Cesar Brion vs. Rex Layne
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Cesar Brion 194 lbs lost to Rex Layne 196 lbs by SD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1951-02-09
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Jack Watson 5-4
- Judge: Frank Forbes 3-7
- Judge: Harold Barnes 2-7
James Dawson, New York Times, scored the bout 7-3 for Brion, giving Layne rounds 1, 2 and 8. Associated Press scored the bout 7-3 Layne.
Dawson wrote:
“Plunging and tossing like a rudderless ship, Rex Layne, Lewiston, Utah, heavyweight, somehow or other managed to gain a decision over Cesar Brion, from the Argentine, in ten dull rounds of fighting at Madison Square Garden last night. And if there is any consolation in a moral victory, Brion has it. A crowd of 5,768 booed the verdict and it was plain that many, if not the majority, thought Brion had won.”
Associated Press: “22-year-old Rex from Utah’s sugar beet land failed to live up to the gaudy promise of his Nov. 24 upset over tired old Jersey Joe Walcott.”
Factoids
- Layne was a 9-5 favorite.
- The crowd numbered 5,768 and the receipts were $19,040.