Off The Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story. Candace Toft

Off the Ropes

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

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      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

      2  Title page

      3  Copyright page

      4  Dedication

      5  Epigraph

      6  Foreword

      7  Prologue

      8  1: Beginnings

      9  2: Cañon City

      10  3: Denver Rocks

      11  4: Gaining Momentum

      12  5: Starting Over

      13  6: The Big Three

      14  7: The Long Struggle

      15  8: Moving On

      16  9: The Twelfth Round

      17  Epilogue

      18  Afterword

      19  Acknowledgments

      20  Notes

      21  Biography

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Begin Reading

      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

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