Rocky Marciano vs Roland LaStarza 2 (Full Fight Highlights)

Rocky Marciano 185 lbs beat Roland LaStarza 185 lbs by TKO in round 11 of 15 Date: 1953-09-24 Location: Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA Referee: Ruby Goldstein 7-3 Judge: Young Otto 6-4 Judge: Harold Barnes 5-5 World Heavyweight Championship (2nd defense by Marciano) The fight was sanctioned by the International Boxing Club. Marciano was a 4 to 1 betting favorite. Life magazine reported: “Trying to knock the challenger out with one punch, the 29-year-old Marciano was over-eager and awkward. He lunged, butted, hit below the belt, on the break and after the bell. Once, he swung so wildly that he missed and slipped clumsily to the canvas. Outboxing the champion and avoiding his blows, LaStarza managed to win four of the first six rounds. In the seventh, Marciano changed his tactics, started aiming at LaStarza’s body as well as his head in an attempt to wear the challenger down. He succeeded.“ The Associated Press reported: “Sliced around both eyes and bl