Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks

Once and For All
A pre-fight mural by LeRoy Neiman
DateJune 27, 1988
VenueConvention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Title(s) on the lineWBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring and Lineal Undisputed heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Mike Tyson United States Michael Spinks
Nickname "Iron" "Jinx"
Hometown Catskill, New York St. Louis, Missouri
Purse $22,000,000 $13,500,000
Pre-fight record 34–0 (30 KO) 31–0 (21 KO)
Age 21 years, 11 months 31 years, 11 months
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Weight 218+1⁄4 lb (99 kg) 212+1⁄4 lb (96 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA, WBC and IBF
Heavyweight Champion		 The Ring and Lineal
Heavyweight Champion
2-division world champion
Result
Tyson wins via 1st-round KO

Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All,[1] was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988.[2] Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion. At the time, Tyson held the belts of all three of the major sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, and IBF) while Spinks was The Ring and Lineal champion.[3] The fight was held at the Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey U.S., it was at the time the richest fight in boxing history, grossing some $70 million,[4] of which Tyson earned a record purse of around $22 million and Spinks $13.5 million.[5] Tyson won the fight, knocking out Spinks in 91 seconds.[6]

  1. ^ Gildea, William (1988-06-19). "Tyson-Spinks Is More Than a Fight, It's History". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. ^ "Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ Shetty, Sanjeev (2004-04-25). "He who would be king". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  4. ^ Heller, Peter (1995). Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story. Da Capo Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-306-80669-8.
  5. ^ "I'm Gonna Hurt This Guy". Sports Illustrated. 1988-07-04. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  6. ^ "Apex: Tyson reduces Spinks to dust". ESPN. Retrieved 22 September 2011.