George Foreman vs. Ron Lyle: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
George Foreman (Big George) and Ron Lyle are scheduled to meet in a non-title heavyweight bout on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
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| HV w1 d2 | HV w1 d2 | HV w1 d2 |
Date
This fight between George Foreman and Ron Lyle took place on 24 January, 1976 at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Statistics
At 192 cm, Ron Lyle is the taller of the two by 1 cm; George Foreman is 191 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Foreman has a nice longer reach of 199 cm, which is 6 cms longer than Lyle's 193 cm. Foreman also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Lyle.
Foreman is coming in to this fight with a record of 40-1 (37 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 2 months, and 25 days ago against Muhammad Ali, which he lost via 8th round KO. And Lyle comes in with a record of 31-3-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 11 days ago against Earnie Shavers, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Foreman will be 27 years old; Lyle will be 34 years and 11 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 56-44 in favor of George Foreman. Based on these numbers, our AI makes the following prediction.
Result
George Foreman defeated Ron Lyle via 5th round KO. Lyle's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Foreman gets on a new winning streak. Foreman is now 41-1, and Lyle 31-4-1.