Heavyweight · United States
Ron Lyle 43-8-1 31 KO · 1971–1995
Photo: Cliff Mattax, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Ron Lyle was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Feb 12, 1941. Record 43-8-1 with 31 knockouts over 1971–1995. Ron Lyle last fought Dave Slaughter on Aug 18, 1995 and won by TKO in round 2 of 10.
Also: Рон Лайл · رون لايل · رون لیل +5 more ロン・ライル · 론 라일 · Ronald David Lyle · Лайл, Рон · 로널드 데이비드 라일
Born Feb 12, 1941
Died Nov 26, 2011
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 191 cm
Reach 193 cm
Debut Apr 23, 1971
Career 1971–1995
Rounds boxed 336
KO share 72%
Born in Dayton, Ohio, US
Boxerbook rating 1882 ± 264 · inactive since Aug 1995Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 52
Career record Record
43-8-1, 31 KOs · 1971–1995
Last result W
Dave Slaughter
TKO 2/10 · Regency Hotel, Denver, 🇺🇸
The record 52 bouts, 1971–1995, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 52, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (es) · 2, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
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Dave Slaughter
TKO 2/10 · Regency Hotel, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 42-8-1 · Slaughter —
W
Ed Strickland
KO 2 · Erlanger, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Lyle 41-8-1 · Strickland —
W
Tim Pollard
TKO 2 · Peel's Palace, Erlanger, 🇺🇸
Lyle 40-8-1 · Pollard —
W
Bruce Johnson
KO 4/10 · Peels Palace, Erlanger, 🇺🇸
Lyle 39-8-1 · Johnson —
L
KO 1/10 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, 🇺🇸
Lyle 39-7-1 · Cooney 23-0-0
W
George O'Mara
KO 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Lyle 38-7-1 · O'Mara —
W
Al Neumann
TKO 10/10 · University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse, Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Lyle 37-7-1 · Neumann —
L
Lynn Ball
TKO 2/10 · Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Lyle 37-6-1 · Ball —
W
SD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Lyle 36-6-1 · LeDoux —
W
Fili Moala
TKO 8/10 · San Diego Stadium, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Lyle 35-6-1 · Moala —
W
Horace Robinson
RTD 8/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 34-6-1 · Robinson —
W
Stan Ward
MD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Lyle 33-6-1 · Ward —
W
SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Lyle 32-6-1 · Bugner 51-6-1
L
UD 12/12 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lyle 32-5-1 · Young 21-5-2
L
UD 12/12 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lyle 32-4-1 · Young 20-5-2
W
Kevin Isaac
TKO 7/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, 🇺🇸
Lyle 31-4-1 · Isaac —
L
For vacant NABF heavyweight title KO 5/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Lyle 31-3-1 · Foreman 40-1-0
W
TKO 6/12 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 30-3-1 · Shavers 49-4-1
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Lyle 30-2-1 · Ali 46-2-0
L
UD 10/10 · International Center Arena, Honolulu, 🇺🇸
Lyle 30-1-1 · Young 14-4-2
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TKO 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Lyle 29-1-1 · Jones —
W
TKO 8/10 · Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, 🇺🇸
Lyle 28-1-1 · Kirkman 32-4-0
W
UD 12/12 · Denver, Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lyle 27-1-1 · Ellis 39-9-1
W
UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 26-1-1 · Bonavena 51-8-1
D
PTS 10/10 · Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Lyle 26-1-0 · Peralta —
W
Larry Middleton
UD 10/10 · Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 🇺🇸
Lyle 25-1-0 · Middleton —
W
TKO 2/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lyle 24-1-0 · Blin 30-11-6
W
KO 3/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Lyle 23-1-0 · García 24-4-1
W
Lou Bailey
UD 10/10 · State Fairgrounds International Building, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Lyle 22-1-0 · Bailey —
W
Wendell Newton
SD 10/10 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lyle 21-1-0 · Newton —
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 20-1-0 · Peralta —
W
Bob Stallings
UD 10/10 · Harry Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, 🇺🇸
Lyle 19-1-0 · Stallings —
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lyle 19-0-0 · Quarry 44-6-4
W
Larry Middleton
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 18-0-0 · Middleton —
W
Luis Faustino Pires
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 17-0-0 · Pires —
W
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 16-0-0 · Mathis —
W
TKO 2/10 · Mile High Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 15-0-0 · Rondón 36-6-1
W
Mike Boswell
TKO 7/10 · Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, 🇺🇸
Lyle 14-0-0 · Boswell —
W
Mel Turnbow
TKO 4/10 · Las Vegas, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Lyle 13-0-0 · Turnbow —
W
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 12-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Chuck Leslie
TKO 2/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 11-0-0 · Leslie —
W
Bill Drover
KO 2/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 10-0-0 · Drover —
W
KO 4/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 9-0-0 · O'Halloran —
W
Joe E Lewis
KO 3/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Lyle 8-0-0 · Lewis —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 7-0-0 · Ramos —
W
Eddie Land
TKO 7/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Lyle 6-0-0 · Land —
W
Frank Niblett
KO 9/10 · Silver Slipper, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Lyle 5-0-0 · Niblett —
W
UD 5/5 · Playboy Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Lyle 4-0-0 · Caldwell —
W
Edmund Stewart
TKO 2/6 · Sunnyside Garden Arena, New York, 🇺🇸
Lyle 3-0-0 · Stewart —
W
Gary Bates
KO 3/4 · Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Lyle 2-0-0 · Bates —
W
Art Miller
KO 5/6 · Matthews Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lyle 1-0-0 · Miller —
W
A J Staples
TKO 2/6 · Auditorium Arena, Denver, 🇺🇸
Lyle 0-0-0 · Staples —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Ron Lyle's record? Ron Lyle's professional record is 43-8-1 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Ron Lyle fight last? Ron Lyle last fought Dave Slaughter on Aug 18, 1995 and won by TKO in round 2 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 7588 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/7588 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
