Ron Lyle Record

Ron Lyle was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 24 years, 3 months, and 26 days, Lyle amassed a record of 43-7-1, which includes 31 wins via KO.

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RON

LYLE

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

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Born: Feb 12, 1941
Death: Nov 26, 2011 70 years
Debut: Apr 23, 1971
Record: 43-7-1
Title Fights: 1
KOs: 31 (60.8%)
Health
Last Five
Height: 192 cm
Reach: 193 cm
Ape Index: 1 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Aug 18, 1995

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Analysis model: vzen-minimum-1.0.0

Prediction model: vmajutsu-minimum-1.0.0

LEGEND

Boxing Career

Ron Lyle was born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. on February 12, 1941. He made his professional debut at the age of 30 years on April 23, 1971 against A J Staples. Lyle defeated Staples via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Lyle got his first world-title fight at the age of 34 after 33 professional fights. On May 16, 1975 Lyle challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 11th round TKO. Lyle never got a world-title shot again.

Lyle's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO victory over Dave Slaughter at age 54, on August 18, 1995.

Some of Ron Lyle's best fights were against Vicente Rondón, Earnie Shavers, Joe Bugner, Oscar Bonavena, Jürgen Blin, Buster Mathis, and Jimmy Ellis. For a top-10 list of Lyle's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Ron Lyle".

Lyle has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ron Lyle Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
51	Aug 18, 1995	54	Dave Slaughter	win	TKO 2
50	Jun 09, 1995	54	Ed Strickland	win	KO 2
49	May 12, 1995	54	Tim Pollard	win	TKO 2
48	Apr 07, 1995	54	Bruce Johnson	win	KO 4
47	Oct 24, 1980	39	Gerry Cooney 24 23-0	loss	KO 1
46	Aug 23, 1980	39	George O'Mara	win	KO 10
45	Jun 19, 1980	39	Al Neumann	win	TKO 10
44	Dec 12, 1979	38	Lynn Ball	loss	TKO 2
43	May 12, 1979	38	Scott LeDoux	win	SD 10
42	Apr 06, 1979	38	Fili Moala	win	TKO 8
41	Jun 03, 1978	37	Horace Robinson	win	RTD 8
40	Sep 14, 1977	36	Stan Ward	win	MD 10
39	Mar 20, 1977	36	Joe Bugner 27 52-7-1	win	SD 12
38	Nov 06, 1976	35	Jimmy Young 27 19-5-2	loss	UD 12
37	Sep 11, 1976	35	Kevin Isaac	win	TKO 7
36	Jan 24, 1976	34	George Foreman 27 40-1	loss	KO 5
35	Sep 13, 1975	34	Earnie Shavers 31 49-4-1	win	TKO 6
34	May 16, 1975	34	Muhammad Ali 33 46-2	loss	TKO 11
33	Feb 11, 1975	33	Jimmy Young 26 13-4-2	loss	UD 10
32	Dec 13, 1974	33	Al Jones	win	TKO 5
31	Sep 17, 1974	33	Boone Kirkman	win	TKO 8
30	Jul 16, 1974	33	Jimmy Ellis 34 39-9-1	win	UD 12
29	Mar 19, 1974	33	Oscar Bonavena 31 51-8-1	win	UD 12
28	Nov 17, 1973	32	Gregorio Peralta	draw	PTS 10
27	Oct 31, 1973	32	Larry Middleton	win	UD 10
26	Oct 04, 1973	32	Jürgen Blin 30 30-11-6	win	TKO 2
25	Oct 04, 1973	32	Jose Luis Garcia	win	KO 3
24	Jul 03, 1973	32	Lou Bailey	win	UD 10
23	Jun 11, 1973	32	Wendell Newton	win	SD 10
22	May 12, 1973	32	Gregorio Peralta	win	UD 10
21	Apr 14, 1973	32	Bob Stallings	win	UD 10
20	Feb 09, 1973	31	Jerry Quarry 27 44-6-4	loss	UD 12
19	Dec 09, 1972	31	Larry Middleton	win	KO 3
18	Oct 28, 1972	31	Luis Faustino Pires	win	KO 3
17	Sep 29, 1972	31	Buster Mathis 29 30-3	win	KO 2
16	Jul 10, 1972	31	Vicente Rondón 33 36-6-1	win	TKO 2
15	May 25, 1972	31	Mike Boswell	win	TKO 7
14	May 10, 1972	31	Mel Turnbow	win	TKO 4
13	Mar 25, 1972	31	George Johnson	win	KO 3
12	Jan 22, 1972	30	Chuck Leslie	win	TKO 2
11	Dec 18, 1971	30	Bill Drover	win	KO 2
10	Nov 26, 1971	30	Jack O'Halloran	win	KO 4
9	Nov 10, 1971	30	Joe E Lewis	win	KO 3
8	Oct 09, 1971	30	Manuel Ramos	win	UD 10
7	Sep 01, 1971	30	Eddie Land	win	TKO 7
6	Aug 11, 1971	30	Frank Niblett	win	KO 9
5	Jul 24, 1971	30	Leroy Caldwell	win	UD 5
4	Jul 16, 1971	30	Edmund Stewart	win	TKO 2
3	Jun 19, 1971	30	Gary Bates	win	KO 3
2	May 22, 1971	30	Art Miller	win	KO 5
1	Apr 23, 1971	30	A J Staples	win	TKO 2