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Floyd Mayweather, Sr. vs Marlon Starling — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Floyd Mayweather, Sr.

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Marlon Starling

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. (28-6-1) and Marlon Starling (45-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Sr.

28

Wins18 KO · 64%

6

Losses

1

Draw35 tracked bouts

Starling

45

Wins27 KO · 60%

6

Losses

1

Draw53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Starling leads 2–0

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Marlon Starling have met 2 times; Starling leads 2–0.

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Marlon Starling have met 2 times; Starling leads 2–0.
Met1981Mar 91985Apr 26Series
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.Fighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Marlon StarlingFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Sr. 2 · Starling 6 of 8 measurable rows
Sr.Starling
Record
28-6-145-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.4%
87.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
18
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
64.29% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
86% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.8
2.2
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
35
53

† 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

HeightLevel
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.: 5′8″
Marlon Starling: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.: No reach on file
Marlon Starling: 74″
Age7 yrs apart
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.: 74
Marlon Starling: 67
Stance
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.: Orthodox
Marlon Starling: Orthodox

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. left, Marlon Starling right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Floyd Mayweather, Sr.28 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Floyd Mayweather, Sr.: 28 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (86%) and 4 on the cards (14%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 14%

Marlon Starling45 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Marlon Starling: 45 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (60%) and 18 on the cards (40%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 60%18 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Floyd Mayweather, Sr. 35, Marlon Starling 53 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Sr.

Opponent

Starling

  • Floyd Mayweather, Sr.

    Win, TKO

    1977

    RookardEven

    Marlon Starling

    Win, TKO 5

    1983

  • Floyd Mayweather, Sr.

    Win, TKO 8

    1983

    BaretEven

    Marlon Starling

    Win, KO 4

    1983

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

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. last boxed on Nov 3, 1990 — 13,137 days ago. Sr. had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Baret Jun 1983Porter Oct 1983Hires Apr 1984Starling Apr 1985Turner Nov 19902.2 tracked bouts per year

Marlon Starling last boxed on Aug 19, 1990 — 13,213 days ago. Starling had lost two straight, after two straight wins.NCWWLL

Molinares Jul 1988Honeyghan Feb 1989Jung Sep 1989Nunn Apr 1990Blocker Aug 19904.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Marlon Starling ever fought each other?
Yes. Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Marlon Starling have met 2 times and Marlon Starling leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LApr 26, 1985 · Starling · UD

LMar 9, 1981 · Starling · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sr. or Starling?
Floyd Mayweather, Sr. is 28-6-1 and Marlon Starling is 45-6-1. Marlon Starling has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Sr.28–6–181.4%

Starling45–6–187.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sr. or Starling?
Floyd Mayweather, Sr. has 18 knockout wins and Marlon Starling has 27. Marlon Starling has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sr.1864.3%

Starling2760%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sr. and Starling have any common opponents?
Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Marlon Starling share 2 common opponents: Sammy Rookard and Jose Baret. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Sammy RookardWW

Jose BaretWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sr. and Starling?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and 53 bouts tracked for Marlon Starling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sr.35bouts

Starling53bouts

How They Win ↓

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