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Michael Spinks vs Steffen Tangstad — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Michael Spinks

Steffen Tangstad

Michael Spinks (31-1) and Steffen Tangstad (2-2-1 across 5 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

Tangstad

Tracked record

2–2–1

counted from 5 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 Steffen Tangstad have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.

Michael Spinks and Steffen Tangstad have met 1 time; Spinks leads 1–0.
Met1986Sep 6Series
Michael SpinksFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steffen TangstadFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Spinks 7 · Tangstad 0 of 7 measurable rows
SpinksTangstad
Record†
31-1 (edge)2-2-1
Win %0–100%
96.9% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
68% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
32
5

† 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″
Steffen Tangstad: No height on file
Reachnot held
Michael Spinks: 76″
Steffen Tangstad: No reach on file
Agenot held
Michael Spinks: 70
Steffen Tangstad: No date of birth
Stance
Michael Spinks: Orthodox
Steffen Tangstad: Not recorded

Michael Spinks left, Steffen Tangstad 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%

Steffen Tangstad2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Steffen Tangstad: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Spinks 32, Steffen Tangstad 5 — 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

Steffen Tangstad last boxed on Sep 6, 1986 — 14,652 days ago. Tangstad had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Michael Spinks.DWLWL

Douglas Oct 1982Bugner Feb 1984Eklund Mar 1985Evangelista Jan 1986Spinks Sep 19861.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Spinks and Steffen Tangstad ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Spinks and Steffen Tangstad met once on September 6, 1986, and Michael Spinks won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WSep 6, 1986 · Spinks · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Spinks or Tangstad?
Michael Spinks is 31-1 and Steffen Tangstad is 2-2-1 across the 5 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%

Tangstad2–2–150%

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

Spinks2167.7%

Tangstad0

The Numbers ↓
Do Spinks and Tangstad have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael Spinks and Steffen Tangstad have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Spinks and Tangstad?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks and 5 bouts tracked for Steffen Tangstad. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Spinks32bouts

Tangstad5bouts

How They Win ↓

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