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Joe McFadden vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe McFadden

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Roland La Starza

Joe McFadden (0-3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

McFadden

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 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

Starza leads 1–0

Joe McFadden and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Joe McFadden and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1952Apr 18Series
Joe McFaddenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

McFadden 0 · Starza 4 of 4 measurable rows
McFaddenStarza
Record†
0-3-157-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—47%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
4
66

† 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
Joe McFadden: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Joe McFadden: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Joe McFadden: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Joe McFadden: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Joe McFadden 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
Joe McFadden0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Joe McFadden: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McFadden yet.

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 — Joe McFadden 4, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe McFadden last boxed on Sep 23, 1952 — 27,059 days ago. McFadden had lost two straight.LDLL

Valdés Jan 1952Valdés Mar 1952Starza Apr 1952Williams Sep 1952

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 Joe McFadden and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe McFadden and Roland La Starza met once on April 18, 1952, and Roland La Starza won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LApr 18, 1952 · Starza · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McFadden or Starza?
Joe McFadden is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

McFadden0–3–112.5%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McFadden or Starza?
Joe McFadden has 0 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Roland La Starza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McFadden0

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do McFadden and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe McFadden and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McFadden and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Joe McFadden and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McFadden4bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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