Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (56-5) and Leon Spinks (26-17-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali vs Leon Spinks — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali wonAli vs SpinksSep 15, 1978 · UD
- Leon Spinks wonAli vs SpinksFeb 15, 1978 · SD
The Numbers
- 56-5 (edge)
- Record
- 26-17-3
- 91.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 59.8%
- 37 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 14
- 66.07% (edge)
- KO rate
- 53.85%
- 66% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 56%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 2.9 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.5
- 61
- Bouts tracked
- 47
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- 78″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- —
- Age
- 73
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBoxing career of Muhammad Ali · 56 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
19
Other
0
Leon Spinks · 27 wins
KO/TKO
15
Decision
11
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (61 and 47 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedBoxing career of Muhammad Ali
WUD · May 1977Leon Spinks
WKO · Dec 1980WKO R5 · Jan 1980
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Leon Spinks
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 4, 1995
Common Questions
- Have Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks ever fought each other?
- Yes. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Leon Spinks?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Leon Spinks is 26-17-3. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Leon Spinks?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Leon Spinks has 14. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has more.
- Do Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks have any common opponents?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks share 2 common opponents: Larry Holmes and Alfredo Evangelista. Leon Spinks fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Leon Spinks?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 5 cm above the other. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks?
- This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and 47 bouts tracked for Leon Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.