Leon Spinks the late 1990s, Spinks was a headliner on year-round, touring autograph shows. In 2009 Spinks was featured as part of the 2009 documentary "Facing Ali", in which notable former opponents of Ali speak about how fighting Ali changed their lives. As of 2017, Spinks lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He told a reporter his life is "comfortable", and that he keeps a low profile. In August 2017, Leon was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame along with his brother, Michael. Leon's son, Cory Spinks, held the undisputed welterweight title, and was the IBF junior middleweight champion twice. In
Scipio Spinks shuttled between Class AAA and the major league club for the next few seasons. The hard-throwing Spinks had control problems but also struck out an average of one batter per inning in the American Association. In April 1972, Spinks was traded to the Cardinals for Jerry Reuss. He started the season with the major league club and pitched well. By midseason, he was third in the National League in strikeouts, behind only Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver. Spinks finished with a 2.67 ERA. Spinks was exceptionally fast for a pitcher, and for that reason the Cardinals frequently used him as