Best San Antonio Fighter of All Time ?

[Liston3]

Texas is a big boxing state and San Antonio is one of its biggest boxing cities who is the best SA TOWN fighter ?

Robert Quiroga 21-2 Flyweight Title Holder 5 Title defenses. Was in fight of the year Vs Kid Akeem.

James Leija- 47-7-1 Beat Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson twice, Beat Titlist Troy Dorsey and Olympic Gold Medalist Steve McCroey.

John Michael Johnson- 30-9-1 WBA Bantamweight titlist and IBF Super Bantamweight Challenger, beat future Hall of Famer and one of my favorite fighters in Junior Jones.

Tony Ayala Jr. - Could've been not only the best San Antonio fighter of all time, but also one of the greatest p4p, if he didnt waste his talent and go to prison. He could've been great, but made a dumb and horrible mistake.

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

Easily "Jesse" James Leija, he's my favorite fighter. In his prime he was fast and had an excellent jab

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

Ya should post more on this, San Antonio is one of the best boxing towns and this is a boxing site. So this is a pretty tight thread

[Liston3]

Ya should post more on this, San Antonio is one of the best boxing towns and this is a boxing site. So this is a pretty tight thread

I AGREE DAWG, NICE TO SEE ANOTHER SA TOWN BOI ON ESB, WELCOME MAN

[Liston3]

I just put I dont give a shit on there for laughs, but it has completely dominated this poll :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sonny in Dallas]

Leija had much better management and promotion, especially early in his career, but Quiroga coudn't have done anymore than he did and I believe showed a lot of class retiring when he did rather than hang on for a few paydays. His tragic death still shocking now two years later...

[Liston3]

Leija had much better management and promotion, especially early in his career, but Quiroga coudn't have done anymore than he did and I believe showed a lot of class retiring when he did rather than hang on for a few paydays. His tragic death still shocking now two years later...

That was very sad. Every year they have a motorcycle race in his memory on the southside. I tend to think Leija was a bit overrated, although still a good fighter, because some of his losses in big fights, although he still managed good wins (Ward, Robinson, Nelson, and many others)

[Liston3]

Im glad Quiroga retired when he did, his talent wouldve completely diminshed and would have had a record of like 25-10 or sumthin when he retired , i credit him for knowin when to quit

[j0hn0]

Im glad Quiroga retired when he did, his talent wouldve completely diminshed and would have had a record of like 25-10 or sumthin when he retired , i credit him for knowin when to quit

im from sa (go spurs go), i vote for tony.

[Caper]

Where the hell is Pimp C on this thread?:huh

[mrrogers]

Shawn Michaels

[ravtrav]

Shawn Michaels:lol: :-(

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

I think Leija was easily the best :bbb , and why is Michael Johnson even in this poll :huh , he was nothing compared to the likes of Leija and Quiroga.

[Pimp C]

Where the hell is Pimp C on this thread?:huh
I represent H-Town not SA:lol: But I'll have to go with Leija.

[errsta]

Leija.

His fights with Azumah Nelson put him far ahead, IMO.

[Caper]

I represent H-Town not SA:lol: But I'll have to go with Leija.

My bad dog is that like asking who's the best Brooklyn fighter when your from Harlem?

Harlem and Brooklyn don't mix man, not at all.

[Motor City Sam]

Texas is a big boxing state and San Antonio is one of its biggest boxing cities who is the best SA TOWN fighter ?

Robert Quiroga 21-2 Flyweight Title Holder 5 Title defenses. Was in fight of the year Vs Kid Akeem.

James Leija- 47-7-1 Beat Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson twice, Beat Titlist Troy Dorsey and Olympic Gold Medalist Steve McCroey.

John Michael Johnson- 30-9-1 WBA Bantamweight titlist and IBF Super Bantamweight Challenger, beat future Hall of Famer and one of my favorite fighters in Junior Jones.

Tony Ayala Jr. - Could've been not only the best San Antonio fighter of all time, but also one of the greatest p4p, if he didnt waste his talent and go to prison. He could've been great, but made a dumb and horrible mistake.

