George Foreman -vs- Ron Lyle 1/24/76 part 1

After losing his title, Foreman remained inactive during 1975. In 1976, he returned to boxing in Las Vegas against Ron Lyle, (who had been defeated by Muhammad Ali in 1975 by a TKO in round 11, while leading on all scorecards by 6-4) in a fight hailed by Ring Magazine as "The Fight Of The Year." At the end of the first round, Lyle landed a hard left that sent Foreman staggering across the ring. In the second round, Foreman pounded Lyle against the ropes and might have scored a KO, but due to a timekeeping error the bell rang with a minute still remaining in the round[citation needed] , and Lyle survived. In the third, Foreman pressed forward, with Lyle waiting to counter off the ropes. In the fourth, a brutal slugfest erupted. A cluster of power punches from Lyle sent Foreman to the canvas. When Foreman got up, Lyle staggered him again, but just as Foreman seemed finished he retaliated with a hard right to the side of the head, knocking down Lyle. Lyle beat the count, then landed another brutal combination, knocking Foreman down for the second time. Again, Foreman beat the count. In the fifth round, both fighters continued to ignore defense and traded their hardest punches. Each man staggered the other and each seemed almost out on his feet. Then, as if finally tired, Lyle stopped punching and Foreman delivered a dozen unanswered blows until Lyle collapsed. The fight was stopped and Foreman was declared the winner.

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[mootle661]

Love that bobcat!

[monklife1]

RIP ron!

[willis7319]

RIP GREAT FIGHTER

[diamondmoney007]

The 70's were an awesome time in boxing,,,, ABC and Howard Cossell were incredible together,,, If Lyle were fighting today he would be champ,, rest easy friend,,, you were a warrior in the ring

[09bnunez]

andrelebaron,,ron could of been champ ,,,but he was in the wrong era of boxing,,,b cause of ali, norton, fraizer, foreman, ive seen allof his fights on tv,,, pay per view,also good fighter,,, had george down ,,but couldnt put him out!!!!!

[andrelebaron]

@09bnunez watch his fight with Shavers and then this. That had to be two of the toughest back to back fights against two of the heaviest, if not the heaviest hitters in the history of the sport and Lyle had a war with both of them.

[WorldBoxingTV2]

RIP Ron Lyle :(

[mnbaldie]

where was the elephants trunk going?

[staunchx]

I gotta get one of them bobcats. Rack and pinion steering you say? Sold!

[09bnunez]

rip ron lyle who died 2 day saturday 26,age 70,, a good fighter, never complain, just fought his heart out , will always be remember for this fight with george!!!!