BOXER

Michael Spinks

1956 - Today

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Michael Spinks (born July 22, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Spinks has received more than 2,536,399 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michael Spinks is the 70th most popular boxer (up from 73rd in 2019), the 5,694th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,076th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Michael Spinks ranks 70 out of 496. Before him are Vladimir Yengibaryan, Canelo Álvarez, Janusz Gortat, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alexis Argüello, and Július Torma. After him are Carmen Basilio, Frederick Grace, Jess Willard, Thomas Hearns, Ernie Terrell, and Oscar De La Hoya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Michael Spinks ranks 237. Before him are Ricardo Giusti, Jacky Munaron, Kevin Dunn, Peter Schilling, Eduardo Rodríguez, and Vladimir Lisin. After him are Paul Cook, Isabel Pantoja, Laura Zapata, Milan Jelić, Pierre-Louis Lions, and Eileen Collins.

Others Born in 1956

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Spinks ranks 5,694 out of 20,380. Before him are Tommy Rettig (1941), Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Stern (1953), James B. Donovan (1916), Eric Shinseki (1942), and Sandra Bernhard (1955). After him are John Patrick Foley (1935), Otis Davis (1932), George Calnan (1900), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Sidney Johnson (1877), and Amina Wadud (1952).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Michael Spinks ranks 36. Before him are James J. Corbett (1866), Rocky Graziano (1919), Buster Douglas (1960), Gene Tunney (1897), Oliver Kirk (1884), and Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954). After him are Carmen Basilio (1927), Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Ernie Terrell (1939), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), and James J. Jeffries (1875).

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