Michael Spinks vs Gerry Cooney
On June 15, 1987, Michael Spinks (30-0, 20 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Gerry Cooney (28-1, 24 KOs).
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- Jul 22, 1956
- Born
- Aug 04, 1956
- 30 y, 11 m
- Age
- 30 y, 10 m
- 30-0
- Record
- 28-1
- 14
- Title Fights
- 1
- 20 (66.7%)
- KOs
- 24 (82.8%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 185 cm
- Height
- 198 cm
- 193 cm
- Reach
- 206 cm
- 8 cm
- Ape Index
- 8 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 30
- Win Streak
- 3
- 9 m, 9 d
- Layoff
- 1 y, 15 d
Spinks vs Cooney Stats
Michael Spinks is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Steffen Tangstad, 9 months and 9 days ago. Gerry Cooney is on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Eddie Gregg, 1 year and 15 days ago.
Spinks vs Cooney Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Michael Spinks at 99-1 winning odds. Gerry Cooney really doesn't have much to present against Spinks.
Spinks vs Cooney Result
Michael Spinks stopped Gerry Cooney via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Spinks improves his record to 31-0 (21 KOs), while Cooney adds a loss to his record at 28-2.