Ron Lyle passes away at 70

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  1. larsker

    larsker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Rip :-(
     
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  2. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    what a fight he and foreman had


    kinda sad that a guy like this will get nowhere near the respect smoking joe did
     
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  3. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    Shame.

    His fight with Foreman was ****ing ridiculous - a wild slug-fest that gets my adrenaline pumping every time.

    People will be watching, and enjoying, that fight long after we're all gone.
     
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  4. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lyle's fight with Shavers was maybe even better than his fight with Foreman. Also had memorable fights with Bugner and LeDoux later on in his career. And, of course, he was doing well against Ali through ten, and it took a sustained, furious assault from The GOAT to finally put him away.

    Just a really good, solid, tough contender who would have been a serious contender (and quite probably a title holder) in any other era.

    He'll be remembered...and missed.

    RIP.
     
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  5. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Can't believe he's 70, RIP
     
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  6. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rip
     
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  7. boxersk

    boxersk T.C.B. Full Member

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    R.I.P. Lyle thanks for the memories that will live on in boxing forever
     
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  8. Baldwin

    Baldwin Boxing Addict banned

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    RIP warrior
     
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  9. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    His fight with Shavers was a war alright. The Foreman fight just had so many changes in momentum, with both men coming back from what looked like certain defeat. One of the best Heavyweight fights ever.

    He wasn't the greatest but he played a memorable part in the best era of Heavyweight boxing.

    He'll be remembered.
     
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  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    RIP.

    He's somewhere having an epic sparring session with Frazier, unlimited rounds. :bbb
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 26, 2011
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  11. Delroc

    Delroc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    damn, rip.
     
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  12. Cachibatches

    Cachibatches Boxing Junkie banned

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    Rest in Peace.

    Sure wish he was around today to slug it out with the Klits.
     
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  13. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    RIP to a good fighter
     
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  14. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    damn...time is short on this earth. Lyle came from a era where heavyweights were actually well conditioned, could hit, and came to fight. Lyle will be missed. He didn't win a title but he's still a champ to me. RIP champ.
     
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  15. Money

    Money Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP Lyle
     
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