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Jesse Burnett vs Leon Spinks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse Burnett

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Leon Spinks

Jesse Burnett (25-17-2) and Leon Spinks (26-17-3) 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.

Burnett

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

17

Losses

2

Draws43 tracked bouts

Spinks

26

Wins14 KO · 54%

17

Losses

3

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Spinks leads 1–0

Jesse Burnett and Leon Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.

Jesse Burnett and Leon Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met1982Oct 31Series
Jesse BurnettFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Leon SpinksFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Burnett 2 · Spinks 6 of 8 measurable rows
BurnettSpinks
Record
25-17-226-17-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
59.1%
59.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
13
14 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52%
53.85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48%
54% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
4 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
43
46

† 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+1″
Jesse Burnett: 6′0″
Leon Spinks: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Jesse Burnett: No reach on file
Leon Spinks: 76″
Agenot comparable
Jesse Burnett: 80
Leon Spinks: Died aged 67
Stance
Jesse Burnett: Orthodox
Leon Spinks: Orthodox

Jesse Burnett left, Leon 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
Jesse Burnett23 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Jesse Burnett: 23 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (48%), 11 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 48%11 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Leon Spinks26 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Leon Spinks: 26 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (54%), 11 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 54%11 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse Burnett 43, Leon Spinks 46 — 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

Jesse Burnett last boxed on May 16, 1984 — 15,495 days ago. Burnett had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Edwards Jan 1982Aczel Feb 1982Spinks Oct 1982Gordon Feb 1983Davis May 19843.6 tracked bouts per year

Leon Spinks had won one in a row before losing a decision to Fred Houpe. Spinks last boxed on Dec 4, 1995.WLLWL

Curry Jun 1994Sutcliffe Oct 1994Carlo Oct 1994Kipping Jun 1995Houpe Dec 19952.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse Burnett and Leon Spinks ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse Burnett and Leon Spinks met once on October 31, 1982, and Leon Spinks won by UD.
The meeting

LOct 31, 1982 · Spinks · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burnett or Spinks?
Jesse Burnett is 25-17-2 and Leon Spinks is 26-17-3. Leon Spinks has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Burnett25–17–259.1%

Spinks26–17–359.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Burnett or Spinks?
Jesse Burnett has 13 knockout wins and Leon Spinks has 14. Leon Spinks has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Burnett1352%

Spinks1453.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Burnett and Spinks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse Burnett and Leon Spinks have faced.
Who is bigger, Burnett or Spinks?
Leon Spinks is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Burnett182 cm

Spinks185 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burnett and Spinks?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Jesse Burnett and 46 bouts tracked for Leon Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burnett43bouts

Spinks46bouts

How They Win ↓

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