# Ron Lyle

Ron Lyle (12 de febrero de 1941 - 26 de noviembre de 2011) fue un boxeador profesional estadounidense del peso pesado. Estaba considerado como uno de los mejores boxeadores de su época y llegó a luchar por el título mundial.

## Biografía

Durante su adolescencia estuvo en la cárcel por asesinato en segundo grado. En 1969 salió y continuó entrenándose como boxeador hasta que tuvo una oportunidad mundialista ante Muhammad Ali en 1975. Cuando ganaba a los puntos Ali contraatacó en el undécimo asalto y el árbitro paró el combate, siendo derrotado.
Murió a los 70 años, el 26 de noviembre de 2011 por problemas estomacales.

## Récord profesional

| Res. | Récord | Rival | Tipo | Ronda, tiempo | Fecha | Localidad | Notas |
| Victoria | 43–7–1 | Dave Slaughter | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 18, 1995 | Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 42–7–1 | Ed Strickland | KO | 2 | Jun 9, 1995 | Erlanger, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 41–7–1 | Tim Pollard | TKO | 2 | 12 de mayo de 1995 | Peel's Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 40–7–1 | Bruce Johnson | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 7, 1995 | Peels Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 39–7–1 | Gerry Cooney | KO | 1 (10), 2:49 | Oct 24, 1980 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 39–6–1 | George O'Mara | KO | 10 (10), 0:37 | Aug 23, 1980 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 38–6–1 | Al Neumann | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 19, 1980 | University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 37–6–1 | Lynn Ball | TKO | 2 (10), 2:55 | Dec 12, 1979 | Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 37–5–1 | Scott LeDoux | SD | 10 | 12 de mayo de 1979 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 36–5–1 | Fili Moala | TKO | 8 (10), 1:51 | Apr 6, 1979 | San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 35–5–1 | Horace Robinson | RTD | 8 (10), 0:01 | Jun 3, 1978 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 34–5–1 | Stan Ward | MD | 10 | Sep 14, 1977 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 33–5–1 | Joe Bugner | SD | 12 | Mar 20, 1977 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 32–5–1 | Jimmy Young | UD | 12 | Nov 6, 1976 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 32–4–1 | Kevin Isaac | TKO | 7 (10), 1:14 | Sep 11, 1976 | Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 31–4–1 | George Foreman | KO | 5 (12), 2:28 | Jan 24, 1976 | Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Por el título vacante de la NABF del peso pesado. |
| Victoria | 31–3–1 | Earnie Shavers | TKO | 6 (12), 0:47 | Sep 13, 1975 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 30–3–1 | Muhammad Ali | TKO | 11 (15), 1:08 | 16 de mayo de 1975 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | Por los títulos de la WBA, WBC, The Ring, y lineales del peso pesado. |
| Derrota | 30–2–1 | Jimmy Young | UD | 10 | Feb 11, 1975 | International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 30–1–1 | Al Jones | TKO | 5 (10), 1:43 | Dec 13, 1974 | Municipal Auditorium, Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 29–1–1 | Boone Kirkman | TKO | 8 (10), 2:02 | Sep 17, 1974 | Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 28–1–1 | Jimmy Ellis | UD | 12 | Jul 16, 1974 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 27–1–1 | Oscar Bonavena | UD | 12 | Mar 19, 1974 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Empate | 26–1–1 | Gregorio Peralta | PTS | 10 | Nov 17, 1973 | Frankfurt, West Germany | |
| Victoria | 26–1 | Larry Middleton | UD | 10 | Oct 31, 1973 | Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 25–1 | Jürgen Blin | TKO | 2 (10), 1:01 | Oct 4, 1973 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 24–1 | José Luis García | KO | 3 (10), 1:01 | Oct 4, 1973 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 23–1 | Lou Bailey | UD | 10 | Jul 3, 1973 | State Fairgrounds International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 22–1 | Wendell Newton | SD | 10 | Jun 11, 1973 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 21–1 | Gregorio Peralta | UD | 10 | 12 de mayo de 1973 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 20–1 | Bob Stallings | UD | 10 | Apr 14, 1973 | Harry Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, U.S. | |
| Derrota | 19–1 | Jerry Quarry | UD | 12 | Feb 9, 1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 19–0 | Larry Middleton | KO | 3 (10), 2:34 | Dec 9, 1972 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 18–0 | Luis Faustino Pires | KO | 3 (10), 2:55 | Oct 28, 1972 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 17–0 | Buster Mathis | KO | 2 (10), 2:58 | Sep 29, 1972 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 16–0 | Vicente Rondón | TKO | 2 (10), 1:41 | Jul 11, 1972 | Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 15–0 | Mike Boswell | TKO | 7 (10) | 25 de mayo de 1972 | Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 14–0 | Mel Turnbow | TKO | 4 (10), 2:59 | 10 de mayo de 1972 | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 13–0 | George Johnson | KO | 3 (10), 0:31 | Mar 25, 1972 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 12–0 | Chuck Leslie | TKO | 2 (10), 1:47 | Jan 22, 1972 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 11–0 | Bill Drover | KO | 2 (10), 0:45 | Dec 18, 1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 10–0 | Jack O'Halloran | KO | 4 (10), 2:15 | Nov 26, 1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 9–0 | Joe E Lewis | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 10, 1971 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 8–0 | Manuel Ramos | UD | 10 | Oct 9, 1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 7–0 | Eddie Land | TKO | 7 (10) | Sep 1, 1971 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 6–0 | Frank Niblett | KO | 9 (10) | Aug 11, 1971 | Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 5–0 | Leroy Caldwell | UD | 5 | Jul 24, 1971 | Playboy Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 4–0 | Edmund Stewart | TKO | 2 (6) | Jul 16, 1971 | Sunnyside Garden Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 3–0 | Gary Bates | KO | 3 (4), 2:20 | Jun 19, 1971 | Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 2–0 | Art Miller | KO | 5 (6) | 22 de mayo de 1971 | Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Victoria | 1–0 | A J Staples | TKO | 2 (6) | Apr 23, 1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Debut profesional. |