Tommy Jackson vs. Rex Layne (2st meeting)
Rex Layne 202 lbs lost to Tommy Jackson 194 lbs by TKO at 0:25 in round 6 of 10
- Date: 1955-10-07
- Location: Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Referee: Lou Handler 48-45
- Judge: Joe Lenahan 48-46
- Judge: Barney Blatnik 43-48
"Rex Layne pushed Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson around for four rounds, fooling him constantly with 'sucker' right hand leads. The Hurricane was a mere breeze in the early going. He seemed confused by Layne's unorthodox, lunging punches. He even failed to respond to his corner's threat of, 'Get out there and fight or you'll have to start working for a living.' Finally, Jackson started hitting in the 5th round. By this time the pudgy Layne, huffing and puffing, was an easy target. Jackson opened a cut over his right eye and the blood turned Layne's face to a crimson mask. His corner did a quick patch job on the eye between rounds but Jackson's first punch of the 6th opened it again. Referee Lou Handler called a halt after 25 seconds, with Layne blinded by his own blood." -Associated Press
- Although the point tabulation was not mentioned, the AP's unofficial card had Layne ahead at the time of the stoppage.
Post fight comments
- "We want the big one now. We want Marciano. The Hurricane is ready." -Lippe Briedbart, Jackson's manager
- "He was a better fighter than when we met the first time and I will say that he can take a punch. But he's not as good as he thinks." -Rex Layne
- "I'm ready to take on the champ or anyone else right now. I never even got warmed up against Layne." -Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson
- "Rex would have whipped him if they would have left the fight go on. It would have only taken 3 stitches to close that cut. Why it took 16 stitches to sew him up after he fought Marciano." -Marv Jensen, Layne's manager