Cory Spinks, the former undisputed welterweight champ and son of the late ‘Neon’ Leon Spinks, discussed his father fondly.
Leon passed away following a long battle with cancer. Cory spoke to The Ak and Barak Show on Sirius XM to share his memories.
One story that stuck out was Rocky star Mr. T was a bodyguard for Leon early on in his career.
Spinks offered plenty, as the talking points below suggest.
Listen to the full interview on the Sirius XM App or DAZN.
• He was a free-spirited guy who didn’t hide anything. He was genuine. • Lived in St. Louis when his dad was on top of the world. MR. T
• His bodyguard was Mr. T. If you look at some of his early fights, he was in the ring with him.
Mr. T Leon Spinks
• His two older brothers used to go to his dad/s house every summer, and they’d tell him stories about hanging out with Mr. T. • His brother Leon Jr. and his best friend Terence were both killed. This tragedy led him to walk away from boxing, which wasn’t fun for him anymore. • His dad used to go to all his fights. • People didn’t know Leon was a dancer. • After he beat Mayorga, he and Mike both told him, “welcome to the club.”
• Doesn’t ever think we’ll have three undisputed champs in one family ever again. • He was 4 or 5 when he recognized how great his dad was. • Someone has approached him about doing a doc on his life story. He’s starting to write a book chronicling his upbringing and career. • They have the most accomplished boxing family. • His uncle Michael gets left out of conversations. He only lost one fight, and it was against Tyson. • Will always love boxing, but sometimes they give fighters more credit than they deserve.
P4P
• To be No. 1 on the P4P list, you should have to fight someone who people consider the greatest. • P4P is either Canelo or Pacquiao. • The P4P they have with Spence and Crawford wants them to fight each other before a coronation.
