Joe Louis (66-3) 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 4 common opponents.
Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Rocky Marciano leads 1–0- Rocky Marciano wonMarciano vs LouisOct 26, 1951 · TKO · R8
The Numbers
- 66-3
- Record
- 49-0 (edge)
- 95.7%
- Win %
- 100% (edge)
- 52 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 43
- 78.79%
- KO rate
- 87.76% (edge)
- 79%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 88% (edge)
- 3
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 2
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 5.8 (edge)
- 72
- Bouts tracked
- 49
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′2″ (187 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- 76″ (193 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 67″ (170 cm)
- 112
- Age
- 103
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Louis · 67 wins
KO/TKO
53
Decision
13
Other
1
Rocky Marciano · 49 wins
KO/TKO
43
Decision
6
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (72 and 49 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedJoe Louis
WKO R11 · Jun 1948WSD · Dec 1947Rocky Marciano
WKO R1 · May 1953WKO R13 · Sep 1952
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Joe Louis
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 10, 1966
Rocky Marciano
WWWWW
W49 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1955
Common Questions
- Have Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano met once on October 26, 1951, and Rocky Marciano won by TKO in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Joe Louis or Rocky Marciano?
- Joe Louis is 66-3 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Joe Louis or Rocky Marciano?
- Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Joe Louis has more.
- Do Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano have any common opponents?
- Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano share 4 common opponents: Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott and Lee Savold (and 1 other). Rocky Marciano fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Joe Louis or Rocky Marciano?
- Joe Louis is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 12 cm above the other. Joe Louis also has the longer reach, by 23 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano?
- This comparison is drawn from 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.