Ron Lyle (43-7-1, 31) was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. on February 12, 1941. At the age of 30 years on April 23, 1971, he made his professional boxing debut against A J Staples, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Lyle's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Dave Slaughter at age 54 on August 18, 1995. He was on a 4-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Ron Lyle's best fights have been against Vicente Rondón, Oscar Bonavena, Jimmy Ellis, Earnie Shavers, Buster Mathis, Jürgen Blin and Joe Bugner.
Lyle has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Aug 18, 1995 54 years, 6 months 43-7-1 (31) | Dave Slaughter | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Jun 9, 1995 54 years, 3 months 42-7-1 (30) | Ed Strickland | 2 | KO | WIN | |
49 | May 12, 1995 54 years, 3 months 41-7-1 (29) | Tim Pollard | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Apr 7, 1995 54 years, 1 months 40-7-1 (28) | Bruce Johnson | 4 | KO | WIN | |
47  | Oct 24, 1980 39 years, 8 months 39-7-1 (27) | 24 years, 2 months 23-0 (19) | 1 | KO | LOSS | |
46 | Aug 23, 1980 39 years, 6 months 39-6-1 (27) | George O'Mara | 10 | KO | WIN | |
45 | Jun 19, 1980 39 years, 4 months 38-6-1 (26) | Al Neumann | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Dec 12, 1979 38 years, 10 months 37-6-1 (25) | Lynn Ball | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
43 | May 12, 1979 38 years, 3 months 37-5-1 (25) | Scott LeDoux | 10 | SD | WIN | |
42 | Apr 6, 1979 38 years, 1 months 36-5-1 (25) | Fili Moala | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Jun 3, 1978 37 years, 3 months 35-5-1 (24) | Horace Robinson | 8 | RTD | WIN | |
40 | Sep 14, 1977 36 years, 7 months 34-5-1 (23) | Stan Ward | 10 | MD | WIN | |
39  | Mar 20, 1977 36 years, 1 months 33-5-1 (23) | 27 years 52-7-1 (32) | 12 | SD | WIN | |
38  | Nov 6, 1976 35 years, 8 months 32-5-1 (23) | 27 years, 11 months 19-5-2 (7) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
37 | Sep 11, 1976 35 years, 6 months 32-4-1 (23) | Kevin Isaac | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
36  | Jan 24, 1976 34 years, 11 months 31-4-1 (22) | 27 years 40-1 (37) | HW | 5 | KO | LOSS |
35  | Sep 13, 1975 34 years, 7 months 31-3-1 (22) | 31 years 49-4-1 (48) | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | May 16, 1975 34 years, 3 months 30-3-1 (21) | 33 years, 3 months 46-2 (33) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
33 | Feb 11, 1975 33 years, 11 months 30-2-1 (21) | 26 years, 2 months 13-4-2 (3) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Dec 13, 1974 33 years, 10 months 30-1-1 (21) | Al Jones | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Sep 17, 1974 33 years, 7 months 29-1-1 (20) | Boone Kirkman | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
30  | Jul 16, 1974 33 years, 5 months 28-1-1 (19) | 34 years, 4 months 39-9-1 (23) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Mar 19, 1974 33 years, 1 months 27-1-1 (19) | 31 years, 5 months 51-8-1 (40) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
28 | Nov 17, 1973 32 years, 9 months 26-1-1 (19) | Gregorio Peralta | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
27 | Oct 31, 1973 32 years, 8 months 26-1 (19) | Larry Middleton | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Oct 4, 1973 32 years, 7 months 25-1 (19) | 30 years, 5 months 30-11-6 (8) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Oct 4, 1973 32 years, 7 months 24-1 (18) | Jose Luis Garcia | 3 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Jul 3, 1973 32 years, 4 months 23-1 (17) | Lou Bailey | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Jun 11, 1973 32 years, 3 months 22-1 (17) | Wendell Newton | 10 | SD | WIN | |
22 | May 12, 1973 32 years, 3 months 21-1 (17) | Gregorio Peralta | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Apr 14, 1973 32 years, 2 months 20-1 (17) | Bob Stallings | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20  | Feb 9, 1973 31 years, 11 months 19-1 (17) | 27 years, 8 months 44-6-4 (26) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
19 | Dec 9, 1972 31 years, 9 months 19-0 (17) | Larry Middleton | 3 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 28, 1972 31 years, 8 months 18-0 (16) | Luis Faustino Pires | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17  | Sep 29, 1972 31 years, 7 months 17-0 (15) | 29 years, 3 months 30-3 (21) | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16  | Jul 10, 1972 31 years, 4 months 16-0 (14) | 33 years, 11 months 36-6-1 (21) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | May 25, 1972 31 years, 3 months 15-0 (13) | Mike Boswell | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | May 10, 1972 31 years, 2 months 14-0 (12) | Mel Turnbow | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 25, 1972 31 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | George Johnson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 22, 1972 30 years, 11 months 12-0 (10) | Chuck Leslie | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 18, 1971 30 years, 10 months 11-0 (9) | Bill Drover | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Nov 26, 1971 30 years, 9 months 10-0 (8) | Jack O'Halloran | 4 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 10, 1971 30 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | Joe E Lewis | 3 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Oct 9, 1971 30 years, 7 months 8-0 (6) | Manuel Ramos | 10 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 1, 1971 30 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | Eddie Land | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 11, 1971 30 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | Frank Niblett | 9 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 24, 1971 30 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Leroy Caldwell | 5 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jul 16, 1971 30 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Edmund Stewart | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 19, 1971 30 years, 4 months 3-0 (3) | Gary Bates | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 22, 1971 30 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Art Miller | 5 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Apr 23, 1971 30 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | A J Staples | 2 | TKO | WIN |
