I think Locche outboxes Pryor over the 15 rounds, cruising to a decision victory. Locche had one of the greatest defenses the game has ever saw.
God youve opened up a can of worms here Didnt you know Pryor is unbeatable to most people on ESB. For the record though i agree with you although i think it would be a competitive fight.
Don't get me wrong, I think it would of been one hell of a fight and very competitive. I probley shouldn't of used the word "cruising." I just think Locche's D and ring generalship would have carried the night.
Locche has a top 5 all time defense, amazing reflexes and some of the best instincts of his era. Only pep and whittaker are in his league. That's the good. The bad is that, even though he had accuracy, he lacked the pop to keep pryor off of him. I can't say i know of any losses in locche's prime and when he lost to cervantes he was past his best. I see pryor swarming him for every second of every round and hitting nothing but air for the first few rounds. But no matter how good he was, Locche could not avoid EVERYTHING pryor threw and without the power to earn his respect The Hawk would keep throwing until he landed something substantial. By the 8th he's getting his shots in and by the 12th he's evened up the fight. I see him taking a very close, 15 round decision over a cut Locche
Locche was a genius..and would have narrowly outpointed Pryor..oh boy what an argument that'll start.
Locce is one of my favorites boxer ... And the ONLY defensive-minded fighter i really like to watch...
I could see this. I think Locche lacks the offensive arsenal and movement to win too many fights against offensive specimens like Pryor. I do however, believe he'd have held his own in any of them due to his defense and experience.
I think Pryor's offense and speed would put Loche firmly on the backfoot. Loche would be rolling and countering, Pryor throwing would be undetered throwing 1000s of punches. In a way it would be BHOPs-Calzaghe, with Loche as Nard, Pryor as Joe. Loche more accurate but Pryor still edges him out on volume and strength 9-6 pryor - BUT VERY CONTROVERSAL AND LOTS OF CLOSE ROUNDS AND LOTS OF ESB 'ROBBED' THREADS
I love Locche and rate him higher than Pryor ATG p4p but I think head to head there's no way Locche can keep Pryor off of him for 15 rounds. The Hawk gets to him around rounds 10-12.
I tend to think Locche's defense COULD keep "The Hawk" at bay for 15 rounds. What a fight this would have been.
