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

Earnie Shavers (The Black Destroyer) and Ron Lyle are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
31
Nov 6, 1969
49-4-1
0
48 (88.9%)
183 cm
201 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
May 8, 1975
4m, 5d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Apr 23, 1971
30-3-1
1
21 (61.8%)
192 cm
193 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
May 16, 1975
3m, 28d
-2
Saturday, 13 Sep 1975
Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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Earnie Shavers vs. Ron Lyle

Date

This fight between Earnie Shavers and Ron Lyle took place on 13 September, 1975 at the Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Ron Lyle is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Earnie Shavers is 183 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Shavers has a nice longer reach of 201 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Lyle's 193 cm. Shavers also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over Lyle.

Shavers is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-4-1 (48 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 5 days ago against Oliver Wright, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Lyle comes in with a record of 30-3-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 28 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he lost via 11th round TKO.

Muhammad Ali's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Shavers will be 31 years old. Lyle will be 34 years and 7 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 51-49 in favor of Ron Lyle. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Shavers vs Lyle.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Ron Lyle may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Shavers stops Lyle early.

Result

Ron Lyle defeated Earnie Shavers via 6th round TKO. Shavers' 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Lyle gets on a new winning streak. Lyle is now 31-3-1, and Shavers 49-5-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Larry Holmes knocks out Earnie Shavers in the 11th round in their 2nd fight
  2. Earnie Shavers knocks out Ken Norton in the 1st round
  3. Ron Lyle defeats Joe Bugner via 12-round split decision
  4. Muhammad Ali knocks out Ron Lyle in the 11th round
  5. Ron Lyle defeats Jimmy Ellis via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Earnie Shavers knocks out Jimmy Ellis in the 1st round
  7. Ron Lyle knocks out Buster Mathis in the 2nd round