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Bill Drover (0-4-1 across 5 tracked bouts) and Ron Lyle (43-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Bill Drover vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared

Bill Drover

Tracked record

0–4–1

5 tracked bouts

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Ron Lyle

43–7–1

54 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ron Lyle leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-4-1
Record
43-7-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

10%
Win %
85.3% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
31 (edge)
KO rate
72.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
73%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Times stopped
5

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
2.5 (edge)
Bouts per year
2.2

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
54

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′3″ (190 cm)
Reach
76″ (193 cm)
Age
85
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bill Drover · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Ron Lyle · 44 wins

KO/TKO
32
Decision
12
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Bill Drover

    DPTS · Feb 1971

    Joe Bugner

    Ron Lyle

    WSD · Mar 1977

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bill Drover

LLLLD

L4 streak · last fought Feb 19, 1973

Ron Lyle

WWWWL

W4 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1995

Common Questions

Have Bill Drover and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
Yes. Bill Drover and Ron Lyle met once on December 18, 1971, and Ron Lyle won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Bill Drover or Ron Lyle?
Bill Drover is 0-4-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ron Lyle is 43-7-1. Ron Lyle has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bill Drover or Ron Lyle?
Bill Drover has 0 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
Do Bill Drover and Ron Lyle have any common opponents?
Bill Drover and Ron Lyle share 1 common opponent: Joe Bugner. Ron Lyle fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill Drover and Ron Lyle?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bill Drover and 54 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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