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Rocky Castellani vs Sugar Ray Robinson

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Meetings on record

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Rocky Castellani and Sugar Ray Robinson met once (1955). Sugar Ray Robinson won in 1955 by decision.

SOURCE·Rocky Castellani and Sugar Ray Robinson — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Rocky CastellaniSugar Ray Robinson
—Reach—
—Height71″ (180.3 cm)
—Reach advantage—
69–14Record174–19
26%Finish rate63%
25Longest unbeaten run124
84Recorded bouts186
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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

Common opponents

Both fought these 11. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentRocky CastellaniSugar Ray Robinson
Joey Giardello W L
Gene Fullmer L L
Gene Fullmer L D
Gene Fullmer L W
Bobo Olson L W
Bobo Olson L W
Bobo Olson L W
Bobo Olson L W
Charley Fusari L W
Kid Gavilán L W
Kid Gavilán L W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Rocky Castellani

19401950UNFILEDloss v Joe Kiddish, 1944, koloss v Chuck Kinney, 1944, kodraw v Paulie Wilson, 1944, decisionwin v Jackie Murphy, 1944, kowin v Ray Murphy, 1944, decisionwin v Jack Leidinger, 1944, kodraw v Jack Shea, 1944, decisionloss v Billy Kilroy, 1946, kowin v Stan Perrock, 1946, kowin v Stanley Miller, 1946, kowin v Billy Brown, 1946, kowin v Joe Kiddish, 1946, decisionwin v John Stoffy, 1946, kowin v Lenny Mancini, 1947, decisionwin v Tony Riccio, 1947, decisionwin v Vic Costa, 1947, kowin v Billy Kilroy, 1947, decisionwin v Ernie Butler, 1947, decisionwin v Gene Boland, 1947, decisionwin v Jiggs Donahue, 1947, decisionwin v Patsy Gall, 1947, decisionwin v Chubby Wright, 1947, decisionwin v Joey Freda, 1947, decisionwin v 'Young' Beau Jack, 1947, decisionwin v Sonny Horne, 1948, decisionwin v Walter Cartier, 1948, kowin v Herbie Kronowitz, 1948, decisionwin v Mickey Zangara, 1948, decisionwin v Harold Green, 1948, decisionwin v Leo Sawicki, 1948, kowin v Jimmy King, 1948, decisionwin v Harold Green, 1949, decisionwin v Tony Riccio, 1949, decisionloss v Kid Gavilán, 1949, decisionwin v Tony Janiro, 1949, decisionwin v Tony DeMicco, 1949, decisionloss v Charley Fusari, 1949, decisionwin v Al Priest, 1949, decisionwin v Phil Burton, 1950, decisionwin v Ernie Durando, 1950, decisionwin v Terry Moore, 1951, decisionwin v Joey Giardello, 1951, decisionwin v Eugene Hairston, 1951, decisionwin v Joe DiMartino, 1951, kowin v Tommy Varsos, 1951, kowin v Bobby Lloyd, 1951, decisionwin v Jimmy Flood, 1952, decisionwin v Vic Cardell, 1952, decisionwin v Jimmy Herring, 1952, kowin v Johnny Lombardo, 1952, decisionwin v Johnny Bratton, 1952, decisiondraw v Billy Graham, 1952, decisionwin v Ralph Zanelli, 1952, decisionwin v Ralph 'Tiger' Jones, 1952, decisionloss v Ernie Durando, 1952, kowin v Gil Turner, 1953, decisionwin v Mickey Laurent, 1953, decisionwin v Ted Olla, 1953, decisionwin v Johnny Lombardo, 1953, decisionwin