Thirty years ago, Leroy Davis, the people's champion, and his management team skillfully avoided some worthy opponents, notably Mickey Brooks. Davis retired as only the second heavyweight champion in history to remain undefeated. ... A celebrated status that brought him considerable wealth in his post-career years.
Mitchell (Mickey) Brooks, Davis' number one contender and the one he avoided the most, went down an altogether different and self-destructive post-career path as a result of his wrath and despair over not receiving his title shot. But now, in his mid-sixties, Mickey Brooks wants what he was denied.