He was a good man. And I just learned that Leon Spinks died recently.
I liked Leon.
I always chuckle when I think of him in the ring before his fight with Tyson. He looked petrified.
There is a funny story his Manager (Butch Lewis) tells about that fight. Before the fight his trainer made a stink about Tyson's tape on his hands and it caused a delay...Tysons locker room shared a wall with Spinks.
Tyson gets infuriated because of the delay and starts punching holes in the wall. Spinks was scared to come out of lockerroom and you could see it in his face when he walked to the ring.