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Frank Niblett vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared

Frank Niblett

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Ron Lyle

Frank Niblett (0-5 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Niblett

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lyle

43

Wins31 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw51 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

Lyle leads 1–0

Frank Niblett and Ron Lyle have met 1 time; Lyle leads 1–0.

Frank Niblett and Ron Lyle have met 1 time; Lyle leads 1–0.
Met1971Aug 11Series
Frank NiblettFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ron LyleFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Niblett 1 · Lyle 4 of 5 measurable rows
NiblettLyle
Record†
0-543-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
0
31 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—72%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
1.3
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
5
51

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Frank Niblett: No height on file
Ron Lyle: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Frank Niblett: No reach on file
Ron Lyle: 76″
Agenot held
Frank Niblett: No date of birth
Ron Lyle: Died aged 70
Stance
Frank Niblett: Not recorded
Ron Lyle: Orthodox

Frank Niblett left, Ron Lyle right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Frank Niblett0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Frank Niblett: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Niblett yet.

Ron Lyle43 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Ron Lyle: 43 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (72%) and 12 on the cards (28%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 72%12 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Frank Niblett 5, Ron Lyle 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Frank Niblett last boxed on Nov 6, 1972 — 19,707 days ago. Niblett had lost five straight.LLLLL

Moyer Feb 1969Moyer Mar 1969White Oct 1969Lyle Aug 1971White Nov 19721.3 tracked bouts per year

Ron Lyle has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Gerry Cooney. Lyle last boxed on Aug 18, 1995.LWWWW

Cooney Oct 1980Johnson Apr 1995Pollard May 1995Strickland Jun 1995Slaughter Aug 19952.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Frank Niblett and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Niblett and Ron Lyle met once on August 11, 1971, and Ron Lyle won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

LAug 11, 1971 · Lyle · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Niblett or Lyle?
Frank Niblett is 0-5 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.
Records · win %

Niblett0–50%

Lyle43–7–185.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Niblett or Lyle?
Frank Niblett has 0 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Niblett0

Lyle3172.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Niblett and Lyle have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Frank Niblett and Ron Lyle have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Niblett and Lyle?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Frank Niblett and 51 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Niblett5bouts

Lyle51bouts

How They Win ↓

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