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Michael SPINKS

"The Jinx"

Heavyweight

Male

USA, Saint Louis, Missouri
Born: July 13, 1956, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
Weight: 165-170-175-199-201-208-212 lbs

(brother of Leon; uncle of Cory and Darrell)

as an amateur:



1974 Denver, Colorado, National Golden Gloves Super-Welterweight winner
1976 Miami, Florida, National Golden Gloves Middleweight winner
1976 Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games Middleweight gold medal

amateur record: 93-7-0 (35)

Michael Spinks was the first Olympic Gold Medallist at middleweight
to win a professional light-heavyweight world title

Michael Spinks was the second Olympic Gold Medallist at middleweight
to win a professional heavyweight world title





Amateur Results

 
1976
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games gold medal, 75 kg
+ July 24 Jean-Marie Emebe (CMR)Montreal, Canada WWO
+ July 26Ryszard Pasiewicz Montreal, Canada WPTS 5:0
+ July 28 Alec Nastac (OMA)Montreal, Canada WWO
+ July 30 Rufat Riskiyev (UZB)Montreal, Canada WRSC 3

 

Professional record

 
1977
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Apr. 16 Eddie BensonLas Vegas, USAKO 1
+ May 7 Luis RodriguezSaint Louis, USAW 6
+ June 1 Joe BordenMontreal, CanadaKO 2
+ Aug. 23 Jasper BrisbanePhiladelphia, USATKO 1
+ Sept. 13 Ray ElsonLos Angeles, USAKO 1
+ Oct. 22 Gary SummerhaysLas Vegas, USAW 8
 
1978
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 15 Tom BetheaLas Vegas, USAW 8
+ Dec. 15 Eddie PhillipsWhite Plains, USAKO 4
 
1979
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Nov. 24 Marc HansBloomington, USATKO 1
 
1980
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 1 Johnny WilburnLouisville, USAW 8
+ Feb. 24 Ramon RanquelloAtlantic City, USATKO 6
+ May 4 Murray SutherlandKiamesha Lake, USAW 10
+ Aug. 2 David ContehBaton Rouge, USATKO 9
+ Oct. 18 Yaqui LopezAtlantic City, USATKO 7
 
1981
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 24 Willie TaylorPhiladelphia, USATKO 8
+ Mar. 28 Marvin JohnsonAtlantic City, USAKO 4
+ July 18 Eddie Mustafa MUHAMMADLas Vegas, USAW 15
(Won WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 7 Vonzell JohnsonAtlantic City, USATKO 7
(Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
 
1982
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 13 Mustafa WassajaAtlantic City, USATKO 6
(Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Apr. 11 Murray SutherlandAtlantic City, USATKO 8
(Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 12 Jerry CelestineAtlantic City, USATKO 8
(Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 18 Johnny DavisAtlantic City, USATKO 9
(Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
 
1983
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Mar. 18 Dwight Muhammad QAWIAtlantic City, USAW 15
(Retained WBA and won WBC Light-Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 25 Oscar RivadeneyraVancouver, CanadaTKO 10
(Retained WBA and WBC Light-Heavyweight Titles)
 
1984
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 25 Eddie DavisAtlantic City, USAW 12
(Retained WBA and WBC & won inaugural IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles)
 
1985
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 23 David SearsAtlantic City, USATKO 3
(Retained WBA, WBC and IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles)
+ June 6 Jim MacDonaldLas Vegas, USATKO 8
(Retained WBA, WBC and IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles)
+ Sept. 21 Larry HolmesLas Vegas, USAW 15
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title)
 
1986
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Apr. 19 Larry HolmesLas Vegas, USAW 15
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 6 Steffen TangstadLas Vegas, USATKO 4
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title)
 
1987
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ June 15 Gerry CooneyAtlantic City, USATKO 5
 
1988
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- June 27 Mike TysonAtlantic City, USAKO by 1
(For WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 32, Won: 31 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0