Tony Ayala Jr. To Be Released By April 2014
By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent
The Baby Bull AKA middleweight boxer Tony ‘El Torito’ Ayala Jr., is scheduled to be released from prison soon. According to the Texas Department of Justice, Ayala projected release date is no later than April 27, 2014, from Sanders Estes Prison Unit in Venus, Texas. State prison records indicate the facility has 195 employees, 144 of whom form the security detail, supervising a maximum of 1,040 male inmates with two custody levels, G1 and G2, on a 40 acre prison facility built in August 1989. Sanders Estes offers inmates GED, adult education and vocational trade programs, religious faith services, and participates in the Animal Welfare (PAWS) programs.
Public Online Offender Information Details of Prisoner Antonio ‘Tony’ Ayala Jr.
http://offender.tdcj.state.tx.us/POSdb2/offenderDetail.action?sid=02622651
Ayala violated probation in 2004 and was sentenced in ten years in prison in Texas for speeding, driving without a license, and for possessing heroin and pornographic materials. He has mysteriously refused all requests for jailhouse interviews since reincarceration. It is not known if ‘El Torito’, 9-2 with 8 knockouts in his comeback after getting released from prison the first time, will attempt another comeback in Texas yet again upon getting released from prison shortly for the second time.
Tony Ayala Ten Minute Boxing Documentary, Courtesy Boxing Heaven Online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGRq4jV1Ps
Ayala’s greatest war was against himself, using alcohol, heroin and cocaine several times a day, even before fights. Ayala discovered in therapy where he went wrong, being molested repeatedly as a child by a family friend, what Ayala termed ‘Ground Zero’ is his prison psychological treatment to determine the root of his underlying problems. Despite his hard work in therapy during his 16 years in prison, Ayala’s inner demons came back to haunt him. His internal rage translated into his ring fire, but unlike Roberto Duran, Ayala was unable to control it outside the ring.
Ayala versus Lamont Kirkland 1979 National Golden Gloves 160 Lb Championship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb0gupeoOJg
Ayala had his first amateur bout at five years old. Ayala won the 1979 National Golden Gloves open championship at 165 pounds, winning 140 amateur bouts overall, with the heart, determination and attributes to be a champion. Perhaps the best rising fighter in the world after he turned professional, Ayala is better known for his troubles with the law. In 1983, Ayala burglarized the home of his neighbor, a young schoolteacher, and brutally committed assaulted and raped her at knifepoint, his third such conviction of this type. One of these offenses took place in of all places, the rest room of a local movie theater, and left the brutalized woman with a broken back. The previous two offenses got Ayala probation, but the third offense got Ayala 35 years in prison under the repeat offender’s law.
Tony Ayala Jr. versus Mario Maldonado Junior Middleweight Bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdSnRZFMbY0
Ayala was paroled from prison in 1999 after serving sixteen years of his sentence. In 2000, Ayala was shot in the shoulder by a young woman he had befriended after breaking into her home, his intent obvious and his repeat offense a surprise to nobody. In 2003, Ayala was charged with having sex with a minor, but the charges were dismissed when the girl suddenly recanted.
October 19, 1981 Sports Illustrated Story on Ayala, ‘No Fly in the Soup So Far’
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124888/3/index.htm
Ayala was featured in a 1981 Sports Illustrated story back in the day, and had much promise and hope for winning a world title. Ayala went 22-0 with 21 knockouts between 1980 and 1983. Of the 33 opponents he fought in his 31-2 career, only five had losing records. It is not known if states like Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa would be willing to give Ayala a new boxing license if he demonstrates fitness to return to the ring. ‘El Torito’ will turn 50 years old on February 13, 2013.
Tony Ayala Jr. versus Jerry Cheatham Rounds One and Two of Middleweight Bout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ubgEPOuWHY
From Bernard Hopkins to Dewey Bosella to Mark Weinman, older fighters have been licensed by various commissions and have demonstrated the ability to win despite advanced age. Hopkins, who at age 48 is BoxRec’s number one ranked light heavyweight, will challenge 29-0 Tavoris Cloud for the International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight championship on March 9, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Wherever Tony Ayala Jr. is, he’ll probably be tuned in to the Home Box Office telecast of Hopkins versus Cloud, and thinking about father time as he contemplates his life on the outside after release. Perhaps Tony Ayala Jr. can salvage his remaining boxing life as an amateur and professional trainer in the near future, perhaps not. Can Tony Ayala Jr. cleanup his act once and for all and save his soul for the whole world to see? The iron bars swing open soon.
Tony Ayala Jr. versus Robbie Epps August 1982 Middleweight Bout (Rare Footage)
Tony Ayala Jr. had looked towards mega bouts with Maurice Hope, Ayub Kalule, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Davey Moore. For Tony, freedom and boxing may be all he has left in this world. His demeanor and character will determine how long he will survive on the outside this time round, if he stays out of jailor not, and how long he will live. Even baseball outs end with three strikes, and Ayala’s nine lives are up.
From Michael Dynamite Dokes to Roger Mayweather, from Floyd Mayweather Jr., to Sammy Serrano, from Esteban DeJesus to Tommy ‘The Duke’ Morrison, boxers have served jail time for various stretches. From Ernest Mateen to Hector Camacho Sr., from Johnny Tapia to Arturo Gatti to Omar Henry, boxers die. From Clifford Etienne to Michael Nunn to Dale Crowe, boxers still do hard time in prison for not obeying the law. When Tony gets out of jail, he must make lifestyle changes, as the odds say if ‘El Torito’ goes back to jail a third time, he will never get out again.
Tony Ayala Jr. versus Yori Boy Campas July 2000 Middleweight Bout Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lfuuQD9F7c
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