at JWW, both at their peak, 15 rounds, the master of avoiding damage Niccolino Locche vs one of the most aggressive constant pressure fighters in recent memory, who takes this and how?
Pryor would have Locche doing too many slips and rolls for Locche to build any form of momentum in the fight. Pryor simply keeps Locche way too occupied and out-hustles him. Classic swarmer-beats-boxer match up IMO.
Definitely Pryor. Purely from a defensive standpoint, Locche might be the GOAT, but his problem was he didn't have the offense of other defensive greats like Whitaker, Floyd, Benitez, ect. Even Canto, who didnt have pop, had a far more varied offense than Locche. Locche had nothing to deter Pryor with. Aaron would just keep walking through him - looking bad of course, but Pryor wouldn't care if he looks bad. He'd keep attacking, and his offense would simply overwhelm Locche.
Fun fight and as clear a contrast in styles as I can imagine. Going with the consensus here (and not just because I'm a Pryor fan).