Ron Lyle Career Tribute

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by tommygun711, Aug 25, 2010.


  1. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=226ucBvENQY[/ame]


    I wish I had more footage, but oh well, I did my best.
    watch this and tell me lyle wasn't a bad ass and wouldn't be a major contender in todays division
     
  2. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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  3. Nicky P

    Nicky P Jamiva Boxing Full Member

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    that was madness what him and george were doing to each other. good one.
     
  4. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I love the transition going into the elevator match. Great job, mate.
     
  5. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Great work, Tommy. Loved the music for the Foreman fight. Worked nicely.

    You're not really that little lad in the pictures thread?
     
  6. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    haha believe it man. my dad brainwashed me with all these old tapes of the old fighters a while back

    it was quite a fight

    thanks
     
  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Dude, how old are you?
     
  8. Briscoe

    Briscoe Active Member Full Member

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    Great tribute, I don't understand why you chose to put in the moment where he gets crushed by Cooney way past his prime. That's like showing Ali a tribute of his greatest work up until the FOTC and then finishing the tribute with Ali getting decked by Frazier. Other then that, you've pieced together some great material. Especially from the rare Shavers-Lyle match up that shows up on YouTube in various forms from time to time.

    What amazes me is that Lyle was roughly the same age as Ali. This means the man spent his youth in jail only to come roaring out into the heavyweight boxing scene. I also love how when people talk about his amateur career in retrospect saying, "It was like a grown man beating up children". That's essentially the Soviet Russian and Cuban boxing programs in a nutshell (now it's just Cuba, but with all the defections I can imagine they're finally getting young).
     
  9. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Damn Tommy..you did it again..
     
  10. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he's older than Ali.
     
  11. Briscoe

    Briscoe Active Member Full Member

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    Yup, you're right. Ron Lyle was born Feb 12th 1941 and Muhammad Ali was born Jan 17th 1942. Almost a whole year.

    I think if someone compared their timelines with their lives and career (meaning that includes not just boxing, but what happened during their off times) the parallels would be interesting to look at.
     
  12. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He would be a top contender,for sure in today's game.
     
  13. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Great job. Nice work ..
     
  14. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    ****ing awful pull it down mate
     
  15. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great tribute, music fit well.