Remembering Nicolino Locche: The Untouchable!!!

Certainly, I never said more talent, but his talent is certainly up there. Perhaps if he had more opportunities he would've had a greater resume or a career to back up the talent that's obvious on film :smoke

Besides, you got so worked about people matching up Tszyu with Pernell (and Chavez) you went so far as to say he's not a top ten 140 pounder, we've all got our biases, no shame in that atriot

 

Defensively, Locche was as good as anyone you care to name, and I'd say a step ahead of Floyd Mayweather Jr. You didn't see Locche running around the ring to avoid shots. He clowned guys on the spot.

But offensively, he was rather limited. It wasn't just the power he lacked, but the variety of punches and workrate.

Still, he was talented enough to shut Cervantes and Joe Brown out, and hold his own against Perkins and Laguna (he did rob Ortiz of a win he deserved though), and that speaks for itself.

 

This is fair sweet_scientist, though he was a great counter puncher, with good handspeed and accuracy.

 

Apologies for the case of mistaken identity then :good

 

Yeah it was actually me that said it, and I'm an Aussie!

 

Not a Katsidis fan either from what I remember

 

Can't remember if I've ever made my thoughts known on Katsidis before, but to spill the beans on what I think: he's an entertaining fighter, who should get picked apart as soon as he comes across someone that has B or B + grade boxing skills and can stand up to his power.


Regarding the mistaken identity, things are pretty confusing around here. There's a "sweet_scientist", which is me, there is also a "sweet scientist", there's also a "sweet science" and of course there's "sweet pea". LOL, me and Pea have Whitaker avatars as well to make things even more confusing, so have fun deciphering who we all are!

 

I also get the 'sweets' confused with the 'sugars' half the time :-(

 

my god look at those eyes!!! bruised as hell

 

well i agree with you that pep and whitaker had true credentials where as locche was a great defencive fighter he just didnt have the fighters drive to beat the best.

pep had workrate ,whitaker had his jab ,locche had his clowning.
he is a great defencive fighter of all time he but he isnt in the top 50

 

He detroyued Fuji on this fight.....

 

The understanding of hit and not getting hit....end of story..Nico was solid technically as Pep and Pernell ..just din;t have the pop...