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Jim MacDonald vs Michael Spinks — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jim MacDonald

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Michael Spinks

Jim MacDonald (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

MacDonald

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts 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

Jim MacDonald and Michael Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.

Jim MacDonald and Michael Spinks have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met1985Jun 6Series
Jim MacDonaldFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael SpinksFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

MacDonald 0 · Spinks 6 of 6 measurable rows
MacDonaldSpinks
Record†
0-431-1 (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‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.9
0.8
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
4
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
Jim MacDonald: No height on file
Michael Spinks: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Jim MacDonald: No reach on file
Michael Spinks: 76″
Agenot held
Jim MacDonald: No date of birth
Michael Spinks: 70
Stance
Jim MacDonald: Not recorded
Michael Spinks: Orthodox

Jim MacDonald 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
Jim MacDonald0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jim MacDonald: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for MacDonald 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 — Jim MacDonald 4, 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

Jim MacDonald last boxed on Aug 21, 1990 — 13,208 days ago. MacDonald had lost four straight.LLLL

Spinks Jun 1985Czyz May 1987Malinga Mar 1988Moorer Aug 19900.8 tracked bouts per year

Michael Spinks last boxed on Jun 27, 1988 — 13,993 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 Jim MacDonald and Michael Spinks ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim MacDonald and Michael Spinks met once on June 6, 1985, and Michael Spinks won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LJun 6, 1985 · Spinks · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, MacDonald or Spinks?
Jim MacDonald is 0-4 across the 4 bouts 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 %

MacDonald0–40%

Spinks31–196.9%

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

MacDonald0

Spinks2167.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do MacDonald and Spinks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim MacDonald and Michael Spinks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on MacDonald and Spinks?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Jim MacDonald and 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

MacDonald4bouts

Spinks32bouts

How They Win ↓

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