Ron Lyle /Mike Weaver/Hasim Rahman ?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    So in a round robin who comes out top?
    Lyle of the Shavers ko
    Weaver of the coetzee ko
    Rahman of the Lewis ko
     
  2. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  3. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Lyle kos
    Weaver .
    Lyle ko s Rahman.
    Weaver comes from behind to ko Rahman.
     
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  4. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This, to a tee.
     
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  5. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yep...Lyle. He'd stomp a hole though the chest of Rahman...and batter and ko Weaver...I have no doubt. Ron was meaner and better than either one of them.
     
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  6. VVMM

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    Rahman he had the best opponent: Lewis. Lyle -like nearly every decent 70s fighter- is incredible overrated.
     
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  7. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    RC I've been appreciating Lyle more lately. Bad man when he was on!
     
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  8. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Lewis was better than Ali and Foreman?
     
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  9. BCS8

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    I'll take Rahman. He could actually box when he wanted to.
     
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  10. BCS8

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    H2H I'll take him.
     
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  11. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Fair enough..I'll take Ali and Foreman H2H
     
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I remember him from "back in the day" (as they say) and what a bad man he was indeed. I followed his career...this was back in the "magazine days"...and I was a fan.
     
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lyle could box too...as he said, he could "win ugly" on points.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lyle's opponents were Ali, Foreman and Young,...chopped liver?
     
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  15. BCS8

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    I dunno. I looked through their respective resumes and Rahman's seems the more impressive to me.

    Who's the best man Lyle actually beat? Bonavena? Shavers? They were OK but not top shelf.

    Rahman beat quite a few fighters of that calibre, but in addition has the Lewis and Sanders wins. I think that edges him ahead.

    On the other hand you had to be somebody yourself to beat Rahman, whereas Lyle dropped one to Lynn Ball and damn near lost to Stan Ward.
     
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