Locche/Cervantes I - One Of The Greatest Wins Ever?

Is it fair to say Cervantes wasn't at his best when they fought?

Not to take anything away from Locche, it was a brilliant performance.

Actually after I've started watching some of it again now, I think it was just Loche's brilliance that made him look under par.

 

It was, if anything, an amazing example of Locche's genius...on par with Willie Pep easily..of course, in Locche's own unique way. When have you ever seen a defensive exhibition as magical as that outside of Pep at his very best?

 

Well, it's not like anyone here has seen it, period, what with the tape of the full fight not existing and all.

 

atsch The imagination is a wonderful thing! It can conjure all sorts of things...

He won :think a SD in Buenos Aires against the mediocre Corpas.
Then supposedly won every round against Cervantes in Buenos Aires :think
Then he was outpointed by Frazer.
Then stopped by Cervantes in 10.

Doesn't add up.


The myth of Nicolino Locche.

 

Sugar Ray Robinson beat Kid Gavilan, three fights later he drew with Henry Brimm, mind boggling.

The myth of the best fighter ever.

 

He says a lot of things

 

I don't doubt that he beat Cervantes but talking about a domination and talking like you have seen it many times is just silly.

 

Nevermind

 

He certainly dominates the last round of the fight, that's for sure. From what I understand, the other fourteen were very similar to that three minute period. Cervantes wasn't quite prime, but he was still damned good, and Locce did tend to be more motivated for title fights than non-title affairs.

 

Yep. And while we haven't seen the whole fight, the last round is Youtubed, and shows Locce pretty much outboxing Cervantes as he pleases.