, 1977

~ Leon Spinks Signs To Fight Scott LeDoux On October 22nd In Las Vegas At The Aladdin Hotel ~

The 24 year-old Spinks, with a record of 5-0-0 {5 KO's} has not fought since June 1st, and this will be far his
toughest test.

Scott LeDoux, a 28 1/2 year-old brawler who goes by the moniker of 'The Minnesota Farm-Boy', is a tough
brawling slugger who will surely give the younger Spinks all that he can handle.

LeDoux has a quality record of 21-6-1 {13 KO's}, and has been in with some rough Hombre's, including
George Foreman who stopped him in 4-Rounds.

LeDoux last fought on July 28, 1977 > where he was stopped by {L TKO 7} to Duane Bobick in a
rough battle in Minnesota.

This bout will scheduled for 8-Rounds, and will be the Co-Main Event along with a bout between Colombian
Heavyweight #10 WBC-ranked Bernardo Mercado vs. Gregory Johnson.