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.
Jersey Joe Walcott vs Rex Layne — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Rex Layne leads 1–0- Rex Layne wonWalcott vs LayneNov 24, 1950 · UD
The Numbers
- 49-20-1
- Record
- 50-17-3 (edge)
- 70.7%
- Win %
- 73.6% (edge)
- 31
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
- 63.27%
- KO rate
- 68% (edge)
- 63% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 33%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2
- 70
- Bouts tracked
- 10
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Height
- —
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 112
- Age
- 98
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJersey Joe Walcott · 49 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
17
Other
1
Rex Layne · 3 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (70 and 10 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJersey Joe Walcott
WUD · Jun 1952WKO R7 · Jul 1951LUD · Mar 1951LUD · Jun 1949Rex Layne
LUD · Apr 1953WPTS · Aug 1952LTKO R11 · Oct 1951
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jersey Joe Walcott
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L2 streak · last fought May 15, 1953
Rex Layne
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L5 streak · last fought Dec 19, 1955
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Jersey Joe Walcott or Rex Layne?
- Jersey Joe Walcott is 49-20-1 and Rex Layne is 50-17-3. Rex Layne has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jersey Joe Walcott or Rex Layne?
- Jersey Joe Walcott has 31 knockout wins and Rex Layne has 34. Rex Layne has more.
- Do Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex 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.