On January 24, 1976, George Foreman (40-1, 37 KOs) and Ron Lyle (31-3-1, 22 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
George Foreman is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO loss to Muhammad Ali, 1 year, 2 months, and 25 days ago. Ron Lyle is on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Earnie Shavers, 4 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for George Foreman at 99-1 winning odds. Ron Lyle really doesn't have much to present against Foreman.
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.