I agree that Kingpin's portrayals are wildly inconsistent, but that's more of a Kingpin problem than a Spiderman problem. He really does belong more as a Daredevil/Iron Fist villain than facing off with Spidey, but that's where he debuted so they keep crossing paths.

For what it's worth, Back in Black had Spiderman cut loose and body him in seconds, as you'd expect:

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