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Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Louis

Joe Louis

Rocky Marciano

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Rocky Marciano

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.

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 tracked bouts

Marciano

49

Wins43 KO · 88%

0

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Marciano leads 1–0

Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.

Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.
Met1951Oct 26Series
Joe LouisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rocky MarcianoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Louis 2 · Marciano 6 of 8 measurable rows
LouisMarciano
Record
66-349-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
95.7%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
52 (edge)
43
KO rate0–100%
78.79%
87.76% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
79%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
2.5
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
72
49

† 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+5″
Joe Louis: 6′2″ (edge)
Rocky Marciano: 5′9″
Reach+9″
Joe Louis: 76″ (edge)
Rocky Marciano: 67″
Agenot comparable
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Rocky Marciano: Died aged 45
Stance
Joe Louis: Orthodox
Rocky Marciano: Orthodox

Joe Louis 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
Joe Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

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 — Joe Louis 72, Rocky Marciano 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Marciano better on 1 · even on 3

Louis

Opponent

Marciano

  • Joe Louis

    Loss, UD

    1950

    CharlesMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 8

    1954

    Win, UD

    1954

  • Joe Louis

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 11

    1948

    Win, SD

    1947

    WalcottEven

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 1

    1953

    Win, KO 13

    1952

  • Joe Louis

    Win, KO 6

    1951

    SavoldEven

    Rocky Marciano

    Win, RTD 6

    1952

  • Joe Louis

    Win, TKO 4

    1951

    BeshoreEven

    Rocky Marciano

    Win, KO 4

    1951

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

Joe Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 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 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.
The meeting

LOct 26, 1951 · Marciano · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Louis or Marciano?
Joe Louis is 66-3 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Louis66–395.7%

Marciano49–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Louis or Marciano?
Joe Louis has 52 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Louis5278.8%

Marciano4387.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Louis and 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.
4 shared opponents

Ezzard CharlesLW

Jersey Joe WalcottWW

Lee SavoldWW

Freddie BeshoreWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Louis or 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.
Height · reach

Louis187 cm193 cm reach

Marciano175 cm170 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Louis and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Louis72bouts

Marciano49bouts

How They Win ↓

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