Ron Lyle vs. Al Jones

Ron Lyle 216 lbs beat Al Jones 212 lbs by TKO at 1:43 in round 5 of 10

• Date: 1974-12-13
• Location: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

"Ron Lyle kept his march toward the heavyweight title in full gear as he stopped 'Memphis' Al Jones in the 5th round in New Orleans. Jones, who is a devastating right hand puncher, was down six times before the referee stopped the contest." -International Boxing, April 1975 issue

• After this bout the Denver Boxing Club and Madison Square Garden attempted to sign Ali and Lyle for the heavyweight title for mid-'75 in Denver and New York respectively. However, the bout ended up in Las Vegas in May of '75.