Ayala fought in a far better era with a far deeper talent pool... Kirkland's opponents don't appear to be any better than Ayala's, to me, they just happen to exist in a time where guys who are ESPN fighters at best in 1985 are now on HBO and PPV
Ayala was a typical bully, meaning he almost certainly had dog in him. But I think it woulda taken a very talented fighter to bring that dog outta him. Kirkland........ is not that fighter. Ayala would've destroyed Kirkland.