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Mike Jacobs vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Mike Jacobs

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Roland La Starza

Mike Jacobs (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.

Jacobs

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

Mike Jacobs and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Mike Jacobs and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1948Oct 20Series
Mike JacobsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

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

Mike Jacobs 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
Mike Jacobs0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mike Jacobs: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jacobs 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 — Mike Jacobs 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

Mike Jacobs last boxed on Oct 20, 1948 — 28,491 days ago. Jacobs had lost the most recent, to Roland La Starza.L

Starza Oct 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 Mike Jacobs and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Mike Jacobs and Roland La Starza met once on October 20, 1948, and Roland La Starza won by PTS.
The meeting

LOct 20, 1948 · Starza · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jacobs or Starza?
Mike Jacobs 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 %

Jacobs0–10%

Starza57–986.4%

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

Jacobs0

Starza2747.4%

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

Jacobs1bout

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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