How good was Tony Ayala Jr?

[Mathiaz]

Theres a book called, "In The Corner" where I first heard of Tony Ayala. His trainer/manager Lou Duva speaks very highly of Ayala. Duva talks about when he and Ayala were in NY and actually ran across Roberto Duran in the streets. To the best of my memory, Duva said the two fighters just stood there and stared at one another for a few. He said it was pretty intense.