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Ali vs. Lyle: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) defends his heavyweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Ron Lyle. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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33
Oct 29, 1960
46-2
13
33 (68.8%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Mar 24, 1975
1m, 22d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Apr 23, 1971
30-2-1
0
21 (63.6%)
192 cm
193 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Feb 11, 1975
3m, 5d
-1
WBAWBCTheRing
HV
w2
d3
HV
w2
d10
HV
w2
d10
heavyweight
Friday, 16 May 1975
Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle

Date

This fight between Muhammad Ali and Ron Lyle took place on at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Ron Lyle is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Muhammad Ali is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Ali has longer reach of 198 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Lyle's 193 cm. Ali also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Lyle.

Ali is coming in to this fight with a record of 46-2 (33 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 22 days ago against Chuck Wepner, which he won via 15th round TKO.

Chuck Wepner's boxing career

Lyle comes in with a record of 30-2-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 5 days ago against Jimmy Young, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Jimmy Young's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ali will be 33 years and 3 months old. Lyle will be 34 years and 3 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Muhammad Ali. Here is the prediction for Ali vs Lyle.

A close matchup. Muhammad Ali may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Ron Lyle could win too.

Result

Muhammad Ali defeated Ron Lyle via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Lyle's losing streak continues, and Ali advances his win streak to 6. Ali is now 47-2, and Lyle 30-3-1.

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