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Leon Spinks vs Shane Sutcliffe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Leon Spinks

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Shane Sutcliffe

Leon Spinks (26-17-3) and Shane Sutcliffe (25-14-1) 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.

Spinks

26

Wins14 KO · 54%

17

Losses

3

Draws46 tracked bouts

Sutcliffe

25

Wins15 KO · 60%

14

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Sutcliffe leads 1–0

Leon Spinks and Shane Sutcliffe have met 1 time; Sutcliffe leads 1–0.

Leon Spinks and Shane Sutcliffe have met 1 time; Sutcliffe leads 1–0.
Met1994Oct 1Series
Leon SpinksFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Shane SutcliffeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Spinks 1 · Sutcliffe 7 of 8 measurable rows
SpinksSutcliffe
Record
26-17-325-14-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
59.8%
63.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 15
14
15 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
53.85%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
54%
60% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
9
5 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
2.4
3.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
40

† 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″
Leon Spinks: 6′1″
Shane Sutcliffe: 6′2″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Leon Spinks: 76″
Shane Sutcliffe: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Leon Spinks: Died aged 67
Shane Sutcliffe: 51
Stance
Leon Spinks: Orthodox
Shane Sutcliffe: Orthodox

Leon Spinks left, Shane Sutcliffe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Shane Sutcliffe25 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Shane Sutcliffe: 25 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (60%), 8 on the cards (32%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (8%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 60%8 on the cards 32%2 by another method or unrecorded 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leon Spinks 46, Shane Sutcliffe 40 — 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

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

Shane Sutcliffe last boxed on Apr 24, 2004 — 8,213 days ago. Sutcliffe had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Aravena May 2001Wingfield Oct 2001L'Heureux Nov 2001Martin Feb 2004Monaco Apr 20043.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Leon Spinks and Shane Sutcliffe ever fought each other?
Yes. Leon Spinks and Shane Sutcliffe met once on October 1, 1994, and Shane Sutcliffe won by UD.
The meeting

LOct 1, 1994 · Sutcliffe · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spinks or Sutcliffe?
Leon Spinks is 26-17-3 and Shane Sutcliffe is 25-14-1. Shane Sutcliffe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Spinks26–17–359.8%

Sutcliffe25–14–163.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Spinks or Sutcliffe?
Leon Spinks has 14 knockout wins and Shane Sutcliffe has 15. Shane Sutcliffe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Spinks1453.9%

Sutcliffe1560%

The Numbers ↓
Do Spinks and Sutcliffe have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leon Spinks and Shane Sutcliffe have faced.
Who is bigger, Spinks or Sutcliffe?
Shane Sutcliffe is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Spinks185 cm193 cm reach

Sutcliffe188 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spinks and Sutcliffe?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Leon Spinks and 40 bouts tracked for Shane Sutcliffe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spinks46bouts

Sutcliffe40bouts

How They Win ↓

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