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Light Heavyweight Boxing

Marvin Johnson vs Michael Spinks

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Marvin Johnson and Michael Spinks met once (1981). Michael Spinks won in 1981 by ko.

Side by side

Marvin JohnsonMichael Spinks
Reach76″ (193 cm)
70″ (177.8 cm)Height74″ (188 cm)
Reach advantage+2.66%
43–6Record31–1
81%Finish rate68%
18Longest unbeaten run31
50Recorded bouts32
SouthpawStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentMarvin JohnsonMichael Spinks
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad L W

Careers side by side

Marvin Johnson

1980 win vs Chuck Warfield (1973)win vs Al Byrd (1973)win vs Sylvester Wilder (1973)win vs Jim Adams (1974)win vs Johnny Words (1974)win vs Ted Paxton (1974)win vs Eddie Owens (1975)win vs Paul Cardoza (1975)win vs Gary Summerhays (1975)win vs Vandell Woods (1976)win vs Wayne McGee (1976)win vs Harold Carter (1976)win vs Ray Anderson (1976)win vs Billy Douglas (1977)win vs Johnny Fields (1977)loss vs Matthew Saad Muhammad (1977)win vs Tom Bethea (1977)win vs Johnny Townsend (1977)win vs Mate Parlov (1978)win vs Jerry Celestine (1978)loss vs Lottie Mwale (1978)win vs John Baldwin (1978)win vs Eddie Davis (1978)win vs Roberto Reynosa (1978)win vs Víctor Galíndez (1979)win vs Carlos Marks (1979)loss vs Matthew Saad Muhammad (1979)win vs Dave Lee Royster (1980)loss vs Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (1980)loss vs Michael Spinks (1981)win vs Rick Nash (1981)win vs Eddie Straight (1981)win vs Alvino Manson (1982)win vs Darnell Hayes (1982)win vs Mike Brothers (1983)win vs Andros Ernie Barr (1983)win vs Eddie Collins (1984)win vs Charles Williams (1984)win vs Johnny Davis (1984)win vs Jerome Clouden (1984)win vs Eddie Gonzales (1984)win vs Elvis Parks (1984)win vs Frank Lux (1985)win vs Raleigh Searcy (1985)win vs Eddie Davis (1985)win vs Charles Henderson (1985)win vs Jean Marie Emebe (1986)win vs Leslie Stewart (1986)loss vs Leslie Stewart (1987)
winlossdraw / NC1973–1987

Michael Spinks

1980 win vs Gary Summerhays (1977)win vs Ray Elson (1977)win vs Jasper Brisbane (1977)win vs Joe Borden (1977)win vs Luis Rodriguez (1977)win vs Eddie Benson (1977)win vs Eddie Phillips (1978)win vs Tom Bethea (1978)win vs Marc Hans (1979)win vs Yaqui Lopez (1980)win vs David Conteh (1980)win vs Murray Sutherland (1980)win vs Ramon Ranquello (1980)win vs Johnny Wilburn (1980)win vs Vonzell Johnson (1981)win vs Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (1981)win vs Marvin Johnson (1981)win vs Willie Taylor (1981)win vs Johnny Davis (1982)win vs Jerry Celestine (1982)win vs Murray Sutherland (1982)win vs Mustafa Wassaja (1982)win vs Oscar Rivadeneyra (1983)win vs Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1983)win vs Eddie Davis (1984)win vs Larry Holmes (1985)win vs Jim MacDonald (1985)win vs David Sears (1985)win vs Steffen Tangstad (1986)win vs Larry Holmes (1986)win vs Gerry Cooney (1987)loss vs Mike Tyson (1988)
winlossdraw / NC1977–1988

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