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Al Anderson vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Anderson

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Roland La Starza

Al Anderson (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Roland La Starza (57-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Anderson

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Starza leads 1–0

Al Anderson and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Al Anderson and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1957Oct 8Series
Al AndersonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Anderson 2 · Starza 4 of 6 measurable rows
AndersonStarza
Record†
2-257-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
1
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50% (edge)
47%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
0.9
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
4
66

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Al Anderson: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Al Anderson: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Al Anderson: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Al Anderson: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Al Anderson left, Roland La Starza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Anderson2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Al Anderson: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Roland La Starza57 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

Roland La Starza: 57 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (47%) and 30 on the cards (53%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 47%30 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Anderson 4, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Al Anderson last boxed on Sep 15, 1959 — 24,514 days ago. Anderson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Yvon Durelle.WLWL

Mack Jun 1955Starza Oct 1957Mack May 1958Durelle Sep 19590.9 tracked bouts per year

Roland La Starza had won two in a row before losing a decision to Monroe Ratliff. Starza last boxed on May 8, 1961.WLWWL

Anderson Oct 1957Zernitz Dec 1958Logan Nov 1960Thomas Dec 1960Ratliff May 19614.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Anderson and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Anderson and Roland La Starza met once on October 8, 1957, and Roland La Starza won by SD.
The meeting

LOct 8, 1957 · Starza · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Anderson or Starza?
Al Anderson is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Anderson2–250%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Anderson or Starza?
Al Anderson has 1 knockout win and Roland La Starza has 27. Roland La Starza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Anderson1

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Anderson and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al Anderson and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Anderson and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Al Anderson and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Anderson4bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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