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Ron Lyle vs Stan Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ron Lyle

Stan Ward

Ron Lyle (43-7-1) and Stan Ward (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

Lyle

43

Wins31 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw51 tracked bouts

Ward

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ron Lyle and Stan Ward have met 1 time; Lyle leads 1–0.

Ron Lyle and Stan Ward have met 1 time; Lyle leads 1–0.
Met1977Sep 14Series
Ron LyleFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Stan WardFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Lyle 5 · Ward 0 of 5 measurable rows
LyleWard
Record†
43-7-1 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%
85.3% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72.09%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
72% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 4
4
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
7

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Stan Ward2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Stan Ward: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ron Lyle 51, Stan Ward 7 — 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

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

Stan Ward last boxed on Sep 30, 1983 — 15,724 days ago. Ward had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Weaver Jan 1978Weaver Jan 1979Page Feb 1981Coetzee Sep 1982Weaver Sep 19830.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ron Lyle and Stan Ward ever fought each other?
Yes. Ron Lyle and Stan Ward met once on September 14, 1977, and Ron Lyle won by MD.
The meeting

WSep 14, 1977 · Lyle · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lyle or Ward?
Ron Lyle is 43-7-1 and Stan Ward is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ron Lyle has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lyle43–7–185.3%

Ward2–528.6%

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

Lyle3172.1%

Ward0

The Numbers ↓
Do Lyle and Ward have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ron Lyle and Stan Ward have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lyle and Ward?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle and 7 bouts tracked for Stan Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lyle51bouts

Ward7bouts

How They Win ↓

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