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Of course. :good

 

Cheers. The Hearns fight is good viewing & the right hand nearly kills him.

The Duran fight is a great watch as well, they were both on the comeback trail, plus the Mexico-Panama rivalry.

It meant a lot to both guys & they go toe-to-toe. :bbb

 

Its funny how someone like Cuevas can get a little bit forgotten about despite being a champ for that long. He's almost just a bit part in Tommy Hearns highlight reel.

 

As his career started to decline along came Hearns, Leonard, Benitez & others plus Duran moving up.

If he were around in another era he would probably be more widely acknowledged.

The only 21st century fighter like Cuevas was Valero, I might do a post on him next.

Just imagine what he would do to some modern WWs.

 

Make sure it's on the 40 post per page format, only philistines and Luddites use 15 posts per page in this day and age.

 

Victor Galindez

DOB: 02-11-1948
DOD: 26-10-1980 (31 years old)
Nationality: Argentinian
Height: 5ft 9in

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Record: 55-9-4 (34 K.O)

A brilliant little fighter from Argentina who competed in the talent-loaded LHW division in the mid to late 70s. Fantastic counter puncher who fought like a demon. His ability to fight off the ropes against much taller men was a sight to behold.

Born in Buenos Aries in 1948, as a young man he held a passion for both boxing and Formula 1 racing. He eventually started training as a boxer under the tutelage of former gold medal boxer Oscar Casonovas. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in 1967 and represented his country in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.

He turned Pro in 1969 and had a less than favourable start to his career, taking on the toughest Argentina had to offer as a young man and had amassed a record of 13-6-3 before his first major success in lifting the Argentine Light Heavyweight Title in 1972.

He remained unbeaten when he finally got a shot at a World Title in 1974 in a cracking fight against the very capable Len Hutchins. Here Galindez was at his aggressive best stopping Hutchins in the 13th round to become the first Argentine boxer to win a World Title in his home country.

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Note: Its a super fight and performance, give it a watch :thumbsup

He made 11 defences of his title, taking on hard and tough opposition at every turn, probably the shorter man in each of his defences he conquered notable fighters such as Eddie Mustafa Muhammed and Yaqui Lopez. But perhaps his most memorable defence was that against Richie Kates in South Africa. Surely one of the most bloodiest battles in the history of the sport, Galindez badly cut and hurt at numerous points in the fight he rallied to put Kates down and stop him with just one second to go. One of my favourite endings of all time. Another MUST WATCH!

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His skills fading, he lost to Mike Rossman in 1978 but managed to avenge the defeat in his last victory by stopping Rossman in 10 rounds in the rematcha year later. He would lost the title again in his first defence to Marvin Johnson before ending his career after a loss to the average Jesse Burnett in a Crusierweight fight.

2 detached retinas were the reason of his forced retirement and enabled him to follow his other passion and take up Motor Racing. Galindez had no experience in auto racing, so he visited a mechanic-race driver friend named Antonio Lizeviche and asked him to help him learn the sport. Galindez wanted to start as a co-driver and then race his own car when he had enough experience. Lizeviche finally agreed and helped Galindez get his racing license. On October 26, 1980, the pair competed in their very first race together in De Mayo, Argentina. Sadly, it would be his last Turismo Carretera race.

Shortly after the start, the engine broke down. As the two were leaving their disabled car to go to the pits, other drivers screamed at them to get back inside and wait for help. Suddenly, they were struck and killed instantly by an out-of-control Formula One car going 125 miles per hour. Both Antonio and Victor lay lifeless on the side of the racetrack as cars sped by. It had all happened in a split second and in plain sight of thousands of stunned and horrified fans. Victor was just 31 years of age.

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"When I was a child, I wanted to be a leopard, to be free, to be hunted, to escape. I became one. I wanted to be a champion. I became one. I lived my life the way I wanted. I think I’d now like to become a champion auto racer. It’s a sport less dangerous than boxing. You can die at any moment in boxing. Racing is a lot safer. You don’t have to take any punches in racing."

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Of course I can't do the man justice with my words, all I recommend is for you to watch every fight you can of his. A great character and an amazing warrior

 

It would make more sense you just put a link to the post next to it rather than the page number.

