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Leon Spinks had a total of 17 losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and 14 in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Muhammad Ali via 15 round unanimous decision on September 15, 1978. He was stopped nine times and lost eight times via decision.
Fred Houpe, John Carlo, Shane Sutcliffe, James Wilder, and Kevin Porter are some of the boxers who have beaten Spinks.
This is the first loss in Leon Spinks' career. Spinks lost to Muhammad Ali in the rematch via 15 round unanimous decision on . He was defending his heavyweight WBA and The Ring titles, he was 25 years old with a record of 7-0-1. Ali was 36 years old with a record of 55-3.
On Spinks lost to South African boxer Gerrie Coetzee via 1st round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 25 years old with a record of 7-1-1. Coetzee was 24 years old with a record of 21-0.
On Spinks lost to Larry Holmes via 3rd round TKO. He was fighting for Holmes' heavyweight WBC and The Ring titles, he was 27 years old with a record of 10-2-2. Holmes was 31 years old with a record of 37-0.
On Spinks lost to Puerto Rican boxer Carlos de León via 6th round RTD in a non-title bout. He was 29 years old with a record of 12-3-2. León was 23 years old with a record of 33-3.
On Spinks lost to Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 6th round TKO. He was fighting for Qawi's cruiserweight WBA title, he was 32 years old with a record of 17-4-2. Qawi was 33 years old with a record of 25-2-1.
On Spinks lost to Rocky Sekorski via 6th round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 33 years old with a record of 17-5-2.
On Spinks lost to Cuban boxer José Ribalta via 1st round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 33 years old with a record of 17-6-2. Ribalta was 23 years old with a record of 23-4-1.
On Spinks lost to Angelo Musone via 7th round KO in a non-title bout. He was 33 years old with a record of 18-7-2.
On Spinks lost to Terry Mims via 10 round split decision in a non-title bout. He was 34 years old with a record of 18-8-3.
On Spinks lost to Ladislao Mijangos via 10 round split decision in a non-title bout. He was 34 years old with a record of 18-9-3.
On Spinks lost to Randall Cobb via 10 round majority decision in a non-title bout. He was 34 years old with a record of 18-10-3.
On Spinks lost to Tony Morrison via 1st round TKO in a non-title bout. He was 34 years old with a record of 18-11-3.
On Spinks lost to Kevin Porter via 10 round PTS in a non-title bout. He was 39 years old with a record of 23-12-3.
On Spinks lost to James Wilder via 10 round PTS in a non-title bout. He was 39 years old with a record of 24-13-3.
On Spinks lost to Shane Sutcliffe via 8 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 41 years old with a record of 25-14-3.
On Spinks lost to John Carlo via 1st round KO in a non-title bout. He was 41 years old with a record of 25-15-3.
On Spinks lost to Fred Houpe via 8 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 42 years old with a record of 26-16-3.