v Jackie Keough, 1953, kowin v Pierre Langlois, 1953, decisionwin v Johnny Mack, 1953, kowin v Ralph 'Tiger' Jones, 1953, decisionwin v Moses Ward, 1954, koloss v Bobo Olson, 1954, decisionwin v Pedro Gonzales, 1954, decisionwin v Phil Rizzo, 1954, kowin v Ernie Durando, 1954, decisionwin v Pedro Gonzales, 1955, koloss v Sugar Ray Robinson, 1955, decisionwin v Chico Varona, 1955, decisionwin v Holley Mims, 1955, decisionloss v Joey Giambra, 1956, decisionwin v Al Andrews, 1956, decisionwin v Johnny Sullivan, 1956, decisionloss v Gene Fullmer, 1956, decisionloss v Rory Calhoun, 1957, decisionloss v Bobby Boyd, 1957, decisionwin v Lester Felton, 1957, kowin v Felix Benson, 1957, decisionresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1944–1957 · EARLIEST 3 NOT SHOWN · 1 UNDATED
1950 draw vs Al Harrison (1944)draw vs George Henry (1944)win vs Billy Hayes (1944)loss vs Joe Kiddish (1944)loss vs Chuck Kinney (1944)draw vs Paulie Wilson (1944)win vs Jackie Murphy (1944)win vs Ray Murphy (1944)win vs Jack Leidinger (1944)draw vs Jack Shea (1944)loss vs Billy Kilroy (1946)win vs Stan Perrock (1946)win vs Stanley Miller (1946)win vs Billy Brown (1946)win vs Joe Kiddish (1946)win vs John Stoffy (1946)win vs Lenny Mancini (1947)win vs Tony Riccio (1947)win vs Vic Costa (1947)win vs Billy Kilroy (1947)win vs Ernie Butler (1947)win vs Gene Boland (1947)win vs Jiggs Donahue (1947)win vs Patsy Gall (1947)win vs Chubby Wright (1947)win vs Joey Freda (1947)win vs 'Young' Beau Jack (1947)win vs Sonny Horne (1948)win vs Walter Cartier (1948)win vs Herbie Kronowitz (1948)win vs Mickey Zangara (1948)win vs Harold Green (1948)win vs Leo Sawicki (1948)win vs Jimmy King (1948)win vs Harold Green (1949)win vs Tony Riccio (1949)loss vs Kid Gavilán (1949)win vs Tony Janiro (1949)win vs Tony DeMicco (1949)loss vs Charley Fusari (1949)win vs Al Priest (1949)win vs Phil Burton (1950)win vs Ernie Durando (1950)win vs Terry Moore (1951)win vs Joey Giardello (1951)win vs Eugene Hairston (1951)win vs Joe DiMartino (1951)win vs Tommy Varsos (1951)win vs Bobby Lloyd (1951)win vs Jimmy Flood (1952)win vs Vic Cardell (1952)win vs Jimmy Herring (1952)win vs Johnny Lombardo (1952)win vs Johnny Bratton (1952)draw vs Billy Graham (1952)win vs Ralph Zanelli (1952)win vs Ralph 'Tiger' Jones (1952)loss vs Ernie Durando (1952)win vs Gil Turner (1953)win vs Mickey Laurent (1953)win vs Ted Olla (1953)win vs Johnny Lombardo (1953)win vs Jackie Keough (1953)win vs Pierre Langlois (1953)win vs Johnny Mack (1953)win vs Ralph 'Tiger' Jones (1953)win vs Moses Ward (1954)loss vs Bobo Olson (1954)win vs Pedro Gonzales (1954)win vs Phil Rizzo (1954)win vs Ernie Durando (1954)win vs Pedro Gonzales (1955)loss vs Sugar Ray Robinson (1955)win vs Chico Varona (1955)win vs Holley Mims (1955)loss vs Joey Giambra (1956)win vs Al Andrews (1956)win vs Johnny Sullivan (1956)loss vs Gene Fullmer (1956)loss vs Rory Calhoun (1957)loss vs Bobby Boyd (1957)win vs Lester Felton (1957)win vs Felix Benson (1957)
winlossdraw / NC1944–1957

