Ron Lyle vs. Chuck Wepner

[scorpio83]

10 to 15 Rounds Heavyweight Bout

Lyle would overwhelm "The Bayone Bleeder" behind his jabs and right hands to stop him on the cut eye stoppage from rounds 4 to 8. What do you guys think and who do you got

[Joson]

Ron Lyle wins this match big, most likely by stoppage. As for Wepner, I have no doubt he'd earn glory for putting on a gutty performance as long as it lasted.

I too would expect this to end between the fourth and eighth rounds. It's really just a question of how long it takes Lyle to get untracked, after which he'd pound Wepner. The ending could be a clean KO, or with Chuck dazed and reeling, or because of cuts.

Wepner could take a great shot, but Lyle had devastating KO power in both mitts. That's why I don't overlook the possibility that he'd put Chuck down for the count.

Another possible - but unlikely - ending is that Wepner survives 12 rounds and loses a decisive decision. Chuck was pretty tough, so we can't rule out that this goes to the scorecards.

[gilgamesh]

Can't rule out that it goes to the cards, but like you, I'd lean more toward Lyle knocking him out. I don't even think it'd be a cuts stoppage. I think he'd knock him out.

[Nile4000]

Lyle by 9th round stoppage.