Rex Layne vs. Bob Satterfield

Bob Satterfield 181 lbs lost to Rex Layne 190 lbs by TKO at 2:56 in round 8 of 10

• Date: 1951-03-09
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Mark Conn

• Satterfield was a 9-5 favorite.
  
• The crowd numbered 5,981 and the receipts were $19,647.
  
• Judges' scoring at time of stoppage: Judge Arthur Aidala 3-3-1, Referee Mark Conn 4-3 Satterfield, Judge Harold Barnes 4-3 Layne.
• Layne was down in the 1st round from a right to the jaw for a count of seven.
• After this bout the IBC opened negotiations for a return bout between Layne and Jersey Joe Walcott to take place on April 1st in Chicago Stadium. Walcott, however, who had lost to Ezzard Charles for the title two nights previous, signed for a return with Charles, which ultimately became his title winning bout.

James Dawson, New York Times, on the stoppage:

“The hope in Satterfield’s corner was that he could survive the session, but Referee Mark Conn thought otherwise. Springing in between the men as they struggled on the ropes, Conn separated them and halted the fray. The time was 2:56.

“There were many in the gathering who thought that the referee’s action was a hasty one, in view of the short time remaining. It seemed to this observer that Satterfield could have finished the round safely.”