Thoughts on Ron Lyle?

[DarkTerror88]

What are your thoughs on Big Ron gentlemen?

[gatorDelux]

big puncher. entertaining. i think he would do well in this era. not a great chin though.

[SCtrojansbaby]

I agree had he been in his prime in the early 80s or late 2000s he would of been considered a great

[Sugar Sting Ray]

Ron Lyle would run through today's heavyweight division like a freight train slicing through fog.

The Klischtko's would get humiliated by Ron Lyle. He was very underrated because he was stuck in an era of historic greatness.

Today, Ron Lyle would be Undisputed Heavyweight Champion and the two Klitschko Brothers would just be his sparring partner.

[Scott9945]

Ron Lyle would run through today's heavyweight division like a freight train slicing through fog.

The Klischtko's would get humiliated by Ron Lyle. He was very underrated because he was stuck in an era of historic greatness.

Today, Ron Lyle would be Undisputed Heavyweight Champion and the two Klitschko Brothers would just be his sparring partner.

That's all nonsense. Lyle was stiff and robotic. Very strong and powerful, but nowhere as skilled as the K brothers. Lyle didn't have the amateur foundation they did, and it would show.

[DarkTerror88]

Ron Lyle is quickly becoming one of my favorite fighters.

I agree withScott, he lacked skill due to no AM background, but I think he is one of the hardest hitters that the division has seen. I'm going to have to rewatch his fight with Ali. That was an odd fight.

[Terry A]

Hyperbole

Ron Lyle would run through today's heavyweight division like a freight train slicing through fog.

The Klischtko's would get humiliated by Ron Lyle. He was very underrated because he was stuck in an era of historic greatness.

Today, Ron Lyle would be Undisputed Heavyweight Champion and the two Klitschko Brothers would just be his sparring partner.

That's little over the top, in my humble opinion. "Humiliated"..."sparring partner"...Really??? Boxers frustrated Lyle & please tell me what he would do different that the other opponants of the K's have NOT been able to do? Add in their punching power & Ron Lyle is in for one heck of a long night.

I'm a big fan of Lyle. That era that had him, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Jimmy Young, Oscar Bonavena, Quarry was my all time favorite era in heavyweight history.

But being realistic, no matter how nostalgic I may feel about guys like Lyle, Ellis, Quarry & Bonavena, the fact of the matter is that I would not feel comfortable betting on them against either Klitschko.

I just can't understand or grasp why some people are so against the Big K's??? What do they have to do to get even some respect from some guys here???

[Scott9945]

That's little over the top, in my humble opinion. "Humiliated"..."sparring partner"...Really??? Boxers frustrated Lyle & please tell me what he would do different that the other opponants of the K's have NOT been able to do? Add in their punching power & Ron Lyle is in for one heck of a long night.

I'm a big fan of Lyle. That era that had him, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Jimmy Young, Oscar Bonavena, Quarry was my all time favorite era in heavyweight history.

But being realistic, no matter how nostalgic I may feel about guys like Lyle, Ellis, Quarry & Bonavena, the fact of the matter is that I would not feel comfortable betting on them against either Klitschko.

I just can't understand or grasp why some people are so against the Big K's??? What do they have to do to get even some respect from some guys here???

Excellent comments Terry. I've been perplexed reading how various inferior talents and vastly undersized contenders of the past would humiliate two giants who have dominated this era.

[Forza]

A good brawler, that's about it. Tried to brawl it out with foreman and nearly had him, but then paid the price.

You're on meth if you think he would give a K bro any problems. The guy was just a brawler with a big punch. It would be like vitali vs briggs.

[BigStereotype]

Excellent comments Terry. I've been perplexed reading how various inferior talents and vastly undersized contenders of the past would humiliate two giants who have dominated this era.

That's little over the top, in my humble opinion. "Humiliated"..."sparring partner"...Really??? Boxers frustrated Lyle & please tell me what he would do different that the other opponants of the K's have NOT been able to do? Add in their punching power & Ron Lyle is in for one heck of a long night.

I'm a big fan of Lyle. That era that had him, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Jimmy Young, Oscar Bonavena, Quarry was my all time favorite era in heavyweight history.

But being realistic, no matter how nostalgic I may feel about guys like Lyle, Ellis, Quarry & Bonavena, the fact of the matter is that I would not feel comfortable betting on them against either Klitschko.

I just can't understand or grasp why some people are so against the Big K's??? What do they have to do to get even some respect from some guys here???

I'm with you guys. He might have a puncher's chance against Wlad, but Vitali would slice him up and crush him. Those guys get way too much hate around here for some reason.