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Eddie Benson vs Michael Spinks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eddie Benson

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Michael Spinks

Eddie Benson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Michael Spinks (31-1) 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.

Benson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Spinks

31

Wins21 KO · 68%

1

Loss

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Spinks leads 1–0

Eddie Benson and Michael Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.

Eddie Benson and Michael Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met1977Apr 16Series
Eddie BensonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael SpinksFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Benson 0 · Spinks 4 of 4 measurable rows
BensonSpinks
Record†
0-131-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
96.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
0
21 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—68%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 6
0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
1
32

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Eddie Benson: No height on file
Michael Spinks: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Eddie Benson: No reach on file
Michael Spinks: 76″
Agenot held
Eddie Benson: No date of birth
Michael Spinks: 70
Stance
Eddie Benson: Not recorded
Michael Spinks: Orthodox

Eddie Benson left, Michael Spinks right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eddie Benson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Eddie Benson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Benson yet.

Michael Spinks31 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

Michael Spinks: 31 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (68%) and 10 on the cards (32%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 68%10 on the cards 32%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eddie Benson 1, Michael Spinks 32 — 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

Eddie Benson last boxed on Apr 16, 1977 — 18,090 days ago. Benson had lost the most recent, to Michael Spinks.L

Spinks Apr 1977

Michael Spinks last boxed on Jun 27, 1988 — 14,000 days ago. Spinks had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Mike Tyson.WWWWL

Holmes Sep 1985Holmes Apr 1986Tangstad Sep 1986Cooney Jun 1987Tyson Jun 19882.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eddie Benson and Michael Spinks ever fought each other?
Yes. Eddie Benson and Michael Spinks met once on April 16, 1977, and Michael Spinks won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LApr 16, 1977 · Spinks · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benson or Spinks?
Eddie Benson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Spinks is 31-1. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Benson0–10%

Spinks31–196.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benson or Spinks?
Eddie Benson has 0 knockout wins and Michael Spinks has 21. Michael Spinks has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benson0

Spinks2167.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Benson and Spinks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eddie Benson and Michael Spinks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benson and Spinks?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Eddie Benson and 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benson1bout

Spinks32bouts

How They Win ↓

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