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Michael Spinks

1956 - Today

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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 former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light middleweight champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Spinks is the 103rd most popular boxer (down from 70th in 2019), the 7,106th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,693rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Michael Spinks ranks 103 out of 496. Before him are Amado Azar, Oscar De La Hoya, Ulderico Sergo, Jerzy Kulej, Aureliano Bolognesi, and Tyson Fury. After him are Jean Despeaux, Charles Mayer, Jess Willard, Sandro Lopopolo, Willy Kaiser, and István Énekes.

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Among people born in 1956, Michael Spinks ranks 311. Before him are Marin Alsop, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Marta Kauffman, Evelin Jahl, Ivan Nielsen, and Tomáš Šmíd. After him are Paul Lockhart, Nigel Kennedy, Joe Montana, Michael Hoffman, Jesús Huerta de Soto, and Tengiz Sulakvelidze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Spinks ranks 7,108 out of 20,380. Before him are Jenny Holzer (1950), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Phil Woods (1931), Francesca Woodman (1958), Gregory Chaitin (1947), and William Wilson Morgan (1906). After him are Paul Lockhart (1956), Charles Fefferman (1949), Skeeter Davis (1931), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), and Leila Hyams (1905).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Michael Spinks ranks 40. Before him are Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), James J. Corbett (1866), Buster Douglas (1960), Carmen Barth (1912), Gene Tunney (1897), and Oscar De La Hoya (1973). After him are Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Bert Schneider (1897), Howard Davis Jr. (1956), Ernie Terrell (1939), and Carmen Basilio (1927).

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