Gerry Cooney (28-3) 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 3 common opponents.
Gerry Cooney vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gerry Cooney leads 1–0- Gerry Cooney wonLyle vs CooneyOct 24, 1980 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 28-3 (edge)
- Record
- 43-7-1
- 90.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 85.3%
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- 85.71% (edge)
- KO rate
- 72.09%
- 86% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 73%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.2
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 54
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′6″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 70
- Age
- 85
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Ron Lyle · 44 wins
KO/TKO
32
Decision
12
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Ron Lyle
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1995
Common Questions
- Have Gerry Cooney and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gerry Cooney and Ron Lyle met once on October 24, 1980, and Gerry Cooney won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Gerry Cooney or Ron Lyle?
- Gerry Cooney is 28-3 and Ron Lyle is 43-7-1. Gerry Cooney has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gerry Cooney or Ron Lyle?
- Gerry Cooney has 24 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
- Do Gerry Cooney and Ron Lyle have any common opponents?
- Gerry Cooney and Ron Lyle share 3 common opponents: George Foreman, Jimmy Young and Gary Bates. Gerry Cooney fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gerry Cooney or Ron Lyle?
- Gerry Cooney is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 8 cm above the other. Gerry Cooney also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gerry Cooney and Ron Lyle?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney and 54 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.