On October 24, 1980, a 39-year-old Ron Lyle (39-6-1, 27 KOs) and a 24-year-old Gerry Cooney (23-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day. Cooney was on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 29 days.
Gerry Cooney stopped Ron Lyle via KO in the 1st round. Cooney improves his record to 24-0 (20 KOs), while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 39-7-1.
On December 12, 1979, a 38-year-old Ron Lyle (37-5-1, 25 KOs) and Lynn Ball met in the ring.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months.
Ron Lyle lost to Lynn Ball via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 37-6-1.
On November 6, 1976, a 35-year-old Ron Lyle (32-4-1, 23 KOs) and a 27-year-old Jimmy Young (19-5-2, 7 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days. Young was on a 2-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 25 days.
In the rematch, Jimmy Young defeated Ron Lyle via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Young improves his record to 20-5-2, while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 32-5-1.
On January 24, 1976, a 34-year-old Ron Lyle (31-3-1, 22 KOs) and a 27-year-old George Foreman (40-1, 37 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Foreman was on a -1-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 25 days.
George Foreman stopped Ron Lyle via KO in the 5th round. Foreman improves his record to 41-1 (38 KOs), while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 31-4-1.
On May 16, 1975, a 34-year-old Ron Lyle (30-2-1, 21 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 33-year-old Muhammad Ali (46-2, 33 KOs).
Lyle came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 5 days. Ali was on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 22 days.
Muhammad Ali stopped Ron Lyle via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 47-2 (34 KOs), while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 30-3-1.
On February 11, 1975, a 33-year-old Ron Lyle (30-1-1, 21 KOs) and a 26-year-old Jimmy Young (13-4-2, 3 KOs) met in the ring.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days. Young was on a 0-fight win streak with a 15% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Jimmy Young defeated Ron Lyle via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Young improves his record to 14-4-2, while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 30-2-1.
On February 9, 1973, a 31-year-old Ron Lyle (19-0, 17 KOs) and a 27-year-old Jerry Quarry (44-6-4, 26 KOs) met in the ring.
Lyle came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months. Quarry was on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 4 days.
Jerry Quarry defeated Ron Lyle via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Quarry improves his record to 45-6-4, while Lyle adds a loss to his record at 19-1.