Ron Lyle RIP

The New York Times November 26, 2011 Heavyweight Contender Ron Lyle Dies at Age 70 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER (AP) — Heavyweight contender Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali for the title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver at age 70. A Salvation Army official in Denver says Lyle died Saturday from complications from a sudden stomach ailment. Details weren't immediately available. Ron McKinney says Lyle retired last year from running the charity's boxing program, called Red Shield Cox-Lyle Boxing, but had worked out at the gym every day. Lyle lost to both Ali and Foreman in the mid-1970s bouts. He tried unsuccessfully to schedule another fight with Foreman during a brief comeback in the 1990s. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/11/26/sports/AP-BOX-Obit-Ron-Lyle.html?hp