Michael Spinks
Career, Record, Stats
Michael Spinks (Jinx) is a 68-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins. In a career spanning 11 years, 2 months, and 11 days, Spinks amassed a record of 31-1, which includes 21 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1994.
Michael Spinks' Boxing Career
Michael Spinks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on July 22, 1956. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on April 16, 1977 against Eddie Benson. Spinks defeated Benson via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Spinks became a world champion at the age of 24 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Eddie Mustafa Muhammad for the WBA light-heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the heavyweight (IBF, The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at light-heavyweight.
Spinks' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Mike Tyson at age 31, on June 27, 1988, in which he was fighting for the undisputed heavyweight world championship and lost his The Ring title.
Some of Michael Spinks' best fights have been against Larry Holmes (HOFer), Dwight Muhammad Qawi (HOFer), Gerry Cooney, Eddie Davis, and Marvin Johnson. For a complete list of Spinks' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Spinks".
Spinks has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Michael Spinks Losses".
Michael Spinks' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Jun 27, 1988 | 31 | 
Mike Tyson 21 34-0 | loss | KO 1 |
31 | Jun 15, 1987 | 30 | 
Gerry Cooney 30 28-1 | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Sep 06, 1986 | 30 |  Steffen Tangstad | win | TKO 4 |
29 | Apr 19, 1986 | 29 | 
Larry Holmes 36 48-1 | win | SD 15 |
28 | Sep 21, 1985 | 29 |
Larry Holmes 35 48-0 | win | UD 15 |
27 | Jun 06, 1985 | 28 | Jim MacDonald | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Feb 23, 1985 | 28 | David Sears | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Feb 25, 1984 | 27 | 
Eddie Davis 32 27-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
24 | Nov 25, 1983 | 27 | Oscar Rivadeneyra | win | TKO 10 |
23 | Mar 18, 1983 | 26 | 
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 30 19-1-1 | win | UD 15 |
22 | Sep 18, 1982 | 26 | Johnny Davis | win | TKO 9 |
21 | Jun 12, 1982 | 25 | Jerry Celestine | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Apr 11, 1982 | 25 | Murray Sutherland | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Feb 13, 1982 | 25 | Mustafa Wassaja | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Nov 07, 1981 | 25 | Vonzell Johnson | win | TKO 7 |
17 | Jul 18, 1981 | 24 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | win | UD 15 |
16 | Mar 28, 1981 | 24 | 
Marvin Johnson 26 27-4 | win | KO 4 |
15 | Jan 24, 1981 | 24 | Willie Taylor | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Oct 18, 1980 | 24 | Yaqui Lopez | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Aug 02, 1980 | 24 | David Conteh | win | TKO 9 |
12 | May 04, 1980 | 23 | Murray Sutherland | win | UD 10 |
11 | Feb 24, 1980 | 23 | Ramon Ranquello | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Feb 01, 1980 | 23 | Johnny Wilburn | win | UD 8 |
9 | Nov 24, 1979 | 23 | Marc Hans | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Dec 15, 1978 | 22 | Eddie Phillips | win | KO 4 |
7 | Feb 15, 1978 | 21 | Tom Bethea | win | UD 8 |
6 | Oct 22, 1977 | 21 | Gary Summerhays | win | UD 8 |
5 | Sep 13, 1977 | 21 | Ray Elson | win | KO 1 |
4 | Aug 23, 1977 | 21 | Jasper Brisbane | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Jun 01, 1977 | 20 | Joe Borden | win | KO 2 |
2 | May 07, 1977 | 20 | Luis Rodriguez | win | UD 6 |
1 | Apr 16, 1977 | 20 | Eddie Benson | win | TKO 1 |