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Roland La Starza vs Walter Hafer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Roland La Starza

Walter Hafer

Roland La Starza (57-9) and Walter Hafer (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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.

Starza

57

Wins27 KO · 47%

9

Losses

0

Draws66 tracked bouts

Hafer

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Roland La Starza and Walter Hafer have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.

Roland La Starza and Walter Hafer have met 1 time; Starza leads 1–0.
Met1949Oct 29Series
Roland La StarzaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Walter HaferFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Starza 5 · Hafer 0 of 5 measurable rows
StarzaHafer
Record†
57-9 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
86.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
47.37%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.8
4.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
4

† 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
Roland La Starza: 6′0″
Walter Hafer: No height on file
Reachnot held
Roland La Starza: 72″
Walter Hafer: No reach on file
Agenot held
Roland La Starza: Died aged 82
Walter Hafer: No date of birth
Stance
Roland La Starza: Orthodox
Walter Hafer: Not recorded

Roland La Starza left, Walter Hafer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Walter Hafer0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Walter Hafer: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hafer yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Roland La Starza 66, Walter Hafer 4 — 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

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

Walter Hafer last boxed on Mar 4, 1957 — 25,439 days ago. Hafer had lost four straight.LLLL

Charles Nov 1948Starza Oct 1949Machen Aug 1956Chuvalo Mar 19570.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Roland La Starza and Walter Hafer ever fought each other?
Yes. Roland La Starza and Walter Hafer met once on October 29, 1949, and Roland La Starza won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

WOct 29, 1949 · Starza · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Starza or Hafer?
Roland La Starza is 57-9 and Walter Hafer is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Roland La Starza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Starza57–986.4%

Hafer0–40%

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

Starza2747.4%

Hafer0

The Numbers ↓
Do Starza and Hafer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Roland La Starza and Walter Hafer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Starza and Hafer?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Roland La Starza and 4 bouts tracked for Walter Hafer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Starza66bouts

Hafer4bouts

How They Win ↓

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