On March 20, 1977, Ron Lyle (32-5-1, 23 KOs) and Joe Bugner (51-7-1, 31 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Ron Lyle is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Jimmy Young, 4 months and 14 days ago. Joe Bugner is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO loss to Richard Dunn, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 96.5-3.5 in favor of Joe Bugner. Ron Lyle won't be able to do much against Bugner.
Ron Lyle defeated Joe Bugner via split decision in the 12-round fight. Lyle improves his record to 33-5-1, while Bugner adds a loss to his record at 51-8-1.