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Don Cockell vs Rocky Marciano

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Don Cockell and Rocky Marciano met once (1955). Rocky Marciano won in 1955 by ko.

Side by side

Don CockellRocky Marciano
70.9″ (180 cm)Reach67″ (170.2 cm)
70.9″ (180 cm)Height70″ (177.8 cm)
0%Reach advantage-4.27%
66–14Record49–0
58%Finish rate88%
8Longest unbeaten run48
73Recorded bouts48
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentDon CockellRocky Marciano
Roland La Starza W W
Roland La Starza W W

Careers side by side

Don Cockell

1950 win vs Harold Anthony (1946)win vs Battling Joe Igo (1946)win vs Jimmy Carroll (1946)win vs Reg Spring (1946)win vs Paddy Roche (1946)win vs Frank Johnson (1946)win vs Harry O'Grady (1946)loss vs Jock Taylor (1946)win vs Trevor Lowder (1946)win vs Harry Lawrence (1946)win vs Ron Baker (1946)win vs Frank Baldwin (1946)win vs Sid Watts (1946)win vs Reg Spring (1947)loss vs Dave Goodwin (1947)win vs Trevor Burt (1947)win vs Paddy Roche (1947)win vs Arthur Sadd (1947)win vs Matt Hardy (1947)win vs Ronnie Croad (1947)win vs Harold Anthony (1947)win vs Jimmy Carroll (1947)loss vs Jock Taylor (1947)win vs Doug Richards (1948)win vs Johnny Barton (1948)win vs Gene Fowler (1948)win vs Henry Palmer (1948)loss vs Johnny Williams (1948)win vs Trevor Burt (1948)win vs Dave Goodwin (1948)win vs Battling Joe Igo (1948)win vs Koffi Kiteman (1948)win vs Paddy Roche (1948)win vs George Barratt (1948)win vs Jimmy Carroll (1948)loss vs Reg Spring (1948)win vs Jimmy Sales (1948)win vs Charlie Collet (1949)win vs Don Mogard (1949)win vs Gabriel Bigotte (1949)win vs Bert Gilroy (1949)loss vs Jimmy Carroll (1949)win vs Paddy Slavin (1949)win vs Mark Hart (1949)win vs Lloyd Barnett (1949)win vs Lloyd Marshall (1950)win vs Mark Hart (1950)win vs Jimmy Carroll (1950)win vs Lloyd Barnett (1950)loss vs Aaron Wilson (1950)win vs Georges Rogiers (1950)win vs André Lefranc (1950)loss vs Jimmy Slade (1951)win vs Albert Finch (1951)win vs Nick Barone (1951)win vs Freddie Beshore (1951)win vs Albert Yvel (1951)win vs Lloyd Marshall (1951)win vs Frank Bell (1952)win vs Paddy Slavin (1952)loss vs Randolph Turpin (1952)win vs Renato Tontini (1952)win vs Uber Baccilieri (1953)win vs Harry Matthews (1953)win vs Johnny Williams (1953)win vs Tommy Farr (1953)win vs Harry Matthews (1954)win vs Roland La Starza (1954)win vs Johnny Arthur (1954)loss vs Niño Valdés (1955)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1955)loss vs Kitione Lave (1956)
winlossdraw / NC1946–1956

Rocky Marciano

1950 win vs Lee Epperson (1947)win vs Gilley Ferron (1948)win vs James Patrick Connolly (1948)win vs Bob Jefferson (1948)win vs Gilbert Cardone (1948)win vs Bill Hardeman (1948)win vs Humphrey Jackson (1948)win vs Jimmy Weeks (1948)win vs Eddie Ross (1948)win vs Bobby Quinn (1948)win vs John Edwards (1948)win vs Harry Bilazarian (1948)win vs Carmine Vingo (1949)win vs Phil Muscato (1949)win vs Pat Richards (1949)win vs Joe Dominic (1949)win vs Ted Lowry (1949)win vs Tommy DiGiorgio (1949)win vs Pete Louthis (1949)win vs Harry Haft (1949)win vs Don Mogard (1949)win vs Jimmy Evans (1949)win vs Jimmy Walls (1949)win vs Artie Donato (1949)win vs Johnny Pretzie (1949)win vs Bill Wilson (1950)win vs Ted Lowry (1950)win vs Johnny Shkor (1950)win vs Gino Buonvino (1950)win vs Eldridge Eatman (1950)win vs Roland La Starza (1950)win vs Joe Louis (1951)win vs Freddie Beshore (1951)win vs Rex Layne (1951)win vs Willis Applegate (1951)win vs Art Henri (1951)win vs Harold Mitchell (1951)win vs Keene Simmons (1951)win vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1952)win vs Harry Matthews (1952)win vs Bernie Reynolds (1952)win vs Gino Buonvino (1952)win vs Lee Savold (1952)win vs Roland La Starza (1953)win vs Jersey Joe Walcott (1953)win vs Ezzard Charles (1954)win vs Archie Moore (1955)win vs Don Cockell (1955)
winlossdraw / NC1947–1955

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