Off the Ropes
The Ron Lyle Story
Candace Toft
Foreword by Al Bernstein
First Hamilcar Publications edition, 2018.
First published in Great Britain by Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd, 2010.
Copyright © 2010 Candace Toft
Foreword © 2018 Al Bernstein
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-949590-04-3
Hamilcar Publications
An imprint of Hannibal Boxing Media
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Boston, MA 02109
On the cover: Ron Lyle in the ring during his fight versus Jerry Quarry at Madison Square Garden on February 9, 1973. Photograph by Neil Leifer for Sports Illustrated.
Frontispiece: Ron Lyle celebrates with children after knocking out Jack O’Halloran at the Denver Auditorium Arena on November 26, 1971.
This book is dedicated to the memory of Nellie Lyle.
Nobody ever hit me that hard. No question. I'll remember that punch on my deathbed. A great puncher, a great guy.
—Earnie Shavers
Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 Epigraph
6 Foreword
7 Prologue
15 8: Moving On
17 Epilogue
18 Afterword
20 Notes
21 Biography
Guide
1 Cover
Pages
1 i
2 ii
3 iii
4 iv
5 v
6 vi
7 ix
8 x
9 xi
10 xii
11 xiii
12 xiv
13 1
14 2
15 3