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Ron Lyle

4331 KOs

74 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-L-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

51

rounds

323

KO %

72.1%

KO wins

31

KO losses

4

career

1971–1995

debut

1971-04-23

last fight

1995-08-18

Profile

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3″ / 191cm

reach

76″ / 193cm

nationality

USA

origin

Dayton Ohio USA

city / state / zip

Denver, Colorado

dob

1941-02-12

age

85

Latest news

How Great Was Ron Lyle?

2021-09-20 · East Side Boxing

My Night: George Foreman survives hellacious war with Ron Lyle

2020-01-24 · Boxing News Online

Off the Ropes: Ron Lyle Story Stands On Its Own

2019-02-18 · BoxingScene.com

Wild West Hero: Ron Lyle

2012-12-29 · Boxing.com

The members of boxing's shark family were plentiful and assorted in their potency and staying power. In the back waters were those who flattered to deceive in Jeff (Candy Slim) Merritt, Stan Ward, Mac Foster, Jose Urtain, Jose Luis Garcia and Alvin…

Boxer Lyle remembered at east Denver service

2011-12-03 · Denver Post

A week ago the sporting world mourned the loss of one the great heavyweight contenders of boxing's golden era. Today, east Denver bade farewell to a son, a friend and a mentor. The life of Ron Lyle, a convict-turned-contender who stood…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

5 17 1

W-TKO

Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 222 / 237 lbs

0 18 0

W-KO

Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

2 · 240 lbs

4 3 1

W-TKO

Peel's Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

2 · 230 / 220 lbs

9 29 1

W-KO

Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

4 of 10 · 235 / 195 lbs

23 0 0

L-KO

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA

1 of 10 · 211 / 225 lbs · 2:49

Judges: Carol Castellano | Harold Lederman

Referee: Arthur Mercante

11 2 0

W-KO

Forum, Inglewood, California, USA

10 of 10 · 219 / 197 lbs · 0:37

12 13 2

W-TKO

U. of Puget Sound Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 221 lbs

10 4 0

L-TKO

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2 · 218 lbs

25 6 3

W-SD

Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 225 lbs

10 3 1

W-TKO

Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA

8 of 10 · 1:51

Referee: Frank Rustich

Horace Robinson

7 5 0

W-RTD

Denver, Colorado, USA

7 of 10

Referee: Ben Gonzalez

8 0 2

W-MD

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 221 / 236 lbs

Judges: Bill Kipp 46-46 | Lou Tabat 46-45 | Hal Miller 46-45

52 7 1

W-SD

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

12 of 12 · 218 / 230 lbs

Judges: Harold Buck 56-54 | Art Lurie 54-55 | Hal Miller 57-52

19 5 2

L-UD

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

12 of 12 · 215 / 211 lbs

Judges: Jack Downey 111-117 | Elmer Costa 112-119

Referee: Rudy Ortega (111-119)

10 3 1

W-TKO

Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, USA

7 of 10 · 1:14

Referee: Jimmy Devlin

40 1 0

L-KO

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title

5 of 12 · 220 / 226 lbs · 2:28

Referee: Charley Roth

49 4 1

W-TKO

Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

6 of 12 · 216 / 206 lbs · 0:47

Referee: Joe Ullmer

46 2 0

L-TKO

Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WBC World heavyweight title; WBA World heavyweight title

11 of 15 · 1:08

Judges: Bill Kipp 49-43 | Art Lurie 46-45 | John Mangriciana 46-46

Referee: Ferd Hernandez

13 4 2

L-UD

International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

10 of 10 · 218 lbs

Judges: Gilbert Souza 43-48 | Wilbert Minn 44-50

Referee: Walter Cho (42-49)

9 21 2

W-TKO

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

5 of 10 · 1:43

32 4 0

W-TKO

Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA

8 of 10 · 2:02

39 9 1

W-UD

Denver, Colorado, USA

12 of 12 · 215 / 193 lbs

Judges: Danny Loos 59-55 | Jack Cappelli 58-52 | Jerry Bohn 59-52

51 8 1

W-UD

Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

12 of 12

Judges: Ray Keech 56-55 | Danny Loos 55-51

Referee: Joe Ullmer (52-46)

Gregorio Peralta

98 9 8

D-PTS

Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

10 of 10 · 213 / 202 lbs

Larry Middleton

20 3 1

W-UD

Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 205 lbs

30 11 6

W-TKO

Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 214 / 192 lbs · 1:01

Jose Luis Garcia

24 4 1

W-KO

Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 10 · 213 / 221 lbs

18 37 5

W-UD

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

10 of 10 · 215 / 208 lbs

Referee: Leroy Miller

18 10 5

W-SD

Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10 · 215 / 226 lbs

Referee: John Fitzpatrick

Gregorio Peralta

96 8 8

W-UD

Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

10 of 10 · 214 / 195 lbs

Referee: Joe Ullmer (46-48)

17 23 0

W-UD

Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, USA

10 of 10

44 6 4

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

12 of 12 · 219 / 200 lbs

Judges: Bill Recht 1-9 | Tony Castellano 2-10

Referee: Waldemar Schmidt (4-7)

Larry Middleton

20 2 1

W-KO

Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 10 · 2:34

8 6 1

W-KO

Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 10 · 2:55

30 3 0

W-KO

Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 216 / 263 lbs · 2:58

36 6 1

W-TKO

Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 216 / 202 lbs · 1:41

13 8 0

W-TKO

Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

7 of 10 · 212 / 201 lbs

3 9 0

W-TKO

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

4 of 10 · 2:59

18 21 4

W-KO

Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 10 · 0:31

Referee: Jack Cappelli

22 22 5

W-KO

Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10

31 9 3

W-KO

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA

2 of 10 · 215 / 207 lbs · 0:45

Jack O'Halloran

21 12 2

W-KO

Denver, Colorado, USA

4 of 10 · 2:15

2 1 1

W-KO

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3 of 10 · 217 / 204 lbs

24 19 3

W-UD

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA

10 of 10

Referee: Ray Keech

6 12 0

W-TKO

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

7 of 10

15 40 11

W-KO

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

9 of 10 · 209 / 186 lbs

11 8 1

W-UD

Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA

5 of 5

4 7 2

W-TKO

Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, USA

2 of 6

16 14 2

W-KO

Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, USA

3 of 4 · 210 / 211 lbs · 2:20

24 34 3

W-KO

Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

5 of 6 · 214 lbs

Referee: Tommy Rawson