Gerry Cooney (28-3) 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 1 common opponent.
Gerry Cooney vs Michael Spinks — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Michael Spinks leads 1–0- Michael Spinks wonCooney vs SpinksJun 15, 1987 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 28-3
- Record
- 31-1 (edge)
- 90.3%
- Win %
- 96.9% (edge)
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 21
- 85.71% (edge)
- KO rate
- 67.74%
- 86% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 68%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 6 (edge)
- 2.4
- Bouts per year
- 2.9 (edge)
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 32
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′6″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′2″ (189 cm)
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 70
- Age
- 70
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Michael Spinks · 31 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
10
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 32 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Michael Spinks
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 27, 1988
Common Questions
- Have Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks met once on June 15, 1987, and Michael Spinks won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Gerry Cooney or Michael Spinks?
- Gerry Cooney is 28-3 and Michael Spinks is 31-1. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gerry Cooney or Michael Spinks?
- Gerry Cooney has 24 knockout wins and Michael Spinks has 21. Gerry Cooney has more.
- Do Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks have any common opponents?
- Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks share 1 common opponent: Larry Holmes. Michael Spinks fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gerry Cooney or Michael Spinks?
- Gerry Cooney is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 9 cm above the other. Gerry Cooney also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney and 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.