Jessie James, IMO. It's hard to say what would have happened with Ayala. He certainly seemed to have a lot of promise, but he didn't have much in the way of wins over big names before he went to jail.

You should have left that last option off, brother.

[Curtis Lowe]

Probably should have had Mike Ayala instead of Tony. He came within a hair of beating Danny "Little Red" Lopez.

[Pimp C]

My bad dog is that like asking who's the best Brooklyn fighter when your from Harlem?

Harlem and Brooklyn don't mix man, not at all.
Not really we don't have a beef with SA they know thier place in the Texas food chain.:lol: The only time we have a problem is when we're talking basketball...damn Spurs.:twisted:

[Liston3]

Jessie James, IMO. It's hard to say what would have happened with Ayala. He certainly seemed to have a lot of promise, but he didn't have much in the way of wins over big names before he went to jail.

You should have left that last option off, brother.

I know man people wanna be funny and pick it, i just put that incase people didnt know any of these, but itz winning :huh :lol:

[Liston3]

Probably should have had Mike Ayala instead of Tony. He came within a hair of beating Danny "Little Red" Lopez.

Ya, but he moved away from San Antonio when he turned pro

[Motor City Sam]

I know man people wanna be funny and pick it, i just put that incase people didnt know any of these, but itz winning :huh :lol:

This was a good idea for a thread. I hadn't really given much thought to boxers from San Antonio, but I learned a bit from the posts here. :good

[Liston3]

This was a good idea for a thread. I hadn't really given much thought to boxers from San Antonio, but I learned a bit from the posts here. :good

Thanks MAn :good , thats why i posted it u know cause u hear alot about other big boxing cities and san antonio is usually left out, in my opinion san antonio is a underrated boxing town

[Bangis]

bruce bowen with his excellent defense.... lol

[Liston3]

bruce bowen with his excellent defense.... lol

:lol: :bbb

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

I just put I dont give a shit on there for laughs, but it has completely dominated this poll :lol: :lol: :lol:

thatz a shame cuz my boi Leija woulda won if u didnt put that option :fire :lol:

[Ramshall1]

I met Quiroga and Leija. . . both seem like nice guys. I saw Ayala at a bar a couple times but didnt really want to meet him for fear of being fondled.

My vote goes to Quiroga.

[bandeedo]

tony was probably the one with the most natural talent. he was really brutal and would sometimes spit on opponents after he knocked them out. my former inlaw was compadres with mike so i followed many of their fights. i used to hang out with flaco(john michael johnson) when we were in high school and i remember being amazed at how hard this skinny kid barely over 100lb could hit. i think flaco could have gone a lot further if it were not for some bad decisions he made outside the ring. pikin was probably the one with the biggest heart and was dead game. never met him personally but i loved to watch him fight. the smartest of the lot was probably james who accomplished the most, with what he had, inside and outside the ring. im hoping raul will surpass all these other guys for the good of sa boxing. oh, i also live across the street from gabriel elizondo( a good boxer from sa, in case youve never heard of him)

[Liston3]

tony was probably the one with the most natural talent. he was really brutal and would sometimes spit on opponents after he knocked them out. my former inlaw was compadres with mike so i followed many of their fights. i used to hang out with flaco(john michael johnson) when we were in high school and i remember being amazed at how hard this skinny kid barely over 100lb could hit. i think flaco could have gone a lot further if it were not for some bad decisions he made outside the ring. pikin was probably the one with the biggest heart and was dead game. never met him personally but i loved to watch him fight. the smartest of the lot was probably james who accomplished the most, with what he had, inside and outside the ring. im hoping raul will surpass all these other guys for the good of sa boxing. oh, i also live across the street from gabriel elizondo( a good boxer from sa, in case youve never heard of him)

thats tight living across the street from Gabriel Elizondo, he has a future in boxing I thought he couldve got the nod against Navarro and was there when he fought Mendoza he's pretty good, but ya i put my vote for raul surpassing all of the others i think he has way to much talent not to be a champion. About year ago i remember them trying to set up a fight between Elizondo and Martinez, if im right Elizondo is a little bigger then Raul, but would still pick Martinez to win

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

I met Quiroga and Leija. . . both seem like nice guys. I saw Ayala at a bar a couple times but didnt really want to meet him for fear of being fondled.

