Have Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?

Yes. Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle met once on May 25, 1972, and Ron Lyle won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Boswell or Lyle?

Mike Boswell is 0-9 across the 9 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, Boswell or Lyle?

Mike Boswell has 0 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.

Do Boswell and Lyle have any common opponents?

Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle share 3 common opponents: Joe Bugner, Jimmy Young and Vicente Rondón. Ron Lyle fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boswell and Lyle?

This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Mike Boswell and 51 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Mike Boswell vs Ron Lyle — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Mike Boswell

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Ron Lyle

Mike Boswell (0-9 across 9 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 3 common opponents.

Boswell

Tracked record

0–9

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Lyle

Wins31 KO · 72%

Losses

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

Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle have met 1 time; Lyle leads 1–0.
Met	1972May 25	Series
Mike BoswellFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Ron LyleFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Lyle vs Boswell	1Meeting

Lyle vs Boswell · May 25, 1972

The Numbers

Boswell 0 · Lyle 5 of 5 measurable rows

BoswellEdge = longer wingLyle

Record^†: 0-943-7-1 (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 6: 6
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 1.6
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51: 9
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: Mike Boswell: No height on file; Ron Lyle: 6′3″
Reachnot held: Mike Boswell: No reach on file; Ron Lyle: 76″
Agenot held: Mike Boswell: No date of birth; Ron Lyle: Died aged 70
Stance: Mike Boswell: Not recorded; Ron Lyle: Orthodox

Mike Boswell 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

Mike Boswell0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Boswell yet.

Ron Lyle43 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

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 — Mike Boswell 9, Ron Lyle 51 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Lyle better on 2 · even on 13 shared · Ron Lyle better on 2 · even on 1

BoswellMike Boswell

Opponent

LyleRon Lyle

Mike Boswell
Loss, UD
1971Nov 1971
BugnerJoe BugnerHungary 69–13–1Lyle betterRon Lyle better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ron Lyle
Win, SD
1977Mar 1977
Mike Boswell
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 4
1976Sep 1976
Loss, PTS
1973Aug 1973
YoungJimmy YoungUnited States 35–18–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 0–2 both
Ron Lyle
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1976Nov 1976
Loss, UD
1975Feb 1975
Mike Boswell
Loss, TKO 4
1973Aug 1973
RondónVicente RondónVenezuela 40–16–1 · Light HeavyweightLyle betterRon Lyle better — 1–0 to 0–1
Ron Lyle
Win, TKO 2
1972Jul 1972

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Mike Boswell last boxed on Sep 12, 1976 — 18,299 days ago. Boswell had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Lyle May 1972Young Aug 1973Rondón Aug 1973Chuvalo Oct 1973Young Sep 19761.6 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 Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?: Yes. Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle met once on May 25, 1972, and Ron Lyle won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Boswell or Lyle?: Mike Boswell is 0-9 across the 9 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, Boswell or Lyle?: Mike Boswell has 0 knockout wins and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
Do Boswell and Lyle have any common opponents?: Mike Boswell and Ron Lyle share 3 common opponents: Joe Bugner, Jimmy Young and Vicente Rondón. Ron Lyle fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boswell and Lyle?: This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Mike Boswell and 51 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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