Professional Boxing Record
| 26 Wins (14 knockouts, 11 decisions, 1 disqualification), 17 Losses (9 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Loss | Fred Houpe | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | December 4, 1995 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Win | Ray Kipping | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | June 19, 1995 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Loss | John Carlo | KO | 1 | October 22, 1994 | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Loss | Shane Sutcliffe | Decision | 8 | October 1, 1994 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | ||
| Win | Eddie Curry | Disqualification | 9 (10) | June 22, 1994 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Unsanctioned show. | |
| Loss | James Wilder | Decision | 10 | February 27, 1993 | Davenport, Iowa | ||
| Win | Kevin Poindexter | KO | 1 (10) | December 11, 1992 | Countryside, Illinois | ||
| Loss | Kevin Porter | Decision | 10 | September 26, 1992 | Lansing, Michigan | ||
| Win | Jack Jackson | KO | 3 (10) | July 24, 1992 | Countryside, Illinois | ||
| Win | Kenneth Bentley | Decision | 10 | June 17, 1992 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Win | Rick Myers | Decision | 10 | March 20, 1992 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Win | Andre Crowder | Decision (split) | 10 | February 28, 1992 | Countryside, Illinois | ||
| Win | Lupe Guerra | KO | 3 (10) | November 15, 1991 | Gary, Indiana | ||
| Loss | Tony Morrison | TKO | 1 (10) | May 30, 1988 | Trumbull, Connecticut | ||
| Loss | Randall Cobb | Decision (majority) | 10 | March 18, 1988 | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Loss | Ladislao Mijangos | Decision (split) | 10 | December 20, 1987 | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Loss | Terry Mims | Decision (split) | 10 | October 20, 1987 | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Draw | Jim Ashard | Draw (points) | 10 | August 29, 1987 | Eugene, Oregon | ||
| Loss | Angelo Musone | KO | 7 (10) | May 22, 1987 | Jesi, Italy | ||
| Win | Jeff Jordan | Decision (split) | 12 | April 28, 1987 | Nagoya, Japan | Won WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title, which was later vacated. |
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| Loss | Jose Ribalta | TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | January 17, 1987 | Coconut Grove, Florida | ||
| Loss | Rocky Sekorski | TKO | 6 (10) | August 2, 1986 | Detroit Lks., Minnesota | ||
| Loss | Dwight Muhammad Qawi |
TKO | 6 (15), 2:56 | March 22, 1986 | Reno, Nevada | Match was for the WBA Cruiserweight title. |
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| Win | Kip Kane | TKO | 8 (12), 1:37 | December 13, 1985 | New York City, New York | Won WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title, which was later vacated. |
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| Win | Tom Franco Thomas | Decision | 10 | June 29, 1985 | Santa Rosa, California | ||
| Win | Tom Fischer | Decision | 10 | May 9, 1985 | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Win | Rick Kellar | TKO | 2 (10) | April 9, 1985 | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
| Win | Lupe Guerra | TKO | 4 (10), 0:43 | February 21, 1985 | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| Loss | Carlos De León | Decision (unanimous) | 6 (10) | March 6, 1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Spinks later vacated the NABF Cruiserweight title. |
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| Win | Jesse Burnett | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | October 31, 1982 | McAfee, New Jersey | Won vacant NABF Cruiserweight title. | |
| Win | Ivy Brown | Decision | 10 | February 24, 1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
| Loss | Larry Holmes | TKO | 3 (15) | June 12, 1981 | Detroit, Michigan | Fight was for the WBC Heavyweight title. |
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| Win | Bernardo Mercado | TKO | 9 (12) | October 2, 1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada | WBC Heavyweight title eliminator. | |
| Win | Kevin Isaac | TKO | 8 (10), 0:52 | May 3, 1980 | Redwood City, California | ||
| Draw | Eddie López | Draw (points) | 10 | March 8, 1980 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Win | Alfredo Evangelista | KO | 5 (10), 2:43 | January 12, 1980 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | ||
| Loss | Gerrie Coetzee | TKO | 1 (12), 2:03 | June 24, 1979 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Loss | Muhammad Ali | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | September 15, 1978 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Lost The Ring/WBA Heavyweight titles. | |
| On March 18, 1978, Spinks was stripped of the WBC Heavyweight title for refusal to fight Ken Norton, the WBC's number-one contender, in favor of a rematch with Ali | |||||||
| Win | Muhammad Ali | Decision (split) | 15 | February 15, 1978 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Won The Ring/WBA/WBC Heavyweight titles. | |
| Win | Alfio Righetti | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | November 18, 1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Draw | Scott LeDoux | Draw (points) | 10 | October 22, 1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Win | Bruce Scott | KO | 3 (8) | June 1, 1977 | Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Win | Pedro Agosto | KO | 1 (8), 1:55 | May 7, 1977 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| Win | Jerry McIntyre | KO | 1 (6), 0:35 | March 20, 1977 | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Win | Peter Freeman | KO | 1 | March 5, 1977 | Liverpool, England | ||
| Win | Bob Smith | TKO | 5 (6), 0:20 | January 15, 1977 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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