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Mel McKinney vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Mel McKinney

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Roland La Starza

Mel McKinney (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.

McKinney

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

Mel McKinney and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Mel McKinney and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1948Aug 30Series
Mel McKinneyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

McKinney 1 · Starza 3 of 4 measurable rows
McKinneyStarza
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
Mel McKinney: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Mel McKinney: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Mel McKinney: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Mel McKinney: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Mel McKinney 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
Mel McKinney0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mel McKinney: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for McKinney 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 — Mel McKinney 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

Mel McKinney last boxed on Aug 30, 1948 — 28,545 days ago. McKinney had lost the most recent, to Roland La Starza.L

Starza Aug 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 Mel McKinney and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Mel McKinney and Roland La Starza met once on August 30, 1948, and Roland La Starza won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

LAug 30, 1948 · Starza · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McKinney or Starza?
Mel McKinney 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 %

McKinney0–10%

Starza57–986.4%

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

McKinney0

Starza2747.4%

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

McKinney1bout

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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