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Rocky Marciano vs Roland La Starza

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Rocky Marciano and Roland La Starza met 2 times (1950, 1953). Rocky Marciano won in 1953 by ko; Rocky Marciano won in 1950.

Side by side

Rocky MarcianoRoland La Starza
67″ (170.2 cm)Reach72″ (182.9 cm)
70″ (177.8 cm)Height72″ (182.9 cm)
-4.27%Reach advantage0%
49–0Record57–9
88%Finish rate47%
48Longest unbeaten run39
48Recorded bouts64
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentRocky MarcianoRoland La Starza
Don Cockell W L
Rex Layne W W
Harry Haft W W

Careers side by side

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

Roland La Starza

1950 1960 win vs Luther McMillan (1947)win vs Fred Ramsey (1947)win vs Matt Mincy (1947)win vs Lorne McCarthy (1947)win vs Jimmy Evans (1947)win vs Zeke Brown (1947)win vs Jim Johnson (1947)win vs Jimmy Dodd (1947)win vs Al Zappala (1947)win vs Zack Johnson (1947)win vs Dave Glanton (1947)win vs Gene Gosney (1948)win vs Don Mogard (1948)win vs Mike Jacobs (1948)win vs Mel McKinney (1948)win vs Teddy Georges (1948)win vs Oscar Goode (1948)win vs Tony Gangemi (1948)win vs Benny Rusk (1948)win vs Freddie McManus (1948)win vs John Holloway (1948)win vs Claude McClintock (1948)win vs Steve King (1948)win vs Jimmy White (1948)win vs Frankie Reed (1948)win vs Mike Belluscio (1948)win vs César Brion (1949)win vs Walter Hafer (1949)win vs Joe Dominic (1949)win vs Jackie Lyons (1949)win vs Harry Haft (1949)win vs Jimmy Carollo (1949)win vs Eldridge Eatman (1949)win vs Gino Buonvino (1949)win vs Bill Weinberg (1949)win vs Duilio Spagnolo (1950)win vs Keene Simmons (1950)win vs Georgie Fuller (1950)win vs Jimmy Walls (1950)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1950)loss vs Dan Bucceroni (1951)win vs Ted Lowry (1951)win vs Gene Felton (1951)win vs Vern Mitchell (1951)win vs Keene Simmons (1951)win vs Curt Kennedy (1951)win vs Rocky Jones (1952)win vs Dan Bucceroni (1952)win vs Joe McFadden (1952)win vs Ralph Schneider (1952)win vs Bill Wilson (1952)loss vs Rocky Marciano (1953)win vs Rex Layne (1953)loss vs Charley Norkus (1954)loss vs Don Cockell (1954)loss vs Julio Mederos (1955)win vs Al Anderson (1957)win vs Jimmy McMillan (1957)loss vs Larry Zernitz (1958)win vs Ike Thomas (1960)win vs Danny Logan (1960)loss vs Monroe Ratliff (1961)
winlossdraw / NC1947–1961

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