| 1956 | Born July 13, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1976 | Competes in first and only Olympics |
| 1977 | Begins professional boxing career |
| 1980 | Spinks's daughter, Michelle, born December 3 in Philadelphia |
| 1983 | Spinks's wife, Sandy Massey, is killed in an automobile accident |
| 1988 | Loses IBF heavyweight title to Mike Tyson in ninety-one seconds, June 27 |
| 1988 | Retires from boxing |
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