nationality total birth_date wins home realname image name losses caption ko birth_place height nickname draws reach weight article_title style
usa american 32 13 july 1956 31 st. louis , missouri , u.s. michael spinks michael spinks 1987.jpg michael spinks 1 spinks in 1987 21 st. louis , missouri , u.s. 6 ft 2 in m 2 on jinx 0 76 in cm 0 on light heavyweight heavyweight michael spinks
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michael spinks

michael spinks -lrb- born july 13 , 1956 in st. louis , missouri -rrb- is an american former 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 '' , he is the brother of former heavyweight champion leon spinks , and uncle of cory spinks , a former welterweight and light middleweight champion .
after a successful amateur career , which culminated in him winning a gold medal at the 1976 olympics , spinks went undefeated in his first 31 professional fights , beating such opponents as dwight muhammad qawi , eddie mustafa muhammad , marvin johnson and eddie davis en route to becoming undisputed world light-heavyweight champion .
following ten successful title defences , spinks moved up to heavyweight and as underdog beat the long-reigning ibf heavyweight champion larry holmes ; in doing so , spinks became the first reigning light-heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight title .
in his final fight , spinks was knocked out by mike tyson in 91 seconds , the only defeat of his professional career .
spinks has been inducted into the international boxing hall of fame and the world boxing hall of fame .
the international boxing research organization and boxrec rate spinks among the ten greatest light-heavyweights of all time .
