Have Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?

Yes. Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano met once on February 13, 1952, and Rocky Marciano won by RTD in round 6.

Who has the better record, Savold or Marciano?

Lee Savold is 104-46-4 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Savold or Marciano?

Lee Savold has 0 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Rocky Marciano has more.

Do Savold and Marciano have any common opponents?

Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano share 5 common opponents: Gino Buonvino, Joe Louis and Ted Lowry (and 2 others). Rocky Marciano fared better against 4 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Savold and Marciano?

This comparison is drawn from 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lee Savold vs Rocky Marciano — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Rocky Marciano

Lee Savold (104-46-4) 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 5 common opponents.

Savold

104

Wins

Losses

Draws155 tracked bouts

Marciano

Wins43 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Marciano leads 1–0

Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.
Met	1952Feb 13	Series
Lee SavoldFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Rocky MarcianoFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	RTDR6Marciano vs Savold	1Meeting

Marciano vs Savold · Feb 13, 1952

The Numbers

Savold 1 · Marciano 7 of 8 measurable rows

SavoldEdge = longer wingMarciano

Record: 104-46-449-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 68.8%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43: 0
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 0%
87.76% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 69%
88% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 12: 12
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8.4: 8.4 (edge)
5.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 155: 155
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

Heightnot held: Lee Savold: No height on file; Rocky Marciano: 5′9″
Reach+7″: Lee Savold: 74″ (edge); Rocky Marciano: 67″
Agenot comparable: Lee Savold: Died aged 56; Rocky Marciano: Died aged 45
Stance: Lee Savold: Orthodox; Rocky Marciano: Orthodox

Lee Savold 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

Lee Savold104 wins · from 155 tracked bouts

72 by KO/TKO 69%26 on the cards 25%6 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Rocky Marciano49 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

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 — Lee Savold 155, Rocky Marciano 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Savold better on 1 · Marciano better on 45 shared · Lee Savold better on 1 · Rocky Marciano better on 4

SavoldLee Savold

Opponent

MarcianoRocky Marciano

Lee Savold
Win, KO 1
1948Mar 1948
BuonvinoGino BuonvinoMarciano betterRocky Marciano better — 2–0 to 1–0
Rocky Marciano
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1952Apr 1952
Win, TKO
1950Jul 1950
Lee Savold
Loss, KO 6
1951Jun 1951
LouisJoe LouisUnited States 66–3 · HeavyweightMarciano betterRocky Marciano better — 1–0 to 0–1
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 8
1951Oct 1951
Lee Savold
Draw, PTS
1947Aug 1947
LowryTed LowryUnited States 70–68–10Marciano betterRocky Marciano better — 2–0 to 0–0–1
Rocky Marciano
2–0 against
Win, UD
1950Nov 1950
Win, UD
1949Oct 1949
Lee Savold
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1947Apr 1947
Loss, SD
1947Mar 1947
MuscatoPhil MuscatoMarciano betterRocky Marciano better — 1–0 to 0–2
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 5
1949Dec 1949
Lee Savold
2–0 against
Win, KO 5
1948May 1948
Win, TKO 5
1946Sep 1946
LouthisPete LouthisSavold betterLee Savold better — 2–0 to 1–0
Rocky Marciano
Win, KO 3
1949Aug 1949

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

Lee Savold has lost two straight, after one straight win. Savold last boxed on Feb 13, 1952.WLWLL

Louthis May 1948Woodcock Dec 1948Woodcock Jun 1950Louis Jun 1951Marciano Feb 19528.4 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

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Have Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?: Yes. Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano met once on February 13, 1952, and Rocky Marciano won by RTD in round 6.
Who has the better record, Savold or Marciano?: Lee Savold is 104-46-4 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Savold or Marciano?: Lee Savold has 0 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Rocky Marciano has more.
Do Savold and Marciano have any common opponents?: Lee Savold and Rocky Marciano share 5 common opponents: Gino Buonvino, Joe Louis and Ted Lowry (and 2 others). Rocky Marciano fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Savold and Marciano?: This comparison is drawn from 155 bouts tracked for Lee Savold and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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