Have Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?

Yes. Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza have met 2 times and Rocky Marciano leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Marciano or Starza?

Rocky Marciano is 49-0 and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Marciano or Starza?

Rocky Marciano has 43 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Rocky Marciano has more.

Do Marciano and Starza have any common opponents?

Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza share 12 common opponents: Don Cockell, Rex Layne and Gino Buonvino (and 9 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Marciano or Starza?

Roland La Starza is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other. Roland La Starza also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Rocky Marciano vs Roland La Starza — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Roland La Starza

Rocky Marciano (49-0) and Roland La Starza (57-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 12 common opponents.

Marciano

Wins43 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws49 tracked bouts

Starza

Wins27 KO · 47%

Losses

Draws66 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Marciano leads 2–0

Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza have met 2 times; Marciano leads 2–0.
Met	1950Mar 24	1953Sep 24	Series
Rocky MarcianoFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Roland La StarzaFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	SDStarza vs Marciano	TKOR11Starza vs Marciano	2Meetings

The Numbers

Marciano 8 · Starza 0 of 8 measurable rows

MarcianoEdge = longer wingStarza

Record: 49-0 (edge)57-9
Win %0–100%: 100% (edge)
86.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 43: 43 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%: 87.76% (edge)
47.37%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 88% (edge)
47%
Times stopped^†max 2: 0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.8: 5.8 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66: 49
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

Height+3″: Rocky Marciano: 5′9″; Roland La Starza: 6′0″ (edge)
Reach+5″: Rocky Marciano: 67″; Roland La Starza: 72″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Rocky Marciano: Died aged 45; Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Stance: Rocky Marciano: Orthodox; Roland La Starza: Orthodox

Rocky Marciano 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

Rocky Marciano49 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

43 by KO/TKO 88%6 on the cards 12%

Roland La Starza57 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

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 — Rocky Marciano 49, Roland La Starza 66 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

12 shared

12 shared · Marciano better on 2 · Starza better on 2 · even on 812 shared · Rocky Marciano better on 2 · Roland La Starza better on 2 · even on 8

MarcianoRocky Marciano

Opponent

StarzaRoland La Starza

Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 9
1955May 1955
CockellDon CockellUnited Kingdom 66–14–1Marciano betterRocky Marciano better — 1–0 to 0–1
Roland La Starza
Loss, PTS
1954Mar 1954
Rocky Marciano
Win, KO 6
1951Jul 1951
LayneRex LayneUnited States 50–17–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, SD
1953Feb 1953
Rocky Marciano
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1952Apr 1952
Win, TKO
1950Jul 1950
BuonvinoGino BuonvinoMarciano betterRocky Marciano better — 2–0 to 1–0
Roland La Starza
Win, TKO 6
1949Feb 1949
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 1
1950Dec 1950
WilsonBilly WilsonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, KO 4
1952Feb 1952
Rocky Marciano
2–0 against
Win, UD
1950Nov 1950
Win, UD
1949Oct 1949
LowryTed LowryUnited States 70–68–10EvenEven — 2–0 both
Roland La Starza
2–0 against
Win, UD
1951Aug 1951
Win, UD
1951Jan 1951
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 8
1951Jan 1951
SimmonsKeene SimmonsStarza betterRoland La Starza better — 2–0 to 1–0
Roland La Starza
2–0 against
Win, UD
1951Mar 1951
Win, UD
1950Aug 1950
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 3
1950Jun 1950
EatmanEldridge EatmanEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, UD
1949Apr 1949
Rocky Marciano
Win, KO 3
1949Apr 1949
WallsJimmy WallsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, KO 3
1950May 1950
Rocky Marciano
Win, KO 2
1949Nov 1949
DominicJoe DominicEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, PTS
1949Sep 1949
Rocky Marciano
Win, KO 3
1949Jul 1949
HaftHarry HaftPoland 13–8 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, TKO 4
1949Jun 1949
Rocky Marciano
Win, UD
1949May 1949
MogardDon MogardStarza betterRoland La Starza better — 2–0 to 1–0
Roland La Starza
2–0 against
Win, UD
1948Nov 1948
Win, PTS
1948Sep 1948
Rocky Marciano
Win, TKO 3
1949May 1949
EvansJimmy EvansEvenEven — 1–0 both
Roland La Starza
Win, PTS
1947Oct 1947

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

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

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 Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza ever fought each other?: Yes. Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza have met 2 times and Rocky Marciano leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Marciano or Starza?: Rocky Marciano is 49-0 and Roland La Starza is 57-9. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Marciano or Starza?: Rocky Marciano has 43 knockout wins and Roland La Starza has 27. Rocky Marciano has more.
Do Marciano and Starza have any common opponents?: Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza share 12 common opponents: Don Cockell, Rex Layne and Gino Buonvino (and 9 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Marciano or Starza?: Roland La Starza is the taller fighter at 183 cm, 8 cm above the other. Roland La Starza also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Marciano and Starza?: This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano and 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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