Gerry Cooney vs Michael Spinks
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks met once (1987). Michael Spinks won in 1987 by ko.
SOURCE·Gerry Cooney and Michael Spinks — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026
How this head-to-head is established
- This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
- Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
- Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Gerry Cooney | Michael Spinks | |
|---|---|---|
| 81″ (205.7 cm) | Reach | 76″ (193 cm) |
| 78″ (198.1 cm) | Height | 74″ (188 cm) |
| +3.84% | Reach advantage | +2.66% |
| 28–3 | Record | 31–1 |
| 86% | Finish rate | 68% |
| 25 | Longest unbeaten run | 31 |
| 34 | Recorded bouts | 32 |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Gerry Cooney | Michael Spinks |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Holmes | L | W |
| Larry Holmes | L | W |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Gerry Cooney
Michael Spinks
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 34 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
28–3 Michael SpinksThe same, from the other corner — 32 bouts and the cohort Spinks is ranked inside.
31–1 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
900 BOUTS