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Heavyweight contender Ron Lyle dies at age 70
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.
Heavyweight boxer Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali for the title in 1975 and later battled George Foreman, has died in Denver.
Ron Lyle dead
According to reports, Lyle died Saturday from complications from a sudden stomach ailment says a Salvation Army Official Ron McKinney. At the present time, more 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.
Boxing Career
Lyle lost to both Ali and Foreman in his mid-1970s boxing bouts. He tried unsuccessfully to schedule another fight with Foreman during a brief comeback in the 1990s.
Ron Lyle was 70.
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