Have Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks ever fought each other?

Yes. Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks met once on October 22, 1977, and Michael Spinks won by UD.

Who has the better record, Summerhays or Spinks?

Gary Summerhays is 39-17-3 and Michael Spinks is 31-1. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Summerhays or Spinks?

Gary Summerhays has 0 knockout wins and Michael Spinks has 21. Michael Spinks has more.

Do Summerhays and Spinks have any common opponents?

Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks share 2 common opponents: Marvin Johnson and Yaqui López. Michael Spinks fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Summerhays and Spinks?

This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Gary Summerhays and 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gary Summerhays vs Michael Spinks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Michael Spinks

Gary Summerhays (39-17-3) 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 2 common opponents.

Summerhays

Wins

Losses

Draws8 tracked bouts

Spinks

Wins21 KO · 68%

Loss

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Spinks leads 1–0

Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met	1977Oct 22	Series
Gary SummerhaysFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Michael SpinksFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDSpinks vs Summerhays	1Meeting

Spinks vs Summerhays · Oct 22, 1977

The Numbers

Summerhays 1 · Spinks 6 of 7 measurable rows

SummerhaysEdge = longer wingSpinks

Record: 39-17-331-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 68.6%
96.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21: 0
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
67.74% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
68%
Times stopped^†levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 6: 0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.9: 1.6
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32: 8
32

† 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: Gary Summerhays: No height on file; Michael Spinks: 6′2″
Reachnot held: Gary Summerhays: No reach on file; Michael Spinks: 76″
Agenot comparable: Gary Summerhays: Died aged 71; Michael Spinks: 70
Stance: Gary Summerhays: Orthodox; Michael Spinks: Orthodox

Gary Summerhays 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

Gary Summerhays1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Michael Spinks31 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

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 — Gary Summerhays 8, Michael Spinks 32 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Spinks better on 22 shared · Michael Spinks better on 2

SummerhaysGary Summerhays

Opponent

SpinksMichael Spinks

Gary Summerhays
Loss, UD
1975Jan 1975
JohnsonMarvin JohnsonUnited States 43–6 · Light HeavyweightSpinks betterMichael Spinks better — 1–0 to 0–1
Michael Spinks
Win, KO 4
1981Mar 1981
Gary Summerhays
Loss, UD
1975Jul 1975
LópezYaqui LópezMexico 61–15Spinks betterMichael Spinks better — 1–0 to 0–1
Michael Spinks
Win, TKO 7
1980Oct 1980

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gary Summerhays had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Lottie Mwale. Summerhays last boxed on Mar 31, 1979.LLLWL

Camel May 1977Rossman Sep 1977Spinks Oct 1977Mundine Feb 1978Mwale Mar 19791.6 tracked bouts per year

Michael Spinks last boxed on Jun 27, 1988 — 13,992 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 Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks ever fought each other?: Yes. Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks met once on October 22, 1977, and Michael Spinks won by UD.
Who has the better record, Summerhays or Spinks?: Gary Summerhays is 39-17-3 and Michael Spinks is 31-1. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Summerhays or Spinks?: Gary Summerhays has 0 knockout wins and Michael Spinks has 21. Michael Spinks has more.
Do Summerhays and Spinks have any common opponents?: Gary Summerhays and Michael Spinks share 2 common opponents: Marvin Johnson and Yaqui López. Michael Spinks fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Summerhays and Spinks?: This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Gary Summerhays and 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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