Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi set for September 27 of 1984, but it was cancelled after Qawi was injured during training, three weeks before the fight. Spinks went on to become the first world light heavyweight champion in boxing history to go up in weight and win the world heavyweight title. Qawi, for his part, went up to the cruiserweight division, where he reigned as WBA world champion from 1985 to 1986. Both fighters are now members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Confirmed bouts: Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi Michael Spinks vs. Dwight Muhammad Qawi, billed as "The Brawl for it All",
Johanna Spinks Johanna Spinks Johanna Spinks is a British-born, Los Angeles-based oil portrait artist whose work hangs in many museums, galleries, and private collections. Spinks is primarily a portrait artist of heirloom, family, corporate, religious, and bridal portraits, but also a landscape and still life painter. Spinks' work has been featured in the "Epoch Times", New York Times, American Artist Magazine, along with TV appearances and radio broadcasts on L.A. TALK Live and OurVentura TV. Spinks moved from the UK to New York aged 22, and worked as a journalist and makeup artist before becoming a professional painter. In addition to her