H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Michael Spinks
Light Heavyweight · United States
Michael Spinks ranks #36 in the H&G All-Time Index at Light Heavyweight, with a 90.47 All-Time Index score and a 31-1-0 professional record. His best wins on record include Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney and Marvin Johnson. His career span on this page is 1977-1988.
- All-time rank
- #36Elite Greats
- H&G All-Time Index
- 90.470-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 31-1-0Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1977-1988
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Michael Spinks's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Signature wins
- Larry Holmes - 1986 - signature win
- Gerry Cooney - 1987 - signature win
- Marvin Johnson - 1981 - signature win
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi - 1983 - signature win
- Eddie Mustafa Muhammad - 1981 - signature win
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,886 |
| 1978 | 1,932 |
| 1979 | 1,970 |
| 1980 | 2,008 |
| 1981 | 2,040 |
| 1982 | 2,054 |
| 1983 | 2,066 |
| 1984 | 2,068 |
| 1985 | 2,082 |
| 1986 | 2,080 |
| 1987 | 2,065 |
| 1988 | 2,049 |
Why this ranking
Michael Spinks ranks #36 with a 90.47 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. In an era with 16 weight divisions, he held titles in heavyweight and light heavyweight at the same time, a strong sign of greatness across weight classes. His standout win in our data is over Larry Holmes in 1986, who reached a 2,101 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 2,082 (±240), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Compare and explore
Put Michael Spinks next to any other ranked fighter, or open the tools built on the same rating data.
Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Michael Spinks actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Larry Holmes#22 · Index 92 · 1985, 1986
- Mike Tyson#35 · Index 91 · 1988
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi#426 · Index 76 · 1983
- Marvin Johnson#609 · Index 74 · 1981
- Gerry Cooney#698 · Index 73 · 1987
- Eddie Mustafa Muhammad#742 · Index 73 · 1981
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- George Foreman#50 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- Thomas Hearns#86 · Light Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- Mike McCallum#148 · Light Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1981-1988)
- Chong Pal Park#224 · Light Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- Charles Williams#248 · Light Heavyweight · 11 overlapping years (1978-1988)
- Victor Galindez#304 · Light Heavyweight · 4 overlapping years (1977-1980)
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- Buster Douglas#317 · Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1981-1988)
- Matthew Saad Muhammad#328 · Light Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1977-1988)
- John Conteh#330 · Light Heavyweight · 4 overlapping years (1977-1980)
- Tim Witherspoon#383 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1979-1988)
- Bobby Czyz#399 · Light Heavyweight · 9 overlapping years (1980-1988)
- Francesco Damiani#413 · Heavyweight · 4 overlapping years (1985-1988)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
Linked style profile
8-axis style breakdown
Michael Spinks also has a reviewed style profile with radar scores, study notes and diagnostic comparisons.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 29 bouts we hold full data for from 1977 to 1988, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 2,082 (peak dated 1985-09-01). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±240 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.