World title fights
1
Professional wins
43
Career knockouts
31
Professional bouts
51
Career span in years
24
Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8 | |
| 1972 | 7 | |
| 1973 | 6 | |
| 1974 | 5 | |
| 1975 | 4 | |
| 1976 | 3 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 1 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- IBHOF
- The Ring
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ron Lyle ranks #223 in Boxing
Ron Lyle ranks #223 in Boxing and #2352 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.0/100.
The verified career covers 1971–1995 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World title fights 1, Professional wins 43, Career knockouts 31, Professional bouts 51.
Nearest context: ahead Shannon Briggs (79.1); behind Salvador Sánchez (78.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ron Lyle GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lyle comparisons
Ron Lyle — frequently asked
- Is Ron Lyle the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ron Lyle ranks #223 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 79.0/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Ron Lyle's GOAT Score?
- 79.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Ron Lyle rank all time?
- #2352 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #223 in Boxing.
- Ron Lyle vs Shannon Briggs: who ranks higher?
- Shannon Briggs ranks higher at 79.1 versus Ron Lyle at 79.0, a margin of 0.1 points.