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Post by No1Jonesy Thu 08 Dec 2011, 10:26 pm

Hi all

So I've not seen this brought up on ere, but apologise if it already has...

Ron Lyle has passed away - now I've not had much exposer to this boxer but have seen he was good enough to trade with Ali & Foreman with the latter fight said to have been s barnstormer! Beat Earnie Shavers & after the Foreman defeat he went on to beat our own Joe Bugner!

Does anyone recall seeing him in action or have any fond memories of him??

Either way - RIP Ron

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Post by NathanDB10 Thu 08 Dec 2011, 10:40 pm

From what I've seen and read, he was an excellent boxer. Probably one of the best boxers never to win a title, and would almost certainly have been a champion in any other era.

IMO he had a very stange style in that he essentially tried to beat opponents at their own game. For example, he tried to out-hit Foremand and outbox Ali etc. Therefore it is surprising he was as successful as he was bearing in mind that most boxers spend their entire careers trying to master one style while Lyle could beat them at their own game in one fight.

Great fighter, RIP.

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Post by coxy0001 Thu 08 Dec 2011, 10:48 pm

Has already been done. And my abiding memory of the man is the war he had with Foreman.

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Post by No1Jonesy Thu 08 Dec 2011, 10:53 pm

Ok cheers - will be YouTube-ing a bit of him I think

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Post by coxy0001 Thu 08 Dec 2011, 10:58 pm

Is well worth a few minutes of your time Jonesy, has the big gunner going and they were putting everything they had into every punch.

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Post by No1Jonesy Thu 08 Dec 2011, 11:23 pm

Just watched the fight and what a fight it was! How Foreman survived is beyond me - showed great heart and determination!!! I'd never see Foreman in that much trouble before...

I'm surprised that in Lyle who had that ability and power never won a world title.

Surely that made it to be a candidate if not the fight of the year if anyone knows?

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Post by paperbag_puncher Fri 09 Dec 2011, 12:35 am

Was Ring fight of the year in 76 and deservedly so.

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Post by coxy0001 Fri 09 Dec 2011, 10:54 am

I almost erupted when watching the Berto vs Ortiz fight as Lampley cried out "Foreman Lyle stand aside" after the Berto knockdown in the 6th.

Although a great fight the comparison was unwarranted and poorly judged.

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Post by The Galveston Giant Fri 09 Dec 2011, 11:22 am

coxy0001 wrote:I almost erupted when watching the Berto vs Ortiz fight as Lampley cried out "Foreman Lyle stand aside" after the Berto knockdown in the 6th.

Although a great fight the comparison was unwarranted and poorly judged.

Yeah Lampley does my head in at times, poor comparison.
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Post by WelshDevilRob Fri 09 Dec 2011, 12:23 pm

Great fights with Shavers and Foreman.

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Post by No1Jonesy Fri 09 Dec 2011, 12:54 pm

coxy0001 wrote:I almost erupted when watching the Berto vs Ortiz fight as Lampley cried out "Foreman Lyle stand aside" after the Berto knockdown in the 6th.

Although a great fight the comparison was unwarranted and poorly judged.

Absolutely rediculous comparison!! Hope one of his peers has had a word with him since!!

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Post by horizontalhero Fri 09 Dec 2011, 9:43 pm

If memory serves me right he was ahead on the cards when stopped by Ali, but it was very near the end of Ali's career.

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Post by John Bloody Wayne Sat 10 Dec 2011, 6:02 am

I read a quote from him, asking if he was bitter that the referee stepped in when he was ahead against Ali. He said hell no, who'd be wanting to interview Ron Lyle if he'd never fought Ali? Good to see a guy who's happy with what he got out of the sport.

It's impressive the way he turned his life around too. He was jailed for several years and shanked in the gut, hardly a guy you'd expect to become a top contender in his field. Must be one of the more intimidating fighters of all time too.

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