On September 29, 1972, Ron Lyle (16-0, 14 KOs) and Buster Mathis (30-3, 21 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Ron Lyle is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Vicente Rondón, 2 months and 19 days ago. Buster Mathis is on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Humphrey McBride, 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ron Lyle at 99-1 winning odds. Buster Mathis really doesn't have much to present against Lyle.
Ron Lyle stopped Buster Mathis via KO in the 2nd round. Lyle improves his record to 17-0 (15 KOs), while Mathis adds a loss to his record at 30-4.