Remebering Nicolino "El Intocable" Locche 117-5-0

[danlfs]

Got to visit my good friend Dax last weekend who is the biggest boxing guru I have ever met. He showed my tapes of who he said was the greatest defensive fighter he's ever seen. Was skeptical at my first but watch this guy fight; jesus he was amazing.

YouTube - Nicolino Locche - The Untouchable!

I found this good article on him:

Heavenly Art: The Wonder Of Nicolino Locche

Heavenly Art: The Wonder Of Nicolino Locche

Hope you enjoy the video of him. I had never heard of this all time great until last week; I almost feel ashamed.

 

[danlfs]

*brutal spelling of remembering

 

[JMyersDTN]

Wow. In that video, he makes Cervantes look bad and if I remember right, Cervantes was no joke at that time.

 

[pr0ne2gr8tness]

Nicolino Locche

here is his record .. tough guy especially since he had 14 ko's in 177 wins

 

[danlfs]

Also smoked up to 50 cigarettes a day they say. His trainer would hold up a towell in between rounds and he'd puff on a cigarette. Obviously running in the ring was not an option lol! That's why he was right in front of you making you miss all your shots.

 

[RodTidwell]

That was his rematch with Cervantes, which he actually lost by 10th round TKO due to a nasty cut. In the first fight a couple years earlier(probably still past his prime) he shut Cervantes out over 15 rounds on all 3 judges scorecards.

The best available footage of him is against Japanese warrior Paul Fuji. He looks absolutely brilliant in it. Maybe gets tagged flush twice through 9 rounds of near flawless boxing. Hardly any lateral movement at all, just great balance, uncanny reflexes and uppderbody/head movement, and some of the cleanest rolling and countering displays you'll ever see.

The fight in its entirety is on Youtube for anyone wishing to check it out.

 

[pr0ne2gr8tness]

why did he have such a low ko ratio? style of fighting?

 

[PrettyBoyOscar]

Great bobbing and weavin. His low ko ratio depends on punching power and pot-shots style of fighting.

 

[RodTidwell]

why did he have such a low ko ratio? style of fighting?

He just wasn't a KO puncher. He was a pure boxer, relied on countering and outboxing his opponents rather than throwing bombs looking for the KO. He rarely made mistakes because of it.