 

Valero was all hype, his punching power completely manafactured.

He didn't stop/fight anyone of the calibre of Angel Espedas, let alone decimate him, a solid title holder inside two rounds.

 

GALINDEZ :happy Good choice Antcull.

As we have said many times, arguably the greatest era of 175lbers ever!

 

What I meant by the comparison was that they fought in a similar style.

Wide swings & lots of KOs.

 

Yeah, I don't see it. Cuevas had much better punching form IMO. They were both sloppy, but apart from that, Cuevas was far, far better offensively IMO. He actually finished opponents with punches once he had them hurt, not loads of slaps.

Valero was the most overrated fighter of the past few years IMO, soon as he stepped up to 'Elite' level he woulda got bombed out IMO.

Anyways, the above is Valeros encyclopedia entry :good

 

Nicolino "The Untouchable" Locche
WBA light-welterweight champion 1968-1972

Real name Nicolino Felipe Locche
Nickname "El Intocable"
Nationality Argentine
Born 2nd September 1939 Tunuyan, Mendoza, Argentina
Died 7th September 2005 Las Heras, Mendoza (aged 66)

Boxing record
Total fights 136
Wins 117 (14)
Losses 4 (1)
Draws 14
No contests 0

Nicolino Locche is one of the greatest ever defensive boxers & was immensely popular in his native Argentina, regularly drawing 20,000 spectators. He was the WBA & Ring magazine lineal champ at light-welterweight for 4 years & defended his title 5 times before losing a decision against Panamanian Alfonso 'Peppermint' Frazer in Panama. From 1958 to 1964 Locche went 55 bouts without a loss & between 1965 and 1972 he was unbeaten in 57 successive fights.

Balding, short & stocky Locche smoked throughout his whole career, there are reports of his seconds giving him puffs in between rounds. His attitude to training was lackadaisical, he paid no attention to his diet & was never the most disciplined of boxers. He stuck his chin in the air & taunted his opponents, daring them to try & land before making them miss. He smiled at & teased his opponents, he even carried out conversations with people ringside during the fight.

Lacking any real punching power Locche had tremendous anticipation, reflexes & upper-body movement. He was a genius at making his opponents miss, despite standing right in front of them in the centre of the ring with his hands by his sides, on his knees or behind his back. He had a unique style & if you have never seen him in action you really have to watch some of the footage below, the guy was just amazing.

Locche had a successful amatuer career & when he turned pro in 1958 aged 19 his record was 117-5-0. Fighting almost exlusively in his native Argentina he won the Argentinian & South American lightweight titles. In 1968 he fought the Japanese WBA light-welterweight champion Takeshi Fuji in Japan & won via TKO in the 10th. Fuji was behind on all 3 cards, exhausted & fustrated at being unable to land his punches he refused to answer the bell at the start of the 10th round.

Locche had several exhibitions between each of his title defenses & his greatest win came in his 5th & final defense against Colombian great Antonio Cervantes, one of the greatest ever light-welterweights. Locche gave a masterful performance & won a UD with all 3 judges scoring the fight the same, 15-0 to Locche. In his next defense in 1972 Locche lost to Alfonso Frazer by a UD.

In 1973 Locche challenged the new champ Cervantes (who had knocked out Frazer to win the title) but lost via TKO in the 10th, retiring on his stool with a bad cut above his left eye. This was the only stoppage loss in his career. He fought on, winning all his remaining fights but retired in 1976 with a record of 117(14)-4-14. As well as beating many of the best around at his weight he also had draws against world champions Ismael Laguna & Carlos Ortiz.

Locche is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

A unique & very special talent, the Untouchable Nicolino Locche.

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F'n Hell I forgot!

At work at the mo', should've been a genuine 3-weight World champ though. Two wins over Eder Jofre are amongst the most impressive P4P of all time. Dominated Pascual Perez's conquerer Kingpetch, and, IMO, deserved win over Famechon for featherweight title.

He could box, he could swarm, and could blend the two brilliantly. A true top 40 ATG IMO.

 

That Locche footage is quality. :good