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Michael SPINKS
Male
"The Jinx"
Heavyweight, USA, Saint Louis, Missouri
Born: July 13, 1956, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
Weight: 165-170-175-199-201-208-212 lbs
(brother of Leon; uncle of Cory and Darrell)
as an amateur:
1974 Denver, Colorado, National Golden Gloves Super-Welterweight winner
1976 Miami, Florida, National Golden Gloves Middleweight winner
1976 Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games Middleweight gold medal
amateur record: 93-7-0 (35)
Michael Spinks was the first Olympic Gold Medallist at middleweight
to win a professional light-heavyweight world title
Michael Spinks was the second Olympic Gold Medallist at middleweight
to win a professional heavyweight world title
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1976 | |
| Montreal, Canada, Olympic Games gold medal, 75 kg | + July 24 | Jean-Marie Emebe | Montreal, Canada | WWO | | + July 26 | Ryszard Pasiewicz | Montreal, Canada | WPTS 5:0 | | + July 28 | Alec Nastac | Montreal, Canada | WWO | | + July 30 | Rufat Riskiyev | Montreal, Canada | WRSC 3 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1977 | | + Apr. 16 | Eddie Benson | Las Vegas, USA | KO 1 | | + May 7 | Luis Rodriguez | Saint Louis, USA | W 6 | | + June 1 | Joe Borden | Montreal, Canada | KO 2 | | + Aug. 23 | Jasper Brisbane | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 1 | | + Sept. 13 | Ray Elson | Los Angeles, USA | KO 1 | | + Oct. 22 | Gary Summerhays | Las Vegas, USA | W 8 | | 1978 | | + Feb. 15 | Tom Bethea | Las Vegas, USA | W 8 | | + Dec. 15 | Eddie Phillips | White Plains, USA | KO 4 | | 1979 | | + Nov. 24 | Marc Hans | Bloomington, USA | TKO 1 | | 1980 | | + Feb. 1 | Johnny Wilburn | Louisville, USA | W 8 | | + Feb. 24 | Ramon Ranquello | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 6 | | + May 4 | Murray Sutherland | Kiamesha Lake, USA | W 10 | | + Aug. 2 | David Conteh | Baton Rouge, USA | TKO 9 | | + Oct. 18 | Yaqui Lopez | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 7 | | 1981 | | + Jan. 24 | Willie Taylor | Philadelphia, USA | TKO 8 | | + Mar. 28 | Marvin Johnson | Atlantic City, USA | KO 4 | | + July 18 | Eddie Mustafa MUHAMMAD | Las Vegas, USA | W 15 | | (Won WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + Nov. 7 | Vonzell Johnson | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 7 | | (Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 1982 | | + Feb. 13 | Mustafa Wassaja | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 6 | | (Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + Apr. 11 | Murray Sutherland | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 8 | | (Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + June 12 | Jerry Celestine | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 8 | | (Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | + Sept. 18 | Johnny Davis | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 9 | | (Retained WBA Light-Heavyweight Title) | | 1983 | | + Mar. 18 | Dwight Muhammad QAWI | Atlantic City, USA | W 15 | | (Retained WBA and won WBC Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | + Nov. 25 | Oscar Rivadeneyra | Vancouver, Canada | TKO 10 | | (Retained WBA and WBC Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | 1984 | | + Feb. 25 | Eddie Davis | Atlantic City, USA | W 12 | | (Retained WBA and WBC & won inaugural IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | 1985 | | + Feb. 23 | David Sears | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 3 | | (Retained WBA, WBC and IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | + June 6 | Jim MacDonald | Las Vegas, USA | TKO 8 | | (Retained WBA, WBC and IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles) | | + Sept. 21 | Larry Holmes | Las Vegas, USA | W 15 | | (Won IBF Heavyweight Title) | | 1986 | | + Apr. 19 | Larry Holmes | Las Vegas, USA | W 15 | | (Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) | | + Sept. 6 | Steffen Tangstad | Las Vegas, USA | TKO 4 | | (Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) | | 1987 | | + June 15 | Gerry Cooney | Atlantic City, USA | TKO 5 | | 1988 | | - June 27 | Mike Tyson | Atlantic City, USA | KO by 1 | | (For WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles) |
Summary
Total bouts: 32, Won: 31 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0
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