Editing Leon Spinks (section)

===Rematch===
{{Main|Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II}}
His second match with Ali, at the [[Louisiana Superdome]] on September 15, 1978, went badly for Spinks. A now-in-shape Ali—with better, sharper tactics—rarely lost control, winning back his title by a unanimous fifteen-round decision.<ref name="espn" /> Ali regained the title, becoming the first three-time [[Lineal championship|lineal heavyweight champion]].<ref name=CBZ>{{cite web |title=Leon Spinks |url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/leon.htm |website=Cyber Boxing Zone|access-date=November 20, 2016}}</ref> Spinks was never given a rematch; Ali retired after the fight (although he came out of retirement a few years later to fight [[Larry Holmes]] and [[Trevor Berbick]]).