Evening star., 1951-07-13
Rocky Marciano Says
He sReady for Charlie,
After kayoing Layne
picture on Page A-21.)
BY the Associated Press

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Marciano. the better from Brock
ton, Mass. set his sights on Ez-
,zard Charles. the heavyweight
champion. and Joe Louis today
after his knockout victory over
Rex Layne.
Charles. Louis. that's for me. |"
the undefeated New England slug
ger shouted as he accepted con-
lgratulations from his six-round
defeat of the worlds No. 3 heavy
weight in Madison Square Garden
Hast night.
'I'Il take on anybody" Rocky
said. But my manager, Marty
WE'LL, says it has to be Charles or
Louis next. Okay, I'm ready
This from a guy who was rated
a 13-to-5 underdog, wasn't given
a chance by the alleged experts.
and who celebrated his third year
of pro boxing by betting out the
Pride of the Rockies with a smash
ing right to the jaw in IS Sec
onds of the sixth Of a 10-rounder.
Layne'S Manager Praises Winner.
"He fought a perfect fight
against Rex" Layne's manager,
Marv Jenson, said. "He had him
figured like Schmeling figured
Louis the first time. You got to
give him credit"
Perfect fight" is what tiny
Charley Goldman, Rocky's trainer,
also called it.
HE kept low so Layne wouldn't
have a chance for a clear shot.
kept to his left SO Rex couldn't
get the full leverage for his right
and opened up in the fifth and
sixth when Layne was looking for
some more infighting."
"His style bothered me-" Layne
said. II couldn't get an opening
for a clean shot. He hits hard.
Not as hard as Louis, but hard.
I don't want to take anything
away from Rocky-he's good
but I felt loggy all night. Couldn't
get going. Maybe I've been work.
ing too hard and long. I'm going
to take a rest. But I'll be back. "
Bout Draws 12,565 Fans.
The 1866 fans who paid $73.-
100 want him back, too. The
chunky, game, aggressive 23-year-
old from Lewiston, Utah, has been
a tonic to the game here. It was
his first knockout and only his
second defeat in 80 fights. He's
crude and has lot to learn, but
he has chance to make himself
felt again in this talent-Starved
business.
Layne said his right knee
popped on him in the third, the
same round in which Marciano
shattered his rivals bridgework
and knocked out a tooth.
Bobbing and weaving and scor-
ing with left hooks and right
uppercuts, the 26-year-old Mar
ciano befuddled Layne with his
style during the first four rounds.
In the second an ugly cash was
opened over Layne's left eye and
in the fourth the Lewiston Lar
ruper went down from a shove.
Under Goldman's prompting
Rocky switched style in the fifth
land started banging his chunky
foe with looping punches from
Ioutside to bewilder Rex some
more. At the start of the sixth
lhe caught Rex with a powerful
fright to the jaw and Layne tot
tered forward and then fell On his
face for the fun count.
| 31st Kayo for Marciano.
1t was the 31st knockout in sc
fights for the shoemaker from
Brockton. He's batting 1861 in the
kayo league and no matter who
you fight that's big league belt
ling
! Today Marciano will pick up q
lcheck for about $4,000 and Layne
Twill collect $4,000. Rex will then
lfly to Lansing to pick up new
car while Rocky confers with jim
Morris and other Internationa.
Boxing Club officials.
i Norris pointed out that pre-
'Ivious. commitments will keel
Charles and Louis busy a while
and maybe Marciano would like te
fight either Harry Matthews OF
Roland la Starza.
4 mo Matthews, no La Starza
!. Just Louis or Charles" said thu
Wells, Marty and AL. "We1
! wait"
Al WE'LL is matchmaker for thu
. lIBC. He used to be Marciano'.
manager but had to stop manag
ing when he took his match.
making job.
, But I can root, can't l." AL says
Layne weighed 1893; Marciano
1851.