My vote goes to Quiroga.

Yeah i've met Leija, he's a very nice person, he was at a HEB down on the southside signing autographs

[Liston3]

Yeah i've met Leija, he's a very nice person, he was at a HEB down on the southside signing autographs

ya he's a pretty cool guy, i met him and Michael Johnson at an amatuer boxing tournament

[Liston3]

thatz a shame cuz my boi Leija woulda won if u didnt put that option :fire :lol:

my bad, but he's still winning anyway cuz I dont give a shit isnt a fighter :bbb

[Titan1]

Definitely Jesse James Leija.

[Club Fighter]

Apparently most people just don't give a shit.

[Curtis Lowe]

Ya, but he moved away from San Antonio when he turned pro

I did not know that.

[laxpdx]

Tony Ayala all the way. He would've destroyed anybody in his prime.Did anybody see him bash up Cuevas? Tony was a mere 14 when he did that.

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

Tony Ayala all the way. He would've destroyed anybody in his prime.Did anybody see him bash up Cuevas? Tony was a mere 14 when he did that.

that was amazing Cuevas comes to town a young hungry close to prime champ and leaves a broken man who just got his ass whooped by a 14 year old :bbb

[Liston3]

Tony Ayala all the way. He would've destroyed anybody in his prime.Did anybody see him bash up Cuevas? Tony was a mere 14 when he did that.

Ya that was pretty amazing, I know an old fighter that was friends with Tony and trained with him named Santo Randazzo. He said Tony's sparring destruction of Cuevas was one of the most shocking and amazing moments he had seen in boxing

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

im from sa (go spurs go), i vote for tony.

Hell ya GO SPURS GO

[Liston3]

Hell ya GO SPURS GO

ya

[Zakman]

It's between Leija and El Torito. Leija had the better career, but Ayala had more talent. If it wasn't for his serious personal flaws, he could have been an ATG.

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

It's between Leija and El Torito. Leija had the better career, but Ayala had more talent. If it wasn't for his serious personal flaws, he could have been an ATG.

i agree with every word of dat:good

[Liston3]

i agree with every word of dat:good

same here

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

same here

Liston, i think ur repeatedly qoute posting to keep this thread alive, but that ok cuz i love san antonio boxing and are glad your trying to make an effort to put san antonio on the map, good work :good :happy :happy

[Liston3]

Liston, i think ur repeatedly qoute posting to keep this thread alive, but that ok cuz i love san antonio boxing and are glad your trying to make an effort to put san antonio on the map, good work :good :happy :happy

thanks man, sa town boxing is #1 :good

[SATOWNBOXING#1]

BREAKING SA TOWN BOXING NEWS: LEija will be rewarded honorary WBC belt at Marquez vs Vazquez 2, for exemplery behavior outside the ring and being a classy great fighter inside the ring

[Liston3]

Well the poll is closed

Official Winner: I Dont give a shit
runner up: James Leija
Bronze: Tony Ayala

[Crisco Slick]

Props to everyone in the SA, i agree with zacman. but this is another era. Cobrita is the best, currently in The Tone City. Leija disapointed me when he said he did not want to come out when they ruptured his ear, but is was towards the end of his career.

[Vitor Belfort]

Jesse James Leija

[booradley]

Tony Ayala's older brother Mike was in the 1979 Ring Magazine Fight Of The Year with the guy in my avatar. That fight was also a stong candidate for fight of the decade.

[Crisco Slick]

Props to everyone in the SA, i agree with zacman. but this is another era. Cobrita is the best, currently in The Tone City. Leija disapointed me when he said he did not want to come out when they ruptured his ear, but is was towards the end of his career.