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Lynn Ball vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared

Lynn Ball

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Ron Lyle

Lynn Ball (1-1 across 2 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.

Ball

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Ball leads 1–0

Lynn Ball and Ron Lyle have met 1 time; Ball leads 1–0.

Lynn Ball and Ron Lyle have met 1 time; Ball leads 1–0.
Met1979Dec 12Series
Lynn BallFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ron LyleFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ball 2 · Lyle 4 of 6 measurable rows
BallLyle
Record†
1-143-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
85.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
1
31 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
72%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
0.9
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
2
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
Lynn Ball: No height on file
Ron Lyle: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Lynn Ball: No reach on file
Ron Lyle: 76″
Agenot held
Lynn Ball: No date of birth
Ron Lyle: Died aged 70
Stance
Lynn Ball: Not recorded
Ron Lyle: Orthodox

Lynn Ball 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
Lynn Ball1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Lynn Ball: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

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 — Lynn Ball 2, 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

Lynn Ball last boxed on Jan 30, 1982 — 16,333 days ago. Ball had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Michael Dokes.WL

Lyle Dec 1979Dokes Jan 19820.9 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 Lynn Ball and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
Yes. Lynn Ball and Ron Lyle met once on December 12, 1979, and Lynn Ball won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WDec 12, 1979 · Ball · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ball or Lyle?
Lynn Ball is 1-1 across the 2 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 %

Ball1–150%

Lyle43–7–185.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ball or Lyle?
Lynn Ball has 1 knockout win and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ball1

Lyle3172.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ball and Lyle have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lynn Ball and Ron Lyle have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ball and Lyle?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Lynn Ball and 51 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ball2bouts

Lyle51bouts

How They Win ↓

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