The Ring revisits George Foreman’s fight with Ron Lyle at Caesars Palace, a contest built around repeated reversals rather than a comfortable display by either man. Both heavyweights were hurt and knocked down before Foreman won by knockout in the fifth round.
Foreman later counted the struggle among his proudest performances. The distinction matters: his Las Vegas history includes both this violent test in the 1970s and the very different late-career achievement against Michael Moorer. Together the two accounts show how the same city provided stages for sharply different chapters of a heavyweight career.
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George Foreman called slugfest with Ron Lyle 'one of my finest moments in boxing'
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