Sugar Ray Robinson

19501960win v Joe Rindone, 1950, kowin v Billy Brown, 1950, decisionwin v José Basora, 1950, kowin v Charley Fusari, 1950, decisionwin v Ray Barnes, 1950, decisionwin v Cliff Beckett, 1950, kowin v George Costner, 1950, kowin v Aaron Wade, 1950, kowin v Johnny Dudley, 1950, kowin v Al Mobley, 1950, kowin v George LaRover, 1950, kowin v Randolph Turpin, 1951, kowin v Cyrille Delannoit, 1951, koresult not stated v Gerhard Hecht, 1951win v Jean Walzack, 1951, kowin v Jan de Bruin, 1951, kowin v Jean Wanes, 1951, decisionwin v Kid Marcel, 1951, kowin v Don Ellis, 1951, kowin v Holly Mims, 1951, decisionwin v Jake LaMotta, 1951, koloss v Joey Maxim, 1952, kowin v Rocky Graziano, 1952, kowin v Bobo Olson, 1952, decisionwin v Bobo Olson, 1955, kowin v Rocky Castellani, 1955, decisionwin v Garth Panter, 1955, decisionwin v Ted Olla, 1955, kowin v Johnny Lombardo, 1955, decisionloss v Ralph Jones, 1955, decisionwin v Joe Rindone, 1955, kowin v Bob Provizzi, 1956, decisionwin v Bobo Olson, 1956, koloss v Carmen Basilio, 1957, decisionwin v Gene Fullmer, 1957, kowin v Carmen Basilio, 1958, decisionwin v Bob Young, 1959, kodraw v Gene Fullmer, 1960, decisionloss v Paul Pender, 1960, decisionwin v Tony Baldoni, 1960, kowin v Wilf Greaves, 1961, kowin v Al Hauser, 1961, kowin v Denny Moyer, 1961, decisionloss v Gene Fullmer, 1961, decisionwin v Georges Estatoff, 1962, kowin v Diego Infantes, 1962, koloss v Terry Downes, 1962, decisionloss v Phil Moyer, 1962, decisionwin v Bobby Lee, 1962, koloss v Denny Moyer, 1962, decisionwin v Armand Vanucci, 1963, decisionwin v Andre Davier, 1963, decisionwin v Emiel Sarens, 1963, kodraw v Fabio Bettini, 1963, decisionloss v Joey Giardello, 1963, decisionwin v Maurice Roblet, 1963, kowin v Billy Thornton, 1963, kowin v Bernie Reynolds, 1963, kowin v Ralph Dupas, 1963, decisiondraw v Fabio Bettini, 1964, decisionwin v Jean Beltritti, 1964, decisionwin v Jean Baptiste Rolland, 1964, decisionwin v Jackie Cailleau, 1964, decisionwin v Johnny Angel, 1964, kowin v Yoland Leveque, 1964, decisionloss v Mick Leahy, 1964, decisiondraw v Art Hernández, 1964, decisionwin v Clarence Riley, 1964, kowin v Gaylord Barnes, 1964, decisionloss v Joey Archer, 1965, decisionwin v Rudolph Bent, 1965, kowin v Peter Schmidt, 1965, decisionwin v Harvey McCullough, 1965, decisionresult not stated v Neil Morrison, 1965loss v Stan Harrington, 1965, decisionloss v Ferd Hernandez, 1965, decisionloss v Memo Ayón, 1965, decisionwin v Rocky Randell, 1965, kowin v Earl Bastings, 1965, kowin v Jimmy Beecham, 1965, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1950–1965 · EARLIEST 106 NOT SHOWN
1940 1950 1960 win vs Oliver White (1940)win vs Norment Quarles (1940)win vs Bobby Woods (1940)win vs Mitsos Grispos (1940)win vs Silent Stafford (1940)win vs Joe Echevarria (1940)win vs Fritzie Zivic (1941)win vs Marty Servo (1941)win vs Maxie Shapiro (1941)win vs Maurice Arnault (1941)win vs Carl Guggino (1941)win vs Sammy Angott (1941)win vs Pete Lello (1941)win vs Mike Evans (1941)win vs Nick Castiglione (1941)win vs Victor Troise (1941)win vs Joe Ghnouly (1941)win vs Charley Burns (1941)win vs Jimmy Tygh (1941)win vs Gene Spencer (1941)win vs Bobby McIntire (1941)win vs Benny Cartagena (1941)win vs George Zengaras (1941)win vs Frankie Wallace (1941)win vs Tony Iacovacci (1941)win vs Al Nettlow (1942)win vs Izzy Jannazzo (1942)win vs Vic Dellicurti (1942)win vs Jake LaMotta (1942)win vs Tony Motisi (1942)win vs Reuben Shank (1942)win vs Sammy Angott (1942)win vs Marty Servo (1942)win vs Dick Banner (1942)win vs Harvey Dubs (1942)win vs Norman Rubio (1942)win vs Maxie Berger (1942)win vs Fritzie Zivic (1942)win vs Henry Armstrong (1943)win vs Ralph Zannelli (1943)win vs Freddie Cabral (1943)win vs Jake LaMotta (1943)win vs California Jackie Wilson (1943)win vs George Martin (1944)win vs Sheik Rangel (1944)win vs Vic Dellicurti (1944)win vs Lou Woods (1944)win vs Izzy Jannazzo (1944)win vs Vic Dellicurti (1945)win vs Jake LaMotta (1945)win vs Jimmy Mandell (1945)win vs Jimmy McDaniels (1945)draw vs José Basora (1945)win vs George Costner (1945)win vs Tommy Bell (1945)win vs Billy Furrone (1945)win vs Tommy Bell (1946)win vs Artie Levine (1946)win vs Cecil Hudson (1946)win vs Ossie Harris (1946)win vs Sidney Miller (1946)win vs Vinnie Vines (1946)win vs Joe Curcio (1946)win vs Norman Rubio (1946)win vs Freddie Wilson (1946)win vs Freddie Flores (1946)win vs Izzy Jannazzo (1946)win vs Sammy Angott (1946)win vs Cliff Beckett (1946)win vs O'Neil Bell (1946)win vs Tony Riccio (1946)win vs Dave Clark (1946)win vs Chuck Taylor (1947)win vs Billy Nixon (1947)win vs California Jackie Wilson (1947)win vs Flashy Sebastian (1947)win vs Sammy Secreet (1947)win vs Jimmy Doyle (1947)win vs Georgie Abrams (1947)win vs Eddie Finazzo (1947)win vs Freddie Wilson (1947)win vs Bernie Miller (1947)win vs Bobby Lee (1948)win vs Kid Gavilán (1948)win vs Bernard Docusen (1948)win vs Henry Brimm (1948)win vs Ossie Harris (1948)win vs Vern Lester (1949)win vs Don Lee (1949)win vs Charley Dodson (1949)win vs Benny Evans (1949)win vs Steve Belloise (1949)win vs Kid Gavilán (1949)win vs Cecil Hudson (1949)win vs Freddie Flores (1949)win vs Earl Turner (1949)win vs Bobby Lee (1949)draw vs Henry Brimm (1949)win vs Young Gene Buffalo (1949)win vs Hans Stretz (1950)win vs Robert Villemain (1950)win vs Jean Walzack (1950)win vs Luc van Dam (1950)win vs Jean Stock (1950)win vs Bobby Dykes (1950)win vs Bobo Olson (1950)win vs Joe Rindone (1950)win vs Billy Brown (1950)win vs José Basora (1950)win vs Charley Fusari (1950)win vs Ray Barnes (1950)win vs Cliff Beckett (1950)win vs George Costner (1950)win vs Aaron Wade (1950)win vs Johnny Dudley (1950)win vs Al Mobley (1950)win vs George LaRover (1950)win vs Randolph Turpin (1951)win vs Cyrille Delannoit (1951)? vs Gerhard Hecht (1951)win vs Jean Walzack (1951)win vs Jan de Bruin (1951)win vs Jean Wanes (1951)win vs Kid Marcel (1951)win vs Don Ellis (1951)win vs Holly Mims (1951)win vs Jake LaMotta (1951)loss vs Joey Maxim (1952)win vs Rocky Graziano (1952)win vs Bobo Olson (1952)win vs Bobo Olson (1955)win vs Rocky Castellani (1955)win vs Garth Panter (1955)win vs Ted Olla (1955)win vs Johnny Lombardo (1955)loss vs Ralph Jones (1955)win vs Joe Rindone (1955)win vs Bob Provizzi (1956)win vs Bobo Olson (1956)loss vs Carmen Basilio (1957)win vs Gene Fullmer (1957)win vs Carmen Basilio (1958)win vs Bob Young (1959)draw vs Gene Fullmer (1960)loss vs Paul Pender (1960)win vs Tony Baldoni (1960)win vs Wilf Greaves (1961)win vs Al Hauser (1961)win vs Denny Moyer (1961)loss vs Gene Fullmer (1961)win vs Georges Estatoff (1962)win vs Diego Infantes (1962)loss vs Terry Downes (1962)loss vs Phil Moyer (1962)win vs Bobby Lee (1962)loss vs Denny Moyer (1962)win vs Armand Vanucci (1963)win vs Andre Davier (1963)win vs Emiel Sarens (1963)draw vs Fabio Bettini (1963)loss vs Joey Giardello (1963)win vs Maurice Roblet (1963)win vs Billy Thornton (1963)win vs Bernie Reynolds (1963)win vs Ralph Dupas (1963)draw vs Fabio Bettini (1964)win vs Jean Beltritti (1964)win vs Jean Baptiste Rolland (1964)win vs Jackie Cailleau (1964)win vs Johnny Angel (1964)win vs Yoland Leveque (1964)loss vs Mick Leahy (1964)draw vs Art Hernández (1964)win vs Clarence Riley (1964)win vs Gaylord Barnes (1964)loss vs Joey Archer (1965)win vs Rudolph Bent (1965)win vs Peter Schmidt (1965)win vs Harvey McCullough (1965)? vs Neil Morrison (1965)loss vs Stan Harrington (1965)loss vs Ferd Hernandez (1965)loss vs Memo Ayón (1965)win vs Rocky Randell (1965)win vs Earl Bastings (1965)win vs Jimmy Beecham (1965)
winlossdraw / NC1940–1965

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