Ron Lyle
Career, Record, Stats
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.
Ron Lyle's 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, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Jimmy Ellis, and Joe Bugner. For a complete list of Lyle's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ron Lyle".
Lyle has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ron Lyle Losses".
Ron Lyle's Boxing 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 51-7-1 | 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 | 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 |