Terry Spinks boxer

Terry Spinks boxer
bouts
49
won
41
lost
7
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1957-04-09
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
74
Born
1938-02-28
Death
2012-04-26
Nationality
United Kingdom

Terence "Terry" George Spinks MBE (28 February 1938 – 26 April 2012) was a boxer from Great Britain, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he defeated Mircea Dobrescu of Romania on points. He was also British featherweight champion from 1960 to 1961.Spinks had 200 amateur fights, and was the 1956 ABA flyweight champion.Spinks had 49 professional bouts of which he won 41.He had his first professional bout in April 1957, against Jim Loughrey, at Harringay Arena, winning on a stoppage for a cut eye.In September 1960, Spinks fought for the British featherweight title, against the holder Bobby Neill. The fight was at the Royal Albert Hall, and Spinks won the title when the fight was stopped in the seventh due to cuts suffered by Neil.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1962-12-11 Johnny Mantle WWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Technical knockout
1962-07-17 Bobby Fisher LWLDLW Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park LOST
Technical knockout
1962-05-22 Billy Davis WWWWWL Empire Pool, Wembley LOST
Points
1962-03-27 Billy Davis LWWWWW Empire Pool, Wembley WIN
Points
1962-03-06 Jean Biosca WLWLLL Seymour Hall, Marylebone WIN
Points
1962-02-15 Ron Jones LWLWLW West Ham Baths, West Ham WIN
Points
1962-02-07 Eugene Le Cozanet LLLLLD Empire School of Arms, Marylebone WIN
Points
1961-10-25 Con Mount Bassie WLWWLL Drill Hall, Cardiff WIN
Points
1961-10-03 Kimpo Amarfio WLLWWD National Sporting Club, Piccadilly WIN
Points
1961-05-02 Howard Winstone WWWWWW Empire Pool, Wembley LOST
Technical knockout
1961-03-07 Dave Hilton WWWWWW Empire Pool, Wembley WIN
1960-11-22 Bobby Neill LWWWLL Empire Pool, Wembley WIN
KO
1960-09-27 Bobby Neill WLWWWL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Technical knockout
1960-06-13 Dave Croll WLWWLL Assembly Hall, Walthamstow WIN
Points
1960-05-31 Roy Jacobs WLDWLL Empire Pool, Wembley DRAW
Points
1960-01-26 Johnny Kidd LWWWWW Olympia, Kensington WIN
Points
1960-01-18 Junior Cassidy LLLLDL Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Points
1959-12-07 George Dormer LLLLLW Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Points
1959-09-15 John O'Brien LLLWWW Empire Pool, Wembley LOST
Points
1959-09-01 Derry Treanor WWWWLW Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham LOST
Points
1959-06-02 Bobby Neill WWWWWW Empire Pool, Wembley LOST
KO
1959-04-13 Eric Brett WWWLLW Ice Rink, Nottingham WIN
Points
1959-03-24 Pierre Cossemyns LLDWDL Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham WIN
Points
1959-02-16 Con Mount Bassie LLLLWW Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Points
1959-01-26 Eddie Burns WLLLLL Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Technical knockout
1959-01-12 Sugar Ray WWWWLW Earls Court Arena, Kensington WIN
KO
1958-12-09 Pat Supple WWWLWW Empire Pool, Wembley WIN
Points
1958-11-27 Mohamed Zarzi WWWWWW Seymour Hall, Marylebone WIN
Points
1958-10-07 Eddie O'Connor LLWWLW Town Hall, Shoreditch WIN
Points
1958-08-28 Billy Rafferty DWWWLW Ice Rink, Paisley LOST
Technical knockout
1958-07-15 Terry Toole WWDWLL Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham WIN
Technical knockout
1958-05-20 Pierre Cossemyns WLWWLL Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1958-04-29 Henri Schmid LLLLLL Town Hall, Shoreditch WIN
Points
1958-04-15 Eric Brett DLDDWW Harringay Arena, Harringay WIN
Points
1958-03-31 Alex Bollaert WLLLDL Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Points
1958-03-11 Attia Ben Aissa LDWDWW Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham WIN
KO
1958-02-06 George McDade WLWLWW The Stadium, Liverpool WIN
Points
1958-01-14 Malcolm McLeod WLWWLL Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington WIN
Technical knockout
1957-12-10 Malcolm McLeod WWLWWL Harringay Arena, Harringay WIN
Points
1957-12-02 Stanislas Sobolak DLLLLL Leyton Baths, Leyton WIN
Technical knockout
1957-10-08 Pancho Bhattachaji WWWWWL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1957-09-10 Ivan McCready WWLWWW Town Hall, Shoreditch WIN
Points
1957-08-27 George McDade WWWLW Public Hall, Canning Town WIN
Technical knockout
1957-08-12 Jerry Parker WWWLLW Ice Rink, Southampton WIN
Points
1957-07-16 Pat Glancy WWWLW Town Hall, Shoreditch WIN
Technical knockout
1957-06-04 Jerry Parker WWWWWL Harringay Arena, Harringay WIN
1957-05-14 Billy Kane WWLWLL Town Hall, Shoreditch WIN
Technical knockout
1957-04-30 Jerry Parker LWWWWW Manor Place Baths, Walworth WIN
Points
1957-04-09 Jim Loughrey LLWLWL Harringay Arena, Harringay WIN
Technical knockout