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Monroe Ratliff vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

Monroe Ratliff

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Roland La Starza

Monroe Ratliff (2-4 across 6 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.

Ratliff

Tracked record

2–4

counted from 6 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

Ratliff leads 1–0

Monroe Ratliff and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Ratliff leads 1–0.

Monroe Ratliff and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Ratliff leads 1–0.
Met1961May 8Series
Monroe RatliffFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ratliff 0 · Starza 5 of 5 measurable rows
RatliffStarza
Record†
2-457-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
47% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
0.8
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
6
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
Monroe Ratliff: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Monroe Ratliff: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot held
Monroe Ratliff: No date of birth
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Monroe Ratliff: Not recorded
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Monroe Ratliff 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
Monroe Ratliff2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Monroe Ratliff: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

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 — Monroe Ratliff 6, 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

Monroe Ratliff last boxed on Nov 18, 1963 — 22,987 days ago. Ratliff had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Folley Sep 1957Folley Oct 1959Starza May 1961Spencer May 1963Grupe Nov 19630.8 tracked bouts per year

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 Monroe Ratliff and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Monroe Ratliff and Roland La Starza met once on May 8, 1961, and Monroe Ratliff won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 8, 1961 · Ratliff · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ratliff or Starza?
Monroe Ratliff is 2-4 across the 6 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 %

Ratliff2–433.3%

Starza57–986.4%

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

Ratliff0

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ratliff and Starza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Monroe Ratliff and Roland La Starza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ratliff and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Monroe Ratliff and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ratliff6bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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