Saturday, August 13, 2011

Ron Lyle vs Renaldo Snipes, 15 rounds, who wins?

I remember well watching Snipes nearly knock out the great Larry Holmes when they fought with a great right hand. Larry showed a champions heart and came back to win that fight of course but many fighters wouldn't have been able to do that. Snipes was one of a group of good young fighters of that era. Ron Lyle was a very hard puncher and a tough man in the ring. He nearly beat Foreman in a punch out in one of the most incredible heavyweight fights in history and actually outslugged Earnie Shavers. The old saying is that you box a slugger and slug a boxer. Snipes brought it to Holmes and nearly won a title but if he brings it to Lyle, he gets knocked out. If he elects to box, he has a chance. Overall Lyle is too hard hitting and tough and wins by 9th round technical knockout.

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