Mathis isn’t Ruiz. Frazier isn’t Walcott. Ams aren’t pros. Ruiz’s size, style, and quickness is basically hell on Earth for smaller fighters. There’s a reason why his opponents keep quitting.
From this list: Louis, Walcott, Charles, Baker, Layne, LaStarza, Valdes, Satterfield, Moore, Walls, Williams. We can add Hurricane Jackson, and Eddie Machen as well (not mentioned).
You post on a thread that has its modus operandi clearly laid out in the top opening line as in; "The guys that made up the heavyweight rankings in the 50's." Then you disregard the criteria by inserting someone who doesn't qualify, and when that's queried ,say that's all that matters to me.Why bother to post on the thread ?
Rex Layne wouldn't make the top 30 today. He brings nothing to the table. Not skilled. Not big. Not fast. Not strong. He's like a poor man's Pierre Coetzer. Unless he can convince Jack Dempsey to be his personal, full-time ref.
Layne was tough, had good power, had a good workrate, and good infighting skills and bodywork. He was game. Had it not been for the lack of boxing skills i would call him a well rounded fighter. Someone here accurately referred to him as a poor man's Marciano. He also reminds me of a better Oscar Rivas.
I doubt he hit as hard as Rivas.Rex's power is overated imo, his ko's are almost all over journeymen.
To be champion today the minimum numbers are something like 6 feet tall, 215 pounds, a 75 inch reach. You also need some power. The more power you have the more you can fudge the above minimum requirements.
