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.
Michael Spinks (31-1) and Tom Bethea (3-7-1 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Michael Spinks vs Tom Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Michael Spinks leads 1–0- Michael Spinks wonSpinks vs BetheaFeb 15, 1978 · UD
The Numbers
- 31-1 (edge)
- Record
- 3-7-1
- 96.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 31.8%
- 21 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 67.74%
- KO rate
- —
- 68% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.9 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 32
- Bouts tracked
- 11
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (189 cm)
- Height
- —
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 70
- Age
- 82
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMichael Spinks · 31 wins
KO/TKO
21
Decision
10
Other
0
Tom Bethea · 3 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (32 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Michael Spinks
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 27, 1988
Tom Bethea
LLLWD
L3 streak · last fought Nov 11, 1978
Common Questions
- Have Michael Spinks and Tom Bethea ever fought each other?
- Yes. Michael Spinks and Tom Bethea met once on February 15, 1978, and Michael Spinks won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Michael Spinks or Tom Bethea?
- Michael Spinks is 31-1 and Tom Bethea is 3-7-1 across the 11 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Michael Spinks or Tom Bethea?
- Michael Spinks has 21 knockout wins and Tom Bethea has 2. Michael Spinks has more.
- Do Michael Spinks and Tom Bethea have any common opponents?
- Michael Spinks and Tom Bethea share 1 common opponent: Marvin Johnson. Michael Spinks fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Michael Spinks and Tom Bethea?
- This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Michael Spinks and 11 bouts tracked for Tom Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.