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Ronald David Lyle (February 12, 1941 – November 26, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980, and in 1995. He challenged unsuccessfully for the world heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975.
Nov 28, 2011 · Ron Lyle, who learned to box while in prison for murder and went on to fight Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight championship and wage a memorably furious battle with George Foreman, died on...
Pro debut for Lyle. Staples substituted for Charley Boston. ©BoxRec is the official record keeper for 410 sports authorities worldwide, it is not under direct control of any single authority.
Nov 26, 2011 · Denver’s Ron Lyle, the son of a preacher father and missionary mother who brawled with the best during a golden age of boxing heavyweights, died Saturday morning. He was 70.
Dec 13, 2021 · A look back at Ron Lyle, one of the hardest hitting heavyweights of the 1970s. If you wish to donate/support the channel please click here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... Key moments...
Jan 9, 2023 · Though he is best remembered for his truly incredible slugfest to end all heavyweight slugfests with George Foreman, Ron Lyle treated fans to another, almost.
Ronald David Lyle (February 12, 1941 – November 26, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980, and in 1995. He challenged unsuccessfully for the world heavyweight championship, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975.
Sep 2, 2021 · Ron Lyle was one of nineteen children born to William and Nellie Lyle, in Dayton, Ohio. Ron moved to Colorado as a teenager and grew up on the streets of Denver. He was convicted of second-degree murder aged nineteen after a gang fight, although even late in life Lyle reiterated his innocence.
Ronald David Lyle (February 12, 1941 – November 26, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980, and in 1995. He challenged unsuccessfully for the world heavyweight title, losing to Muhammad Ali in 1975.
Nov 26, 2011 · Former heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali for the title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver at age 70.
