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Rex Layne vs Roland La Starza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rex Layne

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Roland La Starza

Rex Layne (50-17-3) 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 1 common opponent.

Layne

50

Wins34 KO · 68%

17

Losses

3

Draws10 tracked bouts

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Starza leads 1–0

Rex Layne and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Rex Layne and Roland La Starza have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1953Feb 13Series
Rex LayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Layne 2 · Starza 5 of 7 measurable rows
LayneStarza
Record
50-17-357-9 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.6%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%
68% (edge)
47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
47% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.8
2
4.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
10
66

† 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
Rex Layne: No height on file
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Rex Layne: No reach on file
Roland La Starza: 72″
Agenot comparable
Rex Layne: Died aged 72
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance
Rex Layne: Orthodox
Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Rex Layne 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
Rex Layne3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Rex Layne: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

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 — Rex Layne 10, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Layne better on 1

Layne

Opponent

Starza

  • Rex Layne

    Loss, KO 6

    1951

    MarcianoLayne better

    Roland La Starza

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 11

    1953

    Loss, SD

    1950

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

Rex Layne has lost five straight. Layne last boxed on Dec 19, 1955.LLLLL

Starza Feb 1953Charles Apr 1953Jackson Jan 1954Jackson Oct 1955Pastrano Dec 19552 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 Rex Layne and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?
Yes. Rex Layne and Roland La Starza met once on February 13, 1953, and Roland La Starza won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 13, 1953 · Starza · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Layne or Starza?
Rex Layne is 50-17-3 and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Layne50–17–373.6%

Starza57–986.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Layne or Starza?
Rex Layne has 34 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Rex Layne has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Layne3468%

Starza2747.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Layne and Starza have any common opponents?
Rex Layne and Roland La Starza share 1 common opponent: Rocky Marciano. Rex Layne fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Rocky MarcianoLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Layne and Starza?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Rex Layne and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Layne10bouts

Starza66bouts

How They Win ↓

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