Leon Spinks

26 17 3
14 KOs 9 KOs
Leon Spinks profile picture
40 followers
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 46
rounds 323
KOs 53.85%
career 1977-1995
debut 1977-01-15

ID# 000262
sex male
alias Neon Leon
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 1″   /   185cm
reach 76″   /   193cm
residence Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
birth place Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Box-pro 46 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
Dec 95 Fred Houpe 13 3 0
A Little Bit of Texas, Saint Louis
L
Jun 95 Ray Kipping 1 2 1
A Little Bit of Texas, Saint Louis
W
Oct 94 John Carlo debut
Convention Center, Washington
L
Carlo substituted for Marc Machain.
Oct 94 Shane Sutcliffe 10 2 0
Civic Arena, Nanaimo
L
Jun 94 Eddie Curry 11 18 2
Raleigh
W
Believing the fight was scheduled as an 8-rounder, Curry was disqualified after not answering the bell for the 9th round.
Feb 93 James Wilder 2 34 1
River Center, Davenport
L
Dec 92 Kevin Poindexter 2 11 1
Union Hall, Countryside
W
Sep 92 Kevin P Porter 13 8 2
Civic Center, Lansing
L
Jul 92 Jack Jackson 1 8 0
Union Hall, Countryside
W
Jun 92 Ken Bentley 8 28 0
International Trade Center, Atlanta
W
Mar 92 Rick Myers 13 14 1
Clarion Hotel Ballroom, Saint Louis
W
Feb 92 Andre Crowder 6 17 2
Union Hall, Countryside
W
Nov 91 Lupe Guerra 25 25 2
Genesis Center, Gary
W
May 88 Tony Morrison 15 6 1
Marriott Hotel, Trumbull
L
Mar 88 Randall Cobb 32 7 1
Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
L
Dec 87 Ladislao Mijangos 19 6 0
Convention Center Arena, San Antonio
L
Oct 87 Terry Mims 13 15 0
Swingo´s, Cleveland
L
Aug 87 Jim Ashard 6 5 2
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene
D
May 87 Angelo Musone 18 0 0
Jesi
L
Apr 87 Jeff Jordan 17 6 0
Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya
W

Jan 87 Jose Ribalta 23 4 1
Exhibition Center, Coconut Grove
L
Spinks down three times
Aug 86 Rocky Sekorski 17 5 0
Detroit Port Authority, Detroit Lakes
L

Mar 86 Dwight Muhammad
Qawi
25 2 1
Lawlor Events Center, Reno
L
Dec 85 Kip Kane 15 1 1
Felt Forum, New York
W

Kane down in 1st.
Jun 85 Tommy Thomas 34 6 0
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa
W
May 85 Tom Fischer 36 9 0
Cobo Arena, Detroit
W
Apr 85 Rick Kellar 15 9 1
Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
W
Feb 85 Lupe Guerra 22 14 1
Cobo Arena, Detroit
W
Guerra down in 1st, 2nd and 4th rounds.
Mar 83 Carlos De Leon 33 3 0
Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City
L
Oct 82 Jesse Burnett 25 14 2
Great Gorge Resort, McAfee
W

Feb 82 Ivy Brown 26 12 0
Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
W
Jun 81 Larry Holmes 37 0 0
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit
L

Oct 80 Bernardo Mercado 26 2 0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
W
Eliminator for WBC Heavyweight Title
May 80 Kevin Isaac 14 6 2
Circle Star Theatre, San Carlos
W
Mar 80 Eddie Lopez 17 2 1
Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas
D
Lopez has a point deducted in Round 5 for butting
Jan 80 Alfredo Evangelista 33 4 2
Resorts International, Atlantic City
W
Jun 79 Gerrie Coetzee 21 0 0
Chapiteau de l'Espace Fontvieille, Fontvieille
L
Spinks was knocked down three times.
Sep 78 Muhammad Ali 55 3 0
Superdome, New Orleans
L
Attendance: 63, 350.
Ali announced his retirement on June 27, 1979, and the WBA title was declared vacant.
Feb 78 Muhammad Ali 55 2 0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
W

Spinks subsequently stripped of WBC title as he chose to fight Muhammad Ali instead of #1 contender Ken Norton
Nov 77 Alfio Righetti 27 0 0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
W
Oct 77 Scott LeDoux 21 6 1
Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas
D
Jun 77 Bruce Scott 10 38 1
Forum, Montreal
W
Scott down twice in 2nd and once in 3rd. Scott was a last minute replacement for George Jerome who failed to show up for the fight.
May 77 Pedro Agosto 29 8 1
Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis
W
Mar 77 Jerry McIntyre 1 2 0
Exposition Center, Louisville
W
Mar 77 Peter Freeman 13 8 0
The Stadium, Liverpool
W
Freeman was a late replacement for Eddie Fenton
Jan 77 Bob Smith 8 7 1
The Aladdin, Las Vegas
W
Pro debut for Spinks