Rex Layne
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Rex Gessel Layne was an American heavyweight professional boxer. Sometimes termed the "Lewiston Larruper" and later "Poor Ole Rex", Layne became a top contender in the early 1950s, although he never f
Layne, circa 1951
Layne (right) fighting future heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in 1950
Jersey Joe Walcott
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Arnold Raymond Cream, best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the New York State Athletic Commission, National Boxing Association,
Rex Layne
…for the heavyweight title. Despite this he notched victories over many top rated boxers of his era, including heavyweight champions Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott. Rex Layne was born on June 7, 1928 in Lewiston, Utah and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During World War II, Layne…
Walcott (left) with Robert Culp in the television series Cain's Hundred in 1962
Jersey Joe Walcott in 1937
Ezzard Charles (left) dodges a right hand from Jersey Joe Walcott (right) during their first boxing match on June 22, 1949, at Comiskey Park in Chicago
Rocky Marciano (left) and Walcott (right) pose with their signed contract to fight for the heavyweight title, c. August 1952