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Cory Spinks vs Verno Phillips — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Cory Spinks

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Verno Phillips

Cory Spinks (39-8) and Verno Phillips (42-11-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Spinks

39

Wins11 KO · 28%

8

Losses

0

Draws47 tracked bouts

Phillips

42

Wins21 KO · 50%

11

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Phillips leads 1–0

Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Phillips leads 1–0.

Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips have met 1 time; Phillips leads 1–0.
Met2008Mar 27Series
Cory SpinksFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Verno PhillipsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Spinks 4 · Phillips 4 of 8 measurable rows
SpinksPhillips
Record
39-8 (edge)42-11-1
Win %0–100%
83% (edge)
78.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
11
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
28.21%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
28%
50% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
47
56

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″
Cory Spinks: 5′10″ (edge)
Verno Phillips: 5′7″
Reach+2″
Cory Spinks: 71″ (edge)
Verno Phillips: 69″
Age8 yrs apart
Cory Spinks: 48
Verno Phillips: 56
Stance
Cory Spinks: Southpaw
Verno Phillips: Orthodox

Cory Spinks left, Verno Phillips right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Cory Spinks39 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Cory Spinks: 39 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (28%), 25 on the cards (64%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (8%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 28%25 on the cards 64%3 by another method or unrecorded 8%

Verno Phillips42 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

Verno Phillips: 42 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (50%), 20 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 50%20 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Cory Spinks 47, Verno Phillips 56 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Cory Spinks last boxed on Feb 1, 2013 — 5,008 days ago. Spinks had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Bundrage Aug 2010Ashanti Jun 2011Powell Jan 2012Bundrage Jun 2012Molina Feb 20133.1 tracked bouts per year

Verno Phillips last boxed on Nov 29, 2008 — 6,533 days ago. Phillips had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Paul Williams.WWWWL

Candelo Apr 2006Reid Aug 2006Sanchez Feb 2007Spinks Mar 2008Williams Nov 20082.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips ever fought each other?
Yes. Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips met once on March 27, 2008, and Verno Phillips won by SD.
The meeting

LMar 27, 2008 · Phillips · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spinks or Phillips?
Cory Spinks is 39-8 and Verno Phillips is 42-11-1. Cory Spinks has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Spinks39–883%

Phillips42–11–178.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Spinks or Phillips?
Cory Spinks has 11 knockout wins and Verno Phillips has 21. Verno Phillips has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Spinks1128.2%

Phillips2150%

The Numbers ↓
Do Spinks and Phillips have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips have faced.
Who is bigger, Spinks or Phillips?
Cory Spinks is the taller fighter at 177 cm, 7 cm above the other. Cory Spinks also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Spinks177 cm180 cm reach

Phillips170 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spinks and Phillips?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Cory Spinks and 56 bouts tracked for Verno Phillips. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spinks47bouts

Phillips56bouts

How They Win ↓

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