Here is a list of Ribalta's best fights. For a list of Ribalta's losses, refer to "José Ribalta Losses".
On January 17, 1987 José Ribalta faced off against Leon Spinks at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 24-4-1 (18), and Spinks was 33 years old and with a record of 17-6-2 (11). Ribalta stopped Leon Spinks via TKO.