On December 4, 1995, a 42-year-old Leon Spinks (26-16-3, 14 KOs) and Fred Houpe met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Fred Houpe via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 26-17-3.
On October 22, 1994, a 41-year-old Leon Spinks (25-15-3, 14 KOs) and John Carlo met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.
Leon Spinks lost to John Carlo via KO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 25-16-3.
On October 1, 1994, a 41-year-old Leon Spinks (25-14-3, 14 KOs) and Shane Sutcliffe met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Shane Sutcliffe via unanimous decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 25-15-3.
On February 27, 1993, a 39-year-old Leon Spinks (24-13-3, 14 KOs) and James Wilder met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Leon Spinks lost to James Wilder via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 24-14-3.
On September 26, 1992, a 39-year-old Leon Spinks (23-12-3, 13 KOs) and Kevin Porter met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Kevin Porter via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 23-13-3.
On May 30, 1988, a 34-year-old Leon Spinks (18-11-3, 11 KOs) and Tony Morrison met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Tony Morrison via TKO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 18-12-3.
On March 18, 1988, a 34-year-old Leon Spinks (18-10-3, 11 KOs) and Randall Cobb met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 27 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Randall Cobb via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-11-3.
On December 20, 1987, a 34-year-old Leon Spinks (18-9-3, 11 KOs) and Ladislao Mijangos met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
Leon Spinks lost to Ladislao Mijangos via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-10-3.
On October 20, 1987, a 34-year-old Leon Spinks (18-8-3, 11 KOs) and Terry Mims met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Terry Mims via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-9-3.
On May 22, 1987, a 33-year-old Leon Spinks (18-7-2, 11 KOs) and Angelo Musone met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Angelo Musone via KO in the 7th round, and adds an loss to his record at 18-8-2.
On January 17, 1987, a 33-year-old Leon Spinks (17-6-2, 11 KOs) and a 23-year-old Cuban boxer José Ribalta (23-4-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Ribalta was on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 22 days.
José Ribalta stopped Leon Spinks via TKO in the 1st round. Ribalta improves his record to 24-4-1 (18 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 17-7-2.
On August 2, 1986, a 33-year-old Leon Spinks (17-5-2, 11 KOs) and Rocky Sekorski met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
Leon Spinks lost to Rocky Sekorski via TKO in the 6th round, and adds an loss to his record at 17-6-2.
On March 22, 1986, a 32-year-old Leon Spinks (17-4-2, 11 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBA title held by 33-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi (25-2-1, 14 KOs).
Spinks came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Qawi was on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Dwight Muhammad Qawi stopped Leon Spinks via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Qawi improves his record to 26-2-1 (15 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 17-5-2.
On March 6, 1983, a 29-year-old Leon Spinks (12-3-2, 8 KOs) and a 23-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Carlos de León (33-3, 23 KOs) met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. León was on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
Carlos De León stopped Leon Spinks via RTD in the 6th round. León improves his record to 34-3 (24 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 12-4-2.
On June 12, 1981, a 27-year-old Leon Spinks (10-2-2, 8 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 31-year-old Larry Holmes (37-0, 27 KOs).
Spinks came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 10 days. Holmes was on a 37-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 1 day.
Larry Holmes made easy work of Leon Spinks, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Holmes improves his record to 38-0 (28 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 10-3-2.
On June 24, 1979, a 25-year-old Leon Spinks (7-1-1, 5 KOs) and a 24-year-old South African boxer Gerrie Coetzee (21-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 9 days. Coetzee was on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 9 days.
Gerrie Coetzee stopped Leon Spinks via TKO in the 1st round. Coetzee improves his record to 22-0 (12 KOs), while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 7-2-1.
On September 15, 1978, Leon Spinks and Muhammad Ali met again in an immediate rematch.
Spinks came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months. Ali was on a -1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months.
Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA and The Ring titles. Ali improves his record to 56-3, while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 7-1-1.