Ron Lyle has seven losses against six opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Lyle's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Ron Lyle".
On October 24, 1980 Ron Lyle faced off against Gerry Cooney at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 39-7-1 (27), and Cooney was 24 years old and with a record of 23-0 (19). Lyle lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 12, 1979 Ron Lyle faced off against Lynn Ball at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 37-6-1 (25). Lyle lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On November 6, 1976 Ron Lyle faced off against Jimmy Young at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 32-5-1 (23), and Young was 27 years old and with a record of 19-5-2 (7). Lyle lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On January 24, 1976 Ron Lyle faced off against George Foreman in a heavyweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 31-4-1 (22), and Foreman was 27 years old and with a record of 40-1 (37). Lyle lost the fight via 5th-round KO.
On May 16, 1975 Ron Lyle fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ali's WBA, WBC and The Ring titles. Lyle was 34 years old and with a record of 30-3-1 (21), and Ali was 33 years old and with a record of 46-2 (33). Lyle lost the fight via 11th-round TKO.
On February 11, 1975 Ron Lyle faced off against Jimmy Young at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 30-2-1 (21), and Young was 26 years old and with a record of 13-4-2 (3). Lyle lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On February 9, 1973 Ron Lyle faced off against Jerry Quarry at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 19-1 (17), and Quarry was 27 years old and with a record of 44-6-4 (26). Lyle lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
