Michael Spinks
American boxer
米切爾·斯平克斯 · マイケル・スピンクス · 마이클 스핑크스
- Born
- 13 July 1956, St. Louis
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, light middleweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 31 wins, 1 losses
Michael Spinks (born July 22, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Nicknamed "Jinx", which spawned the nickname of his straight right hand, "the Spinks Jinx", Spinks is the brother of late world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light middleweight champion.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1976 |
Awards and honours
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award 1976
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1994
- IBF World Heavyweight Champion
- IBF World Light Heavyweight Champion
- The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
- The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q708416 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.