Name: Ron Lyle
Top-Ranked Heavyweight Contender in the 1970s
- Lost to Muhammad Ali in WBC & WBA title bid.
- Defeated Vicente Rondon (KO 2).
- Defeated Boone Kirkman (TKO 8).
- Defeated Buster Mathis (KO 2).
- Defeated Larry Middleton (W 10).
- Defeated Jose Luis Garcia (KO 3).
- Defeated Oscar Bonavena (W 12).
- Defeated Earnie Shavers (TKO 6).
- Amateur Career:
- The 1970 National AAU Heavyweight Champion.
- The 1970 North American Amateur Heavyweight Champion.
- The 1970 International Boxing League Heavyweight Champion.
- won 43 (KO 31) + lost 7 (KO 4) + drawn 1 = 51
rounds boxed 324 : KO% 60.78
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96KfeAFakak
Favorite Book: "Ring Magazine"
"I read Ring Magazine. I liked looking at the pictures to see guy's styles, to see how they slipped a punch or how they held their hands. Once I got ranked, I liked seeing where I was ranked. It was like being on a rollercoaster--I'd be #2, then #1, then #3. Each month was always different." |
