Ex-boxing champ Leon Spinks - who famously upset Muhammad Ali in 1978 - is hospitalized in Las Vegas as the 66-year-old's family pleads for fans to 'pray that he weathers the storm'
Boxing legend, Olympic gold medalist and former U.S. Marine Leon Spinks, 66, is fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital, his family revealed on social media
Spinks's exact diagnosis hasn't been revealed, but his wife asked for prayers
He has suffered through poor health recently. He was previously hospitalized in 2014 after chicken bones caused significant damage to his intestines
A member of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Spinks is best remembered for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 to win the heavyweight title