Rex Layne was born in
LewistonLewiston is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lewiston is located at ....
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on June 7,1928. He died on June 7,2000
According to the Oct. 29, 1949
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, Layne was a Mormon who was a staff sergeant with an airborne division in
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for 19 months, serving some time in Japan. He did not start boxing until he joined the Army. "When they sent out a call for boxing candidates at Soporo,
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, he won the heavyweight championship of our troops in
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Rex Layne was born in
LewistonLewiston is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lewiston is located at ....
,
UtahUtah is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80 percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making...
on June 7,1928. He died on June 7,2000
Background
According to the Oct. 29, 1949
Tacoma News TribuneThe News Tribune is a daily newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States.-History:It can trace its origins back to the founding of the weekly Tacoma Ledger by R.F. Radabaugh in 1880. The next year, H.C. Patrick founded The News, another weekly. Both papers became dailies in 1883. In 1898,...
, Layne was a Mormon who was a staff sergeant with an airborne division in
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
for 19 months, serving some time in Japan. He did not start boxing until he joined the Army. "When they sent out a call for boxing candidates at Soporo,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, he won the heavyweight championship of our troops in
NipponNippon is a native name for Japan.Nippon can also refer to:-Company names:All of the following companies are based in Japan.*Nippon Telegraph and Telephone*Nippon Television*Nippon Broadcasting System*Radio Nippon*Nishi-Nippon Railroad...
. Returning home in 1947, he dropped a close decision in an Olympic tryout to Jay Lambert, who won the United States Olympic title, and lost a decision in the London semifinals. Last spring Layne lost a close verdict to Utah State's Dale Panter in the Utah
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, but earned a trip to Boston acquiring the A.A.U. Intermountain amateur championship by a knockout. In the Hub he won four bouts, three by knockouts, to account for the national championship."
Amateur career
Rex Layne was a Salt Lake City sugar beet farmer when he won the 1949 National AAU Heavyweight Championship.
Professional career
His final record stands at 50-17-3 (34 KO). He was undefeated his first 17 fights.
He fought legendary boxer
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and lost by 6th round KO. Marciano's knockout punch sheared off four of Layne's upper, front teeth at the gumline and sent his mouthpiece ten feet across the ring.
Trivia
- Was Featured on the cover of the May 1951 The Ring magazine.
His outstanding career featured wins over such champions as Ezzard Charles and Joe Walcott, as well as other notable contenders such as Bob Satterfield.
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