Michael Spinks vs. Steffen Tangstad

From BoxRec
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Challenger rankings
Org. Pos. As of Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA N/A N/A N/A
WBC NR 30.05.1986 by 31.05.1986
IBF NR 26.05.1986 by 28.05.1986
Ring N/A N/A N/A
2+ Mth. Old
WBA N/A N/A N/A
WBC NR 23.04.1986 by 11.05.1986
IBF N/A N/A N/A
Ring NR 06.05.1986 by 15.05.1986
3+ Mth. Old
WBA NR ~31.03.1986 by 07.03.1986
WBC NR 02.04.1986 by 03.04.1986
IBF NR ~01.04.1986 by 05.04.1986
Ring NR 06.04.1986 by 16.04.1986

Michael Spinks 201 lbs beat Steffen Tangstad 215 lbs by TKO at 0:58 in round 4 of 15

  • Date: 1986-09-06
  • Location: Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • Referee: Richard Steele
  • Judge: Charlie Spina 30-26
    1
    10
    9 
    		 2
    10
    9 
    		 3
    10
    8 
     
  • Judge: Dalby Shirley 29-27
    1
     9
    10
    		 2
    10
    9 
    		 3
    10
    8 
     
  • Judge: Phil Newman 29-27
    1
     9
    10
    		 2
    10
    9 
    		 3
    10
    8 
     

Notes

Michael Spinks (right) vs. Steffen Tangstad
  • On June 9, Spinks manager Butch Lewis stated he had already begun negotiations with Tangstad. "We're probably going to fight him if we can't get Cooney in there", he said.[1]
  • Bout officially announced on July 24.[2][3]
  • Spinks was a 7½ to 1 betting favorite.
  • Tangstad was from Norway, where professional boxing was banned in 1981.
  • Tangstad entered the fight as the European Boxing Union Heavyweight Champion.
  • The fight was televised live on HBO.
  • A crowd of 5,832 at the Las Vegas Hilton produced a gate of $1,109,000.
  • Spinks' purse was $1 million. Tangstad earned $50,000, plus Scandinavian film and TV rights.
  • Tangstad was floored once in the third round and twice in the fourth.
  • This was Tangstad's last fight.

Newspaper Articles

Retrieved from "https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Michael_Spinks_vs._Steffen_Tangstad&oldid=1122311"