HEAVYWEIGHT division
RON LYLE
RetiredBorn 1941-02-12, DAYTON, OH. (died aged 70)· Died 2011-11-26, DENVER, CO.· USA
· Stance: orthodox· Height: 191 cm (6'3")· Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Debut: 1971-04-23· Career: 1971–1980 (10 years)
Wins
39
Losses
7
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
47
Lyle was born the third of 19 children to William and Nellie Lyle of Dayton, Ohio. In 1954, they moved to Denver, Colorado, where his father (a part-time minister) had a job as a sandblaster at Buckley Air Force Base. Nellie had been a missionary. The family resided in housing projects on Denver's northeast side.
Lyle associated with street gangs in his Whittier neighborhood.
At age 19, he was involved in the shooting death of a 21-year-old gang rival he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 to 25 years in the Colorado State Penitentiary. He nearly died on an operating table there after being stabbed by another inmate, but survived after 36 blood transfusions.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare RON LYLE's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 47 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 24 OCT 1980 | LOSS | GERRY COONEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 AUG 1980 | DEC | GEORGE O'MARA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1980 | KO | AL NEUMANN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1979 | LOSS | LYNN BALL | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1979 | KO | SCOTT LEDOUX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1979 | TKO | FILI MOALA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1978 | KO | HORACE ROBINSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1977 | MD | STAN WARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1977 | SD | JOE BUGNER | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1976 | LOSS | JIMMY YOUNG | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1976 | KO | KEVIN ISAAC | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1976 | LOSS | GEORGE FOREMAN | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 13 SEP 1975 | KO | EARNIE SHAVERS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAY 1975 | LOSS | MUHAMMAD ALI | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE  |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1975 | LOSS | JIMMY YOUNG | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1974 | TKO | MEMPHIS AL JONES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1974 | KO | BOONE KIRKMAN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1974 | DEC | JIMMY ELLIS | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1974 | DEC | OSCAR BONAVENA | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1973 | DRAW | GREGORIO PERALTA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 OCT 1973 | DEC | LARRY MIDDLETON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 OCT 1973 | KO | JÜRGEN BLIN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1973 | KO | JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUL 1973 | DEC | LOU BAILEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1973 | DEC | WENDELL NEWTON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1973 | DEC | GREGORIO PERALTA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1973 | DEC | BOB STALLINGS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 FEB 1973 | LOSS | JERRY QUARRY | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1972 | KO | LARRY MIDDLETON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 OCT 1972 | KO | LUIS FAUSTINO PIRES | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1972 | KO | BUSTER MATHIS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUL 1972 | TKO | VICENTE RONDON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1972 | TKO | MIKE BOSWELL | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1972 | KO | MEL TURNBOW | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1972 | KO | GEORGE JOHNSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1972 | KO | CHUCK LESLIE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1971 | KO | BILL DROVER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1971 | KO | JACK O'HALLORAN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1971 | KO | JOE E LEWIS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1971 | DEC | MANUEL RAMOS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1971 | TKO | EDDIE LAND | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1971 | KO | FRANK NIBLETT | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1971 | DEC | LEROY CALDWELL | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1971 | KO | EDMUNDO STEWART | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1971 | KO | GARY BATES | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1971 | KO | ART MILLER | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1971 | TKO | A J STAPLES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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