1970's ~ Top Heavyweight Upsets

[Bill Paxtom]

That's a lot of upsets. Nice when promoters didn't intervene like they do now- to keep their meal ticket.

Good thread/facts.

Thanks SlimTrae,

As you can see, there were quite a few significant upsets.

As for Ron Lyle, he took what he thought, was as an easy 'tune-up' and
$10,000 Pay Day against > Lynn 'The Bullet' Ball on December 12, 1979.

Waiting for Ron, was a $140,000 Fight Purse to challenge WBA Champion
John Tate in mid-February 1980.

'Ready, Aim, Shoot'........ Ron Lyle got taken out in 2 by a 'Bullet'.