there's been talk of Martinez coming down to 154 to make that fight with manny
I would be so down for that fight.
Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
the one from San Antonio? can't remember his name but he got out and within a couple yrs was convected of another rape
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
Brian , What ever happened to that young middleweight 20-25 years ago that went to jail for rape?
You just described a large portion of boxing, sadly. That's like asking, "Whatever became of that football player who shot someone accidently?"
Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
Updated: July 28, 2004, 10:40 PM ET Boxer previously served 16 years for rape
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SAN ANTONIO -- Boxer Tony Ayala, known as "El Torito," was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for violating terms of his probation.
State District Judge Maria Teresa Herr handed down the sentence to Ayala for speeding near Woodlawn Lake earlier this month and possessing drug paraphernalia. Ayala refused to submit to a drug test.
Ayala, 41, was on probation from a 2001 conviction for burglary with intent to commit aggravated assault after he broke into a San Antonio home. He was shot once in the shoulder during the incident.
"We're really despondent," Jimmy Parks, the boxer's attorney, said in a story in Wednesday's online edition of the San Antonio Express-News. "We're really down about what happened. The probation conditions he faced were more onerous than they would have been for anybody else."
The boxer has had several other brushes with the law since returning to San Antonio in 1999 after serving a 16-year prison sentence in New Jersey on a rape conviction. He had a promising boxing career before he entered jail at age 20, and he resumed the sport again with mixed results after his release.
In December 2002, he was jailed on accusations of assaulting a 14-year-old girl. A motion to revoke his probation was withdrawn after the girl admitted she lied.
In November 2003, Ayala was jailed again for speeding. At the time of the traffic stop, he had four outstanding traffic warrants.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
On one occasion, he spit on his opponent after knocking him to the ground. He also admitted to using heroin before a fight on three occasions (his brother Mike Ayala also made allegations of using drugs before his world title fight against Danny Lopez). In the summer of 1981, teenager Ayala was featured in a cover story of Sports Illustrated as a rising star in boxing. Veteran boxing writer Michael Katz claimed he was the best young fighter he had ever seen, Muhammad Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee said he thought Ayala could have been one of boxing's greatest fighters. On September 16, 1981, he fought on the undercard of the legendary fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns. After defeating Carlos Herrera at the end of 1982, he was scheduled to fight champion Davey Moore.[2]
The fight was not to be. On January 1, 1983, Ayala burglarized the home of his neighbor, a young schoolteacher, and brutally sexually assaulted her.[3] Although he was only 19 years old, Ayala had already been convicted twice of assaults against women. He had been given probation for these offenses.[4] Under a repeat offender's law, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The prosecutor at trial argued the young boxer should serve the full term because he was a danger to the community.[5]
Ayala was paroled from prison in 1999 and resumed his boxing career,[6] winning six high profile fights, all by knockout. An eliminator against hard hitting ex-champ Yori Boy Campas brought an end to his unlikely comeback, a hand injury caused Ayala to quit on his stool after 8 rounds. His troubles with the law continued. In 2000, he was shot in the shoulder by a young woman after breaking into her home. He received probation and a brief jail term for this offense. In 2003, Ayala was charged with having sex with a thirteen year old girl, but the charges were dismissed when the girl said she lied about it. Finally, in 2004 Ayala was sentenced to ten years in prison when found speeding, without a driving license and with heroin and pornography in his possession.[7]
Dude got a slap on the wrist for breaking into the home of a woman and getting shot. WTF? What did they think he broke in to do, ask for a cup of sugar? Too bad she didn't hit him between the eyes instead of in the shoulder.
Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
The sound of Roy's head bouncing off the canvas is mildly disturbing, to say the least.
Brian.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
On one occasion, he spit on his opponent after knocking him to the ground. He also admitted to using heroin before a fight on three occasions (his brother Mike Ayala also made allegations of using drugs before his world title fight against Danny Lopez). In the summer of 1981, teenager Ayala was featured in a cover story of Sports Illustrated as a rising star in boxing. Veteran boxing writer Michael Katz claimed he was the best young fighter he had ever seen, Muhammad Ali's trainer Angelo Dundee said he thought Ayala could have been one of boxing's greatest fighters. On September 16, 1981, he fought on the undercard of the legendary fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns. After defeating Carlos Herrera at the end of 1982, he was scheduled to fight champion Davey Moore.[2]
The fight was not to be. On January 1, 1983, Ayala burglarized the home of his neighbor, a young schoolteacher, and brutally sexually assaulted her.[3] Although he was only 19 years old, Ayala had already been convicted twice of assaults against women. He had been given probation for these offenses.[4] Under a repeat offender's law, he was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The prosecutor at trial argued the young boxer should serve the full term because he was a danger to the community.[5]
Ayala was paroled from prison in 1999 and resumed his boxing career,[6] winning six high profile fights, all by knockout. An eliminator against hard hitting ex-champ Yori Boy Campas brought an end to his unlikely comeback, a hand injury caused Ayala to quit on his stool after 8 rounds. His troubles with the law continued. In 2000, he was shot in the shoulder by a young woman after breaking into her home. He received probation and a brief jail term for this offense. In 2003, Ayala was charged with having sex with a thirteen year old girl, but the charges were dismissed when the girl said she lied about it. Finally, in 2004 Ayala was sentenced to ten years in prison when found speeding, without a driving license and with heroin and pornography in his possession.[7]
Dude got a slap on the wrist for breaking into the home of a woman and getting shot. WTF? What did they think he broke in to do, ask for a cup of sugar? Too bad she didn't hit him between the eyes instead of in the shoulder.
Brian.
Here's more of the Ayala story. As a baby his father (and trainer) would tickle him until laughing, then would pinch him until he cried. Raised to be a bad azz and in the ring he was....I mean he was going to be great. Awesome power and speed. Tough dude, but screwed up early by a father that was a major flake.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
You need to learn why he's become what he is, it's one hail of a story. I've got my 18 month old grand baby with me and I can't imagine teaching her what baby Tony Ayala was taught......several family members and 'friends' of Tony deserve life behind bars.
