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Leon Spinks 26-19-3 13 KO · 1977–1995
Leon Spinks is a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jul 11, 1953. Record 26-19-3 with 13 knockouts over 1977–1995. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1978), WBC heavyweight (1978). Leon Spinks last fought Fred Houpe on Dec 4, 1995 and lost by UD over 8 rounds.
Also: Леон Спинкс · Леон Спінкс · לאון ספינקס +9 more لئون اسپینکز · ليون سبينكس · レオン・スピンクス · 莱昂·斯平克斯 · 萊昂·斯平克斯 · 레온 스핑크스 · Leonard "Leon" Spinks, Jr. · Спинкс Леон · Спинкс, Леон
Born Jul 11, 1953
Died Feb 5, 2021
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 185 cm
Titles WBA heavyweight 1978
Boxerbook rating 1319 ± 233 · inactive since Dec 1995Why here › Confirmed bouts 10 of 48
The record 48 bouts, 1977–1995, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 46, Wikipedia (ru) · 46, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Wikipedia (es) · 2
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Fred Houpe
UD 8/8 · A Little Bit of Texas, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Spinks 26-18-3 · Houpe —
W
Ray Kipping
UD 8/8 · A Little Bit of Texas, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Spinks 25-18-3 · Kipping —
L
John Carlo
KO 1/10 · Convention Center, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Spinks 25-17-3 · Carlo —
L
Джонни Карло
Конвенш Центр, Вашингтон, 🇺🇸
Spinks 25-15-3 · Карло —
L
UD 8/8 · Civic Arena, Nanaimo, 🇨🇦
Spinks 25-15-3 · Sutcliffe —
L
Эдди Кюрри
10 · Релейн, Северная Каролина, 🇺🇸
Spinks 24-14-3 · Кюрри —
W
Eddie Curry
DQ 9/10 · Raleigh, North Carolina, 🇺🇸
Spinks 24-14-3 · Curry —
L
James Wilder
PTS 10/10 · Дэвенпорт, Davenport, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Spinks 24-13-3 · Wilder —
W
Kevin Poindexter
KO 1/10 · Union Hall, Countryside, 🇺🇸
Spinks 23-13-3 · Poindexter —
L
Kevin Porter
PTS 10/10 · Лэнсинг, Lansing, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Spinks 23-12-3 · Porter —
W
10/10 · Юнион Холл, Каунтри Сайд, 🇺🇸
Spinks 22-12-3 · Johnson 71-16-10
W
Rocky Bentley
PTS 10/10 · World Congress Center, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Spinks 21-12-3 · Bentley —
W
Rick Myers
UD 10/10 · Clarion Hotel Ballroom, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Spinks 20-12-3 · Myers —
W
Andre Crowder
SD 10/10 · Union Hall, Countryside, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Spinks 19-12-3 · Crowder —
W
Lupe Guerra
KO 3/10 · Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-12-3 · Guerra —
L
Tony Morrison
TKO 1/10 · Marriott Hotel, Trumbull, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-11-3 · Morrison —
L
MD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-10-3 · Cobb 32-7-1
L
Ladislao Mijangos
SD 10/10 · Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-9-3 · Mijangos —
L
Terry Mims
SD 10/10 · Swingos, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-8-3 · Mims —
D
Jim Ashard
SD 10/10 · Lane County Fair grounds, Eugene, Oregon, 🇺🇸
Spinks 18-8-2 · Ashard —
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KO 7/10 · Iesi, 🇮🇹
Spinks 18-7-2 · Musone —
W
Jeff Jordan
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 🇯🇵
Spinks 17-7-2 · Jordan —
L
TKO 1/10 · Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, 🇺🇸
Spinks 17-6-2 · Ribalta 23-4-1
L
TKO 6/10 · Port Authority, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 🇺🇸
Spinks 17-5-2 · Sekorski —
L
Retained WBA cruiserweight title TKO 6/15 · Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Spinks 17-4-2 · Qawi 25-2-1
W
Kip Kane
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Spinks 16-4-2 · Kane —
W
Tom Franco Thomas
UD 10/10 · Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, California, 🇺🇸
Spinks 15-4-2 · Thomas —
W
Tom Fischer
UD 10/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Spinks 14-4-2 · Fischer —
W
Rick Kellar
TKO 2/10 · Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, 🇺🇸
Spinks 13-4-2 · Kellar —
W
Lupe Guerra
TKO 4/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Spinks 12-4-2 · Guerra —
L
RTD 6/10 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Spinks 12-3-2 · León 33-3-0
W
Won vacant NABF cruiserweight title UD 12/12 · Great Gorge Resort, McAfee, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Spinks 11-3-2 · Burnett —
W
Ivy Brown
UD 10/10 · Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Spinks 10-3-2 · Brown —
L
Retained WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 3/15 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Spinks 10-2-2 · Holmes 37-0-0
W
TKO 9/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Spinks 9-2-2 · Mercado 26-2-0
W
Kevin Isaac
TKO 8/10 · Circle Star Theater, San Carlos, California, 🇺🇸
Spinks 8-2-2 · Isaac —
D
Eddie López
SD 10/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Spinks 8-2-1 · López —
W
KO 5/10 · Resorts International Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Spinks 7-2-1 · Evangelista 32-4-0
L
TKO 1/12 · Le Chapiteau de l'Espace, Fontvieille, 🇲🇨
Spinks 7-1-1 · Coetzee 21-0-0
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Lost WBA and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Superdome, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Spinks 7-0-1 · Ali 57-4-0
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Spinks 6-0-1 · Ali 57-3-0
W
UD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Spinks 5-0-1 · Righetti —
D
SD 10/10 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Spinks 5-0-0 · LeDoux —
W
KO 3/8 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Spinks 4-0-0 · Scott —
W
Pedro Agosto
KO 1/8 · Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Spinks 3-0-0 · Agosto —
W
Jerry McIntyre
KO 1/6 · Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Spinks 2-0-0 · McIntyre —
W
Peter Freeman
KO 1/6 · Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Spinks 1-0-0 · Freeman —
W
Bob Smith
TKO 5/6 · The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Spinks 0-0-0 · Smith —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Leon Spinks's professional record? Leon Spinks's professional record is 26-19-3 with 13 knockouts.
Who did Leon Spinks fight last? Leon Spinks last fought Fred Houpe on Dec 4, 1995 and lost by UD over 8 rounds.
Which world titles has Leon Spinks held? Leon Spinks has held 2 world title reigns: WBA heavyweight (1978), WBC heavyweight (1978). Sources Boxerbook ID 12283 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12283 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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