Comments on: Dream Fight: Julian Jackson vs. Tony Ayala, Jr.

By: Jim Gustafson

Jim Gustafson — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:17:02 +0000

Thanks. This was a good read. I had the honor of seeing “The Hawk” win his first world title, against In-Chul Baek. Baek was no stiff. In fact, although not well known, he was a pretty good, heavy-handed fighter. However, Jackson took him out within three. Wow, I can still see Jackson landing his thudding blows! The man from the US Virgin Islands could really swat. Check out fights from his prime–like against Buster Drayton and Herol Graham–and you’ll see his frightening power. Yes, a fight with “El Torito” would’ve had the crowd on their feet, but Ayala wouldn’t have been on his feet for long. Tony would’ve lasted two rounds at the very most. Kinda weird match-up in a way ’cause Julian Jackson was one of the nicest fighters ever, and Ayala . . . well . . . .

By: MikeHanson

MikeHanson — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:03:31 +0000

That’s funny … I loved Ayala Jr. but he was fighting a collection of stiffs before going to prison. He hadn’t faced anyone close to Jackson’s level. His two best wins were over Robbie Epps and Carlos Herrera who were D+ type fighters.

Hard to tell how this fight would have gone because when Ayala went to prison Jackson was just as green. We know how Jackson ended up but no one knows what Ayala would have done against better competition. Too bad we never got to find out

By: cam beaton

cam beaton — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:58:45 +0000

No f****ing way. Tony was destroying everyone before he went to jail. He would have handled Jackson easy.