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Don Cockell vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Don Cockell

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Roland La Starza

Don Cockell (66-14-1) 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 2 common opponents.

Cockell

66

Wins38 KO · 58%

14

Losses

1

Draw80 tracked bouts

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cockell leads 1–0

Don Cockell and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Cockell leads 1–0.

Don Cockell and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Cockell leads 1–0.
Met1954Mar 30Series
Don CockellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Cockell 4 · Starza 3 of 7 measurable rows
CockellStarza
Record
66-14-157-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.1%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 38
38 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%
57.58% (edge)
47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
57% (edge)
47%
Times stopped†max 9
9
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 7.8
7.8 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
80
66

† 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

Height+1″
Don Cockell: 5′11″
Roland La Starza: 6′0″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Don Cockell: 71″
Roland La Starza: 72″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Don Cockell: Died aged 54
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Don Cockell: Orthodox
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Don Cockell 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
Don Cockell65 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

Don Cockell: 65 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (57%), 27 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 57%27 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

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 — Don Cockell 80, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Cockell better on 1 · Starza better on 1

Cockell

Opponent

Starza

  • Don Cockell

    Loss, TKO 9

    1955

    MarcianoCockell better

    Roland La Starza

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 11

    1953

    Loss, SD

    1950

  • Don Cockell

    Win, PTS

    1949

    MogardStarza better

    Roland La Starza

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1948

    Win, PTS

    1948

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Don Cockell has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Cockell last boxed on Apr 24, 1956.WWLLL

Matthews Jun 1954Matthews Jul 1954Marciano May 1955Valdés Sep 1955Lave Apr 19567.8 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 Don Cockell and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Cockell and Roland La Starza met once on March 30, 1954, and Don Cockell won by PTS.
The meeting

WMar 30, 1954 · Cockell · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cockell or Starza?
Don Cockell is 66-14-1 and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cockell66–14–182.1%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cockell or Starza?
Don Cockell has 38 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Don Cockell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cockell3857.6%

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cockell and Starza have any common opponents?
Don Cockell and Roland La Starza share 2 common opponents: Rocky Marciano and Don Mogard. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Rocky MarcianoLL

Don MogardWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Cockell or Starza?
Roland La Starza is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 3 cm above the other. Roland La Starza also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Cockell180 cm180 cm reach

Starza183 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cockell and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Don Cockell and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cockell80bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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