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Michael Spinks vs Mike Tyson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks

Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson

Michael Spinks (31-1) and Mike Tyson (50-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Spinks

31

Wins21 KO · 68%

1

Loss

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Tyson

50

Wins44 KO · 88%

7

Losses

0

Draws59 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tyson leads 1–0

Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson have met 1 time; Tyson leads 1–0.

Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson have met 1 time; Tyson leads 1–0.
Met1988Jun 27Series
Michael SpinksFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mike TysonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Spinks 4 · Tyson 3 of 7 measurable rows
SpinksTyson
Record
31-1 (edge)50-7
Win %0–100%
96.9% (edge)
87.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
21
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
67.74%
88% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 6
6
6
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
32
59

† 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+14″
Michael Spinks: 6′2″ (edge)
Mike Tyson: 5′0″
Reach+5″
Michael Spinks: 76″ (edge)
Mike Tyson: 71″
Age10 yrs apart
Michael Spinks: 70
Mike Tyson: 60
Stance
Michael Spinks: Orthodox
Mike Tyson: Orthodox

Michael Spinks left, Mike Tyson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Mike Tyson50 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Mike Tyson: 50 tracked wins — 44 by KO/TKO (88%), 5 on the cards (10%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

44 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 10%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Spinks 32, Mike Tyson 59 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Spinks better on 1

Spinks

Opponent

Tyson

  • Michael Spinks

    2–0 against

    Win, SD

    1986

    Win, UD

    1985

    HolmesSpinks better

    Mike Tyson

    Win, TKO 4

    1988

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

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

Mike Tyson has lost three straight, after one straight win. Tyson last boxed on Nov 15, 2024 — 702 days ago.LWLLL

Lewis Jun 2002Etienne Feb 2003Williams Jul 2004McBride Jun 2005Paul Nov 20241.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson met once on June 27, 1988, and Mike Tyson won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LJun 27, 1988 · Tyson · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spinks or Tyson?
Michael Spinks is 31-1 and Mike Tyson is 50-7. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Spinks31–196.9%

Tyson50–787.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Spinks or Tyson?
Michael Spinks has 21 knockout wins and Mike Tyson has 44. Mike Tyson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Spinks2167.7%

Tyson4488%

The Numbers ↓
Do Spinks and Tyson have any common opponents?
Michael Spinks and Mike Tyson share 1 common opponent: Larry Holmes. Michael Spinks fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Larry HolmesWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Spinks or Tyson?
Michael Spinks is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 37 cm above the other. Michael Spinks also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
Height · reach

Spinks189 cm193 cm reach

Tyson152 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spinks and Tyson?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks and 59 bouts tracked for Mike Tyson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spinks32bouts

Tyson59bouts

How They Win ↓

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