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Michael Spinks

Retired
31-1-0
Record
Current rating2558through the last bout
Peak2620the highest ever reached
Deviation (RD)253smaller is more certain
Fights32bouts on record
Active years1977–1988first bout to last
All-Time#30across every eraPeak#37peak against peakActive P4P—among active fighters
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Attributes
Power68Titles47Experience58Momentum80Durability97Win rate97
Finish rate68%
How the wins came
KO / TKO / RTD 21 (68%)Decision 10 (32%)
Times stopped1
Fights32

Within the recorded range there are 32 bouts between 1977 and 1988, about one every 4.3 months. 21 of the 31 wins came inside the distance, 3 of them in the first round. The best win came against Larry Holmes in 1985, who was rated 2680 at the time.

There are 2 wins over opponents who were rated higher on the day. Among the losses to lower-rated opponents, the widest gap was Mike Tyson in 1988. Across the final four bouts the rating barely moved.

DateOpponentResultMethodRd
1988-06-27Mike Tyson TitleLossKO1
1987-06-15Gerry CooneyWinTKO5
1986-09-06Steffen Tangstad TitleWinTKO4
1986-04-19Larry Holmes TitleWinSD15
1985-09-21Larry Holmes TitleWinUD15
1985-06-06Jim MacDonald TitleWinTKO8
1985-02-23David Sears TitleWinTKO3
1984-02-25Eddie Davis TitleWinUD12
1983-11-25Oscar Rivadeneyra TitleWinTKO10
1983-03-18Dwight Muhammad Qawi TitleWinUD15
1982-09-18Johnny Davis TitleWinTKO9
1982-06-12Jerry Celestine TitleWinTKO8
1982-04-11Murray Sutherland TitleWinTKO8
1982-02-13Mustafa Wassaja TitleWinTKO6
1981-11-07Vonzell Johnson TitleWinTKO7
1981-07-18Eddie Mustafa Muhammad TitleWinUD15
1981-03-28Marvin JohnsonWinKO4
1981-01-24Willie TaylorWinTKO8
1980-10-18Yaqui LopezWinTKO7
1980-08-02David ContehWinTKO9
1980-05-04Murray SutherlandWinUD10
1980-02-24Ramon RanquelloWinTKO6
1980-02-01Johnny WilburnWinUD8
1979-11-24Marc HansWinTKO1
1978-12-15Eddie PhillipsWinKO4
1978-02-15Tom BetheaWinUD8
1977-10-22Gary SummerhaysWinUD8
1977-09-13Ray ElsonWinKO1
1977-08-23Jasper BrisbaneWinTKO2
1977-06-01Joe BordenWinKO2
1977-05-07Luis RodriguezWinUD6
1977-04-16Eddie BensonWinTKO1
Source: Wikipedia
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