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John Holloway vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Holloway

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Roland La Starza

John Holloway (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Holloway

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

John Holloway and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

John Holloway and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1948Apr 24Series
John HollowayFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Holloway 1 · Starza 3 of 4 measurable rows
HollowayStarza
Record†
0-157-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
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 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
1
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
John Holloway: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
John Holloway: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
John Holloway: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
John Holloway: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

John Holloway 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
John Holloway0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John Holloway: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Holloway 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 — John Holloway 1, 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

John Holloway last boxed on Apr 24, 1948 — 28,673 days ago. Holloway had lost the most recent, to Roland La Starza.L

Starza Apr 1948

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 John Holloway and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. John Holloway and Roland La Starza met once on April 24, 1948, and Roland La Starza won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LApr 24, 1948 · Starza · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holloway or Starza?
John Holloway is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 %

Holloway0–10%

Starza57–986.4%

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

Holloway0

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holloway and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Holloway and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holloway and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for John Holloway and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holloway1bout

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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