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Ayala might have walked right through Benes.
In 1983 Johnny Heard who I trained with and sparred with a zillion rounds(he also worked my corner) got a last minute fight in Austria vs Benes. Obviously Johnny was going over there as an "opponent". I will never forget the big smile on his face when he showed up at a weigh in at a card I was on when he got back. He had the newspaper clipping with him of him knocking out Benes in the first round. Stretched him with a right hand.

Tony Ayala was a monster of a fighter. Vaguely remember hearing about a coincidental NYC street confrontation between Ayala and Roberto Duran and supposedly, Duran backed down. Anybody ever hear about this?

Ayala was just destroying people back then, and he was only a kid. Imagine if he kept out of trouble and what a force he would have become at his physical prime?

montrealsuper wrote:Tony Ayala was a monster of a fighter. Vaguely remember hearing about a coincidental NYC street confrontation between Ayala and Roberto Duran and supposedly, Duran backed down. Anybody ever hear about this?

Ayala was just destroying people back then, and he was only a kid. Imagine if he kept out of trouble and what a force he would have become at his physical prime?

I doubt that would've happened at top level. Never heard the Duran gossip.

Il Duce wrote:WARNING

Do Not Believe Any Stories About Tony Ayala Jr.

Most Are Fabrications or Exaggerations Of The Truth

As with many fighters.