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Michael Spinks vs Ray Elson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Spinks

Ray Elson

Michael Spinks (31-1) and Ray Elson (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

31

Wins21 KO · 68%

1

Loss

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Elson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Michael Spinks and Ray Elson have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.

Michael Spinks and Ray Elson have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met1977Sep 13Series
Michael SpinksFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ray ElsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Spinks 6 · Elson 0 of 6 measurable rows
SpinksElson
Record†
31-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
96.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
68%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
32
2

† 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
Michael Spinks: 6′2″
Ray Elson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Michael Spinks: 76″
Ray Elson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Michael Spinks: 70
Ray Elson: No date of birth
Stance
Michael Spinks: Orthodox
Ray Elson: Not recorded

Michael Spinks left, Ray Elson 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%

Ray Elson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ray Elson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Elson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Spinks 32, Ray Elson 2 — 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

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

Ray Elson last boxed on Sep 13, 1977 — 17,932 days ago. Elson had lost two straight.LL

Galíndez May 1975Spinks Sep 19770.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Spinks and Ray Elson ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Spinks and Ray Elson met once on September 13, 1977, and Michael Spinks won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WSep 13, 1977 · Spinks · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spinks or Elson?
Michael Spinks is 31-1 and Ray Elson is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Michael Spinks has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Spinks31–196.9%

Elson0–20%

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

Spinks2167.7%

Elson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Spinks and Elson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael Spinks and Ray Elson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spinks and Elson?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks and 2 bouts tracked for Ray Elson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spinks32bouts

Elson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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