![]() ![]() The book also uncovers stories never before made public: the big paydays, the high living, the backroom deals. Their rise from the Pruitt-Igoe housing disaster. ![]() ![]() With a cast of characters that includes Ali, Holmes, Mike Tyson, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and dozens of friends, relatives, and boxing figures, ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND tells the unlikely story of the Spinks brothers. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali Michael beat the unbeatable Larry Holmes. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America’s living rooms. ![]()
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