Entertainment journalist, boxing publicist Florence "Flo" Anthony dies at 74
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How Flo Anthony Changed the Way We Tell Black Stories
We lost a real one, y’all. Flo Anthony, the powerhouse journalist who crashed through Page Six’s glass ceiling and kept Hollywood honest for decades, passed away last Thursday, Aug. 6, following a quiet, courageous fight against cancer. Her death was confirmed by Jack Hirsch, the biographer of her husband, professional boxer Michael Spinks. She was 74. The headlines will undoubtedly talk about Ms. Anthony’s historic firsts and rightly so. But an…
Entertainment journalist, boxing publicist Florence "Flo" Anthony dies at 74
Photo courtesy of Facebook Florence “Flo” Anthony, an entertainment journalist and the publicist for boxing greats Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes and her husband, Michael Spinks, has died, according to Grio. She was 74. Anthony died on August 6, 2026 from cancer. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1952, Anthony became an entertainment reporter and covered the sport of boxing, where she turned publicist for some of the greatest fighters in boxing history…
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