Tony Ayala, Jr.?

[Violent Demise]

Honestly,its not like he was deprived and had his chances taken from him.He was right on the cusp receiving high praise and good exposure and choose to throw it all away.....twice.Have seen him a few times when he was coming up and was strong with some good hooking...almost a methodical fierceness about him but just don't think he would have hung with Hearns or Leonard....and the sight of Bonsante beating the ever loving crap out of him and making him quit on his stool was great.He made his 3 hots and a cot...now he's sleeping in it.

I could see Ayala doing to Leonard what Duran did to him. It was all there for Ayala and he blew it. I think he would of massacred Davey Moore

[Jody Lane]

Honestly,its not like he was deprived and had his chances taken from him.He was right on the cusp receiving high praise and good exposure and choose to throw it all away.....twice.Have seen him a few times when he was coming up and was strong with some good hooking...almost a methodical fierceness about him but just don't think he would have hung with Hearns or Leonard....and the sight of Bonsante beating the ever loving crap out of him and making him quit on his stool was great.He made his 3 hots and a cot...now he's sleeping in it.

I could see Ayala doing to Leonard what Duran did to him. It was all there for Ayala and he blew it. I think he would of massacred Davey Moore

I saw him fight when he was young. Leonard would have beat the crap out of him. Leonard lost to Duran because he fought the wrong fight the first time and Duran fought almost to perfection with his fight plan. Leonard tried to out-macho the toughest guy out there and you don't beat a man at his own game. He didn't make the same mistake twice in the rematch. I'd see Leonard treating Tony the same way if they had fought, outslicking Ayala, making him miss and look foolish. Frankly they were talking of a Duran fight at one point and if the fight had taken place in 1983, Tony would have been busted up pretty bad by that version of Duran. Tony may have been tough but you are a lot more tougher being willing to stand up to Hagler for 15 rounds. Of course I think that took a lot out of him and, well Hearns did what Hagler couldn't next time out. But going by the original projection of an early to mid 1983 showdown with Duran, it would have been a hard leason for Tony to learn.