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Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rex Layne — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jersey Joe Walcott

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Rex Layne

Jersey Joe Walcott (49-20-1) and Rex Layne (50-17-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Walcott

49

Wins31 KO · 63%

20

Losses

1

Draw70 tracked bouts

Layne

50

Wins34 KO · 68%

17

Losses

3

Draws10 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Layne leads 1–0

Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne have met 1 time; Layne leads 1–0.

Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne have met 1 time; Layne leads 1–0.
Met1950Nov 24Series
Jersey Joe WalcottFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rex LayneFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Walcott 3 · Layne 5 of 8 measurable rows
WalcottLayne
Record
49-20-150-17-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.7%
73.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
31
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.27%
68% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 6
6
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
10

† 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
Jersey Joe Walcott: 6′0″
Rex Layne: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jersey Joe Walcott: 74″
Rex Layne: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jersey Joe Walcott: Died aged 80
Rex Layne: Died aged 72
Stance
Jersey Joe Walcott: Orthodox
Rex Layne: Orthodox

Jersey Joe Walcott left, Rex Layne right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jersey Joe Walcott49 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Jersey Joe Walcott: 49 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (63%), 17 on the cards (35%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 63%17 on the cards 35%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Rex Layne3 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Rex Layne: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jersey Joe Walcott 70, Rex Layne 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Walcott better on 1 · Layne better on 1

Walcott

Opponent

Layne

  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    0–2 against

    Loss, KO 1

    1953

    Loss, KO 13

    1952

    MarcianoLayne better

    Rex Layne

    Loss, KO 6

    1951

  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    2–2 against

    Win, UD

    1952

    Win, KO 7

    1951

    Loss, UD

    1951

    Loss, UD

    1949

    CharlesWalcott better

    Rex Layne

    1–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1953

    Win, PTS

    1952

    Loss, TKO 11

    1951

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jersey Joe Walcott has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Walcott last boxed on May 15, 1953.LWWLL

Charles Mar 1951Charles Jul 1951Charles Jun 1952Marciano Sep 1952Marciano May 19533.1 tracked bouts per year

Rex Layne has lost five straight. Layne last boxed on Dec 19, 1955.LLLLL

Starza Feb 1953Charles Apr 1953Jackson Jan 1954Jackson Oct 1955Pastrano Dec 19552 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne ever fought each other?
Yes. Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne met once on November 24, 1950, and Rex Layne won by UD.
The meeting

LNov 24, 1950 · Layne · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Walcott or Layne?
Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Rex Layne is 50-17-3. Rex Layne has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Walcott49–20–170.7%

Layne50–17–373.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Walcott or Layne?
Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Rex Layne has 34. Rex Layne has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Walcott3163.3%

Layne3468%

The Numbers ↓
Do Walcott and Layne have any common opponents?
Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne share 2 common opponents: Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Rocky MarcianoLL

Ezzard Charles2–21–2

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Walcott and Layne?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Jersey Joe Walcott and 10 bouts tracked for Rex Layne. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Walcott70bouts

Layne10bouts

How They Win ↓

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