On October 24, 1980, Gerry Cooney (23-0, 19 KOs) and Ron Lyle (39-6-1, 27 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Gerry Cooney is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Jimmy Young, 4 months and 29 days ago. Ron Lyle is on a 2-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round KO win over George O'Mara, 2 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Gerry Cooney at 99-1 winning odds. Ron Lyle really doesn't have much to present against Cooney.
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.