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Charley Norkus vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Charley Norkus

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Roland La Starza

Charley Norkus (1-5 across 6 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.

Norkus

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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

Norkus leads 1–0

Charley Norkus and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Norkus leads 1–0.

Charley Norkus and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Norkus leads 1–0.
Met1954Dec 1Series
Charley NorkusFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Norkus 1 · Starza 5 of 6 measurable rows
NorkusStarza
Record†
1-557-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
47% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
1.5
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
6
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
Charley Norkus: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Charley Norkus: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Charley Norkus: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Charley Norkus: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Charley Norkus 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
Charley Norkus1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Charley Norkus: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Charley Norkus 6, 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

Charley Norkus last boxed on May 26, 1958 — 24,988 days ago. Norkus had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Starza Dec 1954Charles Feb 1955Harris Oct 1956Pastrano Dec 1956Moore May 19581.5 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 Charley Norkus and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Charley Norkus and Roland La Starza met once on December 1, 1954, and Charley Norkus won by UD.
The meeting

WDec 1, 1954 · Norkus · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norkus or Starza?
Charley Norkus is 1-5 across the 6 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 %

Norkus1–516.7%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norkus or Starza?
Charley Norkus has 0 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Roland La Starza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norkus0

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Norkus and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Charley Norkus and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norkus and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Charley Norkus and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norkus6bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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