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Harry Matthews vs Rocky Marciano — record, stats and common opponents compared

Harry Matthews

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Rocky Marciano

Harry Matthews (3-6-1 across 10 tracked bouts) and Rocky Marciano (49-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Matthews

Tracked record

3–6–1

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Marciano

49

Wins43 KO · 88%

0

Losses

0

Draws49 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

Marciano leads 1–0

Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.

Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.
Met1952Jul 28Series
Harry MatthewsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rocky MarcianoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Matthews 0 · Marciano 7 of 7 measurable rows
MatthewsMarciano
Record†
3-6-149-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
35%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
1
43 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—87.76%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
33%
88% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.8
0.7
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
10
49

† 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
Harry Matthews: No height on file
Rocky Marciano: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Harry Matthews: No reach on file
Rocky Marciano: 67″
Agenot held
Harry Matthews: No date of birth
Rocky Marciano: Died aged 45
Stance
Harry Matthews: Not recorded
Rocky Marciano: Orthodox

Harry Matthews left, Rocky Marciano right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Harry Matthews3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Harry Matthews: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

Rocky Marciano49 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Rocky Marciano: 49 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (88%) and 6 on the cards (12%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 88%6 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Harry Matthews 10, Rocky Marciano 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Marciano better on 2

Matthews

Opponent

Marciano

  • Harry Matthews

    Win, UD

    1956

    CharlesMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 8

    1954

    Win, UD

    1954

  • Harry Matthews

    0–3 against

    Loss, RTD 7

    1954

    Loss, PTS

    1954

    Loss, SD

    1953

    CockellMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    Win, TKO 9

    1955

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

Harry Matthews last boxed on Aug 31, 1956 — 25,621 days ago. Matthews had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Marciano Jul 1952Cockell Aug 1953Cockell Jun 1954Cockell Jul 1954Charles Aug 19560.7 tracked bouts per year

Rocky Marciano has won 49 straight, the most recent against Archie Moore. Marciano last boxed on Sep 21, 1955.WWWWW

Starza Sep 1953Charles Jun 1954Charles Sep 1954Cockell May 1955Moore Sep 19555.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?
Yes. Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano met once on July 28, 1952, and Rocky Marciano won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LJul 28, 1952 · Marciano · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matthews or Marciano?
Harry Matthews is 3-6-1 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matthews3–6–135%

Marciano49–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matthews or Marciano?
Harry Matthews has 1 knockout win and Rocky Marciano has 43. Rocky Marciano has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matthews1

Marciano4387.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matthews and Marciano have any common opponents?
Harry Matthews and Rocky Marciano share 2 common opponents: Ezzard Charles and Don Cockell. Rocky Marciano fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Ezzard CharlesWW

Don CockellLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matthews and Marciano?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Harry Matthews and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matthews10bouts

Marciano49bouts

How They Win ↓

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