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Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks II was seen in some 80 nations. ABC televised the fight live in the United States. The network paid $5.3 million for the rights. An estimated audience of 90 million watched the main event. The bout drew a 46.7 rating, meaning 46.7 percent of TV sets in the nation were tuned in. Attendance at the Superdome was 63,350. It was the largest indoor attendance ever for a boxing match. The card contained three other world title fights: WBA bantamweight champion Alberto Davila vs. Jorge Lujan, WBC featherweight champion Danny Lopez vs. Juan Malvarez, and WBA light heavyweight champion Victor Galindez vs. Mike Rossman. Spinks earned $ million, and Ali made $ million. Ali was a 2½-1 favorite. In Spinks' dressing room before the fight, it was discovered that no one had remembered to bring his protective cup, water bucket and water bottle. “For God's sake, get Leon a cup,“ Sam Solomon, Spinks' principal trainer, said to Chet Cummings, a public-relations man for Top Rank. Cummings turne
