Gerry Cooney vs. Ron Lyle

Gerry Cooney 225 lbs beat Ron Lyle 211 lbs by KO at 2:49 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1980-10-24
• Location: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
• Referee: Arthur Mercante
• Judge: Harold Lederman
• Judge: Carol Castellano

"Gerry Cooney was trying to get loosened up when the fight ended and the Long Island Irishman found himself right in the middle of the heavyweight championship picture. The left hook knocked Ron Lyle through the ropes and onto the ring apron, where he was counted out at 2:49 of the 1st round of a scheduled 10 rounder at the Nassau Coliseum. The loss for Lyle probably eliminated the Denver fighter as a serious factor in the heavyweight division." -Associated Press

Post fight comment

• "I was just getting loosened up. I was trying to make the jab work when I saw an opening and I just dug my left hook into his body and kept it there." -Gerry Cooney