Leon Spinks
Career, Record, Stats
Leon Spinks (Neon) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 10 months, and 19 days, Spinks amassed a record of 26-17-3, which includes 14 wins via KO.
Leon Spinks' Boxing Career
Leon Spinks was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on July 11, 1953. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on January 15, 1977 against Bob Smith. Spinks defeated Smith via 5th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Spinks became a world champion fight at the age of 24 after 7 professional fights. He challenged Muhammad Ali for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles and defeated the champion via 15-round split decision, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed heavyweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
Spinks' last fight was an unanimous decision loss to Fred Houpe at age 42, on December 4, 1995.
Some of Leon Spinks' best fights were against Muhammad Ali (HOFer) and Alfredo Evangelista. For a complete list of Spinks' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Leon Spinks".
Spinks has 17 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Leon Spinks Losses".
Leon Spinks' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Dec 04, 1995 | 42 |  Fred Houpe | loss | UD 8 |
45 | Jun 19, 1995 | 41 | Ray Kipping | win | UD 8 |
44 | Oct 22, 1994 | 41 | John Carlo | loss | KO 1 |
43 | Oct 01, 1994 | 41 | Shane Sutcliffe | loss | UD 8 |
42 | Jun 22, 1994 | 40 | Eddie Curry | win | DQ 9 |
41 | Feb 27, 1993 | 39 | James Wilder | loss | PTS 10 |
40 | Dec 11, 1992 | 39 | Kevin Poindexter | win | KO 1 |
39 | Sep 26, 1992 | 39 | Kevin Porter | loss | PTS 10 |
38 | Jul 24, 1992 | 39 | Jack Jackson | win | KO 3 |
37 | Jun 17, 1992 | 38 | Rocky Bentley | win | PTS 10 |
36 | Mar 20, 1992 | 38 | Rick Myers | win | UD 10 |
35 | Feb 28, 1992 | 38 | Andre Crowder | win | SD 10 |
34 | Nov 15, 1991 | 38 | Lupe Guerra | win | KO 3 |
33 | May 30, 1988 | 34 | Tony Morrison | loss | TKO 1 |
32 | Mar 18, 1988 | 34 | Randall Cobb | loss | MD 10 |
31 | Dec 20, 1987 | 34 | Ladislao Mijangos | loss | SD 10 |
30 | Oct 20, 1987 | 34 | Terry Mims | loss | SD 10 |
29 | Aug 29, 1987 | 34 | Jim Ashard | draw | SD 10 |
28 | May 22, 1987 | 33 | Angelo Musone | loss | KO 7 |
27 | Apr 28, 1987 | 33 | Jeff Jordan | win | SD 12 |
26 | Jan 17, 1987 | 33 | 
José Ribalta 23 23-4-1  | loss | TKO 1 |
25 | Aug 02, 1986 | 33 | Rocky Sekorski | loss | TKO 6 |
24 | Mar 22, 1986 | 32 | 
Dwight Muhammad Qawi 33 25-2-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
23 | Dec 13, 1985 | 32 | Kip Kane | win | TKO 8 |
22 | Jun 29, 1985 | 31 | Tom Franco Thomas | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 09, 1985 | 31 | Tom Fischer | win | UD 10 |
20 | Apr 09, 1985 | 31 | Rick Kellar | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Feb 21, 1985 | 31 | Lupe Guerra | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Mar 06, 1983 | 29 | 
Carlos de León 23 33-3 | loss | RTD 6 |
17 | Oct 31, 1982 | 29 | Jesse Burnett | win | UD 12 |
16 | Feb 24, 1982 | 28 | Ivy Brown | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 12, 1981 | 27 | 
Larry Holmes 31 37-0 | loss | TKO 3 |
14 | Oct 02, 1980 | 27 | Bernardo Mercado | win | TKO 9 |
13 | May 03, 1980 | 26 | Kevin Isaac | win | TKO 8 |
12 | Mar 08, 1980 | 26 | Eddie López | draw | SD 10 |
11 | Jan 12, 1980 | 26 | 
Alfredo Evangelista 25 32-4-2 | win | KO 5 |
10 | Jun 24, 1979 | 25 | 
Gerrie Coetzee 24 21-0 | loss | TKO 1 |
9 | Sep 15, 1978 | 25 | 
Muhammad Ali 36 55-3 | loss | UD 15 |
8 | Feb 15, 1978 | 24 |
Muhammad Ali 36 55-2 | win | SD 15 |
7 | Nov 18, 1977 | 24 | Alfio Righetti | win | UD 10 |
6 | Oct 22, 1977 | 24 | Scott LeDoux | draw | SD 10 |
5 | Jun 01, 1977 | 23 | Bruce Scott | win | KO 3 |
4 | May 07, 1977 | 23 | Pedro Agosto | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 20, 1977 | 23 | Jerry McIntyre | win | KO 1 |
2 | Mar 05, 1977 | 23 | Peter Freeman | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jan 15, 1977 | 23 | Bob Smith | win | TKO 5 |