Michael Spinks (31-1, 21) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on July 22, 1956. At the age of 20 years on April 16, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Eddie Benson, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 17th career fight at 24 years old, Spinks became a light-heavyweight world champion on July 18, 1981 after defeating Eddie Mustafa Muhammad via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the heavyweight weight class as well, winning the IBF and The Ring titles against Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 15-round unanimous decision on March 18, 1983.
Spinks' last fight was a heavyweight world-title unification fight against Mike Tyson on June 27, 1988. He lost the fight via 1st-round KO and lost the The Ring title. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Michael Spinks' best fights have been against Larry Holmes, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Eddie Davis, Gerry Cooney and Marvin Johnson.
Spinks has 1 loss on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Jun 27, 1988 31 years, 11 months 31-1 (21) | 21 years, 11 months 34-0 (30) | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Lost The Ring For WBA, WBC, IBF |
31  | Jun 15, 1987 30 years, 10 months 31-0 (21) | 30 years, 9 months 28-1 (24) | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended The Ring |
30 | Sep 6, 1986 30 years, 1 months 30-0 (20) | Steffen Tangstad | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
29  | Apr 19, 1986 29 years, 8 months 29-0 (19) | 36 years, 5 months 48-1 (34) | HW | 15 | SD | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
28 | Sep 21, 1985 29 years, 1 months 28-0 (19) | 35 years, 10 months 48-0 (34) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN Won IBF, The Ring |
27 | Jun 6, 1985 28 years, 10 months 27-0 (19) | Jim MacDonald | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
26 | Feb 23, 1985 28 years, 7 months 26-0 (18) | David Sears | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
25  | Feb 25, 1984 27 years, 7 months 25-0 (17) | 32 years, 4 months 27-3-1 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
24 | Nov 25, 1983 27 years, 4 months 24-0 (17) | Oscar Rivadeneyra | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
23  | Mar 18, 1983 26 years, 7 months 23-0 (16) | 30 years, 2 months 19-1-1 (12) | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring Defended WBA |
22 | Sep 18, 1982 26 years, 1 months 22-0 (16) | Johnny Davis | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
21 | Jun 12, 1982 25 years, 10 months 21-0 (15) | Jerry Celestine | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
20 | Apr 11, 1982 25 years, 8 months 20-0 (14) | Murray Sutherland | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
19 | Feb 13, 1982 25 years, 6 months 19-0 (13) | Mustafa Wassaja | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
18 | Nov 7, 1981 25 years, 3 months 18-0 (12) | Vonzell Johnson | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
17 | Jul 18, 1981 24 years, 11 months 17-0 (11) | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
16  | Mar 28, 1981 24 years, 8 months 16-0 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 27-4 (21) | 4 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jan 24, 1981 24 years, 6 months 15-0 (10) | Willie Taylor | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 18, 1980 24 years, 2 months 14-0 (9) | Yaqui Lopez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Aug 2, 1980 24 years 13-0 (8) | David Conteh | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | May 4, 1980 23 years, 9 months 12-0 (7) | Murray Sutherland | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Feb 24, 1980 23 years, 7 months 11-0 (7) | Ramon Ranquello | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 1, 1980 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | Johnny Wilburn | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Nov 24, 1979 23 years, 4 months 9-0 (6) | Marc Hans | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Dec 15, 1978 22 years, 4 months 8-0 (5) | Eddie Phillips | 4 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 15, 1978 21 years, 6 months 7-0 (4) | Tom Bethea | 8 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Oct 22, 1977 21 years, 3 months 6-0 (4) | Gary Summerhays | 8 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 13, 1977 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Ray Elson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 23, 1977 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Jasper Brisbane | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 1, 1977 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Joe Borden | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 7, 1977 20 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Luis Rodriguez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Apr 16, 1977 20 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Eddie Benson | 1 | TKO | WIN |
