Leon Spinks

And the impact that this man had on business, like for, for Bill Watts to be able to drop his racism and to push, to push JYD as his, as his top guy in the South because he recognizes what that means.

And at that time, you know, when we're talking about combat sports in the 80s and the 70s, like Mike Tyson, Leonard Spinks, Muhammad Ali, like you had this – I'm back to Sonia Liston – And you look at, like, the athletes that were big then, like, you know, damn, I'm going to say another name because me and Joe Green, because if I said that other name, I would be in trouble.

But let's say it's, like, kind of some drink you have with breakfast.

But, OJ, but, like, you had these guys that were, like, stars and, like, Of course, they're African-American and Black athletes.

So we didn't know how this was going to go.

And gosh, man, this thing was, I'll let you start, but this thing was over in a, this was like Mike Tyson, Leon Spinks.

Yeah.

No, it got over in a hurry, and part of it is Childress could not get their offense untracked whatsoever.

And my granddaughter came into my room and he woke me up and he went, Mar, Mar, Mar, Mar, Ali's, Ali's fighting, Ali's fighting.

And it was three o'clock in the morning and he gets me up to watch Muhammad Ali versus Leon Spinks.

And he had always spoken to me about Ali.

And I watched Ali and I watched Ali being beaten.

Minnie Minoso, Norm Van Leer, Jimmy Collins, Lon Krueger, Ray Clay, Wayne Messmer.

Dale Earnhardt Sr., Leon Spinks, just to name a few.

And of course, the main attraction for both of us was Road Warrior Hawk.

Oh, yeah.