Professional Boxing Record
| 43 Wins (31 knockouts), 7 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 43-7-1 | Dave Slaughter | TKO | 2 (10) | 18/08/1995 | Regency Hotel, Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 42-7-1 | Ed Strickland | KO | 2 (?) | 09/06/1995 | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 41-7-1 | Tim Pollard | TKO | 2 (?) | 12/05/1995 | Peel's Palace, Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 40-7-1 | Bruce Johnson | KO | 4 (10) | 07/04/1995 | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 39-7-1 | Gerry Cooney | KO | 1 (10) | 24/10/1980 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Win | 39-6-1 | George O'Mara | KO | 10 (10) | 23/08/1980 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 38-6-1 | Al Neumann | TKO | 10 (10) | 19/06/1980 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 37-6-1 | Lynn Ball | TKO | 2 (?) | 12/12/1979 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 37-5-1 | Scott LeDoux | SD | 10 | 12/05/1979 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lyle was knocked down in the fight. |
| Win | 36-5-1 | Fili Moala | KO | 8 (10) | 06/04/1979 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 35-5-1 | Horace Robinson | TKO | 8 (10) | 03/06/1978 | Denver, California, United States | Robinson failed to answer the bell for the 8th round. |
| Win | 34-5-1 | Stan Ward | MD | 10 | 14/09/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 33-5-1 | Joe Bugner | SD | 12 | 20/03/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 32-5-1 | Jimmy Young | UD | 12 | 06/11/1976 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States | |
| Win | 32-4-1 | Kevin Isaac | TKO | 7 (10) | 11/09/1976 | Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 31-4-1 | George Foreman | KO | 5 (12) | 24/01/1976 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For vacant NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 31-3-1 | Earnie Shavers | TKO | 6 (10) | 13/09/1975 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Lyle was knocked down in the 2nd, Shavers down in the 6th round. |
| Loss | 30-3-1 | Muhammad Ali | TKO | 11 (15) | 16/05/1975 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. |
| Loss | 30-2-1 | Jimmy Young | UD | 10 | 11/02/1975 | International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 30-1-1 | Memphis Al Jones | TKO | 5 (10) | 13/12/1974 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 29-1-1 | Boone Kirkman | TKO | 8 (10) | 17/09/1974 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington, United States | Bout was stopped, due to a cut on Kirkman's cheek. |
| Win | 28-1-1 | Jimmy Ellis | UD | 12 | 16/07/1974 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 27-1-1 | Oscar Bonavena | UD | 12 | 19/03/1974 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Lyle was penalised one point in round 10 for a low blow. |
| Draw | 26-1-1 | Gregorio Peralta | PTS | 10 | 17/11/1973 | Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany | |
| Win | 26–1 | Larry Middleton | UD | 10 | 31/10/1973 | Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Win | 25–1 | Juergen Blin | TKO | 5 (10) | 04/10/1973 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 24–1 | Jose Luis Garcia | KO | 3 (10) | 04/10/1973 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 23–1 | Lou Bailey | UD | 10 | 03/07/1973 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Bailey down 7 times. |
| Win | 22–1 | Wendell Newton | SD | 10 | 11/06/1973 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 21–1 | Gregorio Peralta | PTS | 10 | 12/05/1973 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 20–1 | Bob Stallings | PTS | 10 | 14/04/1973 | Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, United States | |
| Loss | 19–1 | Jerry Quarry | UD | 10 | 09/02/1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 19–0 | Larry Middleton | KO | 3 (10) | 09/12/1972 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 18–0 | Luis Faustino Pires | KO | 3 (10) | 28/10/1972 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 17–0 | Buster Mathis | KO | 2 (10) | 29/09/1972 | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 16–0 | Vicente Rondon | TKO | 2 (10) | 11/07/1972 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 15–0 | Mike Boswell | TKO | 7 (10) | 25/05/1972 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 14–0 | Mel Turnbow | TKO | 4 (10) | 10/05/1972 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | George Johnson | KO | 3 (10) | 25/03/1972 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Chuck Leslie | KO | 2 (10) | 22/01/1972 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Bill Drover | KO | 2 (10) | 18/12/1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Jack O'Halloran | KO | 4 (10) | 26/11/1971 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Joe E Lewis | KO | 3 (10) | 10/11/1971 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Manuel Ramos | UD | 10 | 09/10/1971 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Eddie Land | KO | 7 (?) | 01/09/1971 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Frank Niblett | KO | 9 (10) | 11/08/1971 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Leroy Caldwell | UD | 5 | 24/07/1971 | Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Edmund Stewart | KO | 2 (?) | 16/07/1971 | New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Gary Bates | KO | 3 (4) | 19/06/1971 | Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Art Miller | KO | 5 (6) | 22/05/1971 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | A J Staples | KO | 2 (?) | 23/04/1971 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, United States | |
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