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Rex Layne vs Rocky Marciano — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rex Layne

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Rocky Marciano

Rex Layne (50-17-3) and Rocky Marciano (49-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Layne

50

Wins34 KO · 68%

17

Losses

3

Draws10 tracked bouts

Marciano

49

Wins43 KO · 88%

0

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Marciano leads 1–0

Rex Layne and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.

Rex Layne and Rocky Marciano have met 1 time; Marciano leads 1–0.
Met1951Jul 12Series
Rex LayneFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rocky MarcianoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Layne 0 · Marciano 8 of 8 measurable rows
LayneMarciano
Record
50-17-349-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.6%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
34
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
68%
87.76% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
88% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.8
2
5.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
10
49

† 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
Rex Layne: No height on file
Rocky Marciano: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Rex Layne: No reach on file
Rocky Marciano: 67″
Agenot comparable
Rex Layne: Died aged 72
Rocky Marciano: Died aged 45
Stance
Rex Layne: Orthodox
Rocky Marciano: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Rocky Marciano49 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Rocky Marciano: 49 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (88%) and 6 on the cards (12%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 88%6 on the cards 12%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rex Layne 10, Rocky Marciano 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Marciano better on 3

Layne

Opponent

Marciano

  • Rex Layne

    1–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1953

    Win, PTS

    1952

    Loss, TKO 11

    1951

    CharlesMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 8

    1954

    Win, UD

    1954

  • Rex Layne

    Loss, SD

    1953

    StarzaMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 11

    1953

    Win, SD

    1950

  • Rex Layne

    Win, UD

    1950

    WalcottMarciano better

    Rocky Marciano

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 1

    1953

    Win, KO 13

    1952

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

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

Rocky Marciano has won 49 straight, the most recent against Archie Moore. Marciano last boxed on Sep 21, 1955.WWWWW

Starza Sep 1953Charles Jun 1954Charles Sep 1954Cockell May 1955Moore Sep 19555.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rex Layne and Rocky Marciano ever fought each other?
Yes. Rex Layne and Rocky Marciano met once on July 12, 1951, and Rocky Marciano won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

LJul 12, 1951 · Marciano · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Layne or Marciano?
Rex Layne is 50-17-3 and Rocky Marciano is 49-0. Rocky Marciano has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Layne50–17–373.6%

Marciano49–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Layne or Marciano?
Rex Layne has 34 knockout wins and Rocky Marciano has 43. Rocky Marciano has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Layne3468%

Marciano4387.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Layne and Marciano have any common opponents?
Rex Layne and Rocky Marciano share 3 common opponents: Ezzard Charles, Roland La Starza and Jersey Joe Walcott. Rocky Marciano fared better against 3 of them.
3 shared opponents

Ezzard Charles1–2W

Roland La StarzaLW

Jersey Joe WalcottWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Layne and Marciano?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Rex Layne and 49 bouts tracked for Rocky Marciano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Layne10bouts

Marciano49bouts

How They Win ↓

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