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WBA/WBC/IBF Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson knocked out Spinks in one round on June 27, 1988. Spinks was the Lineal World Heavyweight Champion from the time he defeated Holmes until his loss to Tyson. Spinks announced his retirement from boxing on July 27, 1988. The Ring Magazine named Spinks the third greatest light heavyweight of all-time in ...
Michael Spinks. 1956-. American boxer. M ichael Spinks was a virtual unknown, a tough young fighter from a rough part of St. Louis, when he and his older brother Leon rocketed to fame by. both winning gold medals in boxing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. With his "Spinks Jinx," a mean cross-over right-handed punch, Spinks was unbeatable for over ...
Michael Spinks was one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time yet is best remembered for his brief run as a heavyweight and one horrific defeat. Spinks and older brother Leon were among the brightest stars of the star-studded 1976 U.S. Olympic team, respectively winning the middleweight and light heavyweight gold medals in the Montreal Games.
MICHAEL SPINKS is categorized with Billy Conn, Archie Moore and Bob Foster as the four greatest light heavyweight champions in boxing history. But where Foster and Moore failed, Spinks succeeded as a heavyweight. Spinks became the first light heavyweight king to move up and win the heavyweight title when he decisioned IBF champion Larry Holmes ...
Jun 27, 2013 · Michael Spinks' flamboyant manager Butch Lewis, according to a Sports Illustrated reporter, made a serious mistake just minutes before Spinks was set to meet Tyson for the unified championship of ...
May 27, 2024 · Michael Spinks was no match for Mike Tyson, but the fight was a blockbuster. Tyson was at the peak of his career, and Spinks realized too late that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The fight concluded in a mere 91 seconds, with Tyson's explosive punches leaving no doubt about the outcome.
Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired American boxer who was an Olympic gold medalist and world champion in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Nicknamed Jinx, which spawned the nickname of his right hand: The Spinks Jinx,[1] he is the brother of former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light ...
