Chain smoker (used to smoke cigarettes in between rounds), barely trained for fights...and still, this guy was the closest thing humanity has ever been to Ultra Instinct. Now that's what I call raw talent.
The Great Nicolino Locche I met him after his retirement He was a smiling quiet neighbor just a couple blocks from my house in Argentina. Blessed with a joyful personality pleased to greet anyone who recognize him on the street as I did with a hand shake and a tap in the shoulder....Great People's Champion!!!!
i remember watching him on Television back in Argentina ..my Father couldn't stop laughing cause Nicolino Locche opponents were frustrated trying to figure Nicolino out 😁😂🤣
Locche fought almost entirely using his left hand, choosing to use his right primarily for defense. He was beating people with nothing but a jab and left hook over the course of 12-15 rounds. Remember the trademark Canelo left hook feint to the body or head? Locche had already done it. In between rounds he would smoke on his stool, and would take naps moments before his fights. This guy was literally the definition of "special", and was a symbol of hope for his fellow Argentinians while they were living under a dictatorship. My favorite defensive fighter of all time.
Those are great points, good eye! I wanted to get into this a little about how he set up his jab and lead hook and used one to feint the other. But video was already too long as it was haha I can see what you mean about the Canelo comparison in that regard. They use the same split step to set up the hook at times too. Check out how Locche did it in comparison to that hook Canelo used to hurt Kovalev before the KO. Very similar.
When he fought Fuji he would say to his corner, "This guy hits hard" and the corner asked: -"how do you know if he didn´t hit you?" - Because I can hear the punches whizzing through the air while i am dodging". I saw this on an interview although I do not remember the video where I saw this, (because I was on a Nicolino marathon).
I'm uruguayan, so was my grandpa, but I remember him loving Nicolino and telling me that every single fight of his was a huge event. He used to listen to Locche's fights on the radio broadcast from Argentina. Never saw him fight live. I feel very happy you are covering this, man. Indirectly you're bringing my grandfather back. Thanks for that!
I have an uncle that whenever he sees me hitting the sandbag he won't stop telling me about Loche lol. I'd seen videos but never an analysis, this made me respect him even more
Nicolino Locche, the boxer they called “El Intocable,” a chain-smoking defensive genius from Argentina who dazzled fans with his extraordinary reflexes, clever tactics, and ability to control the ring. A boxing “genius,” a brilliant defensive maestro whose ring proficiency is perhaps second only to that of Willie Pep.
@@markmessi9020 Willie Pep, in my mind, is the greatest creative fighter that ever lived. In his prime days the man known as "Will o' the Wisp" possessed a defensive ability and an intelligence inside the ring that are unmatched to this day. Throughout his entire career Pep faced strong and top opposition on a consistent basis, sometimes even fighting twice a week. While doing so, with his great defense he managed to accumulate a super-impressive record of 229 wins and only 11 losses. How great was Pep's defense? Just think about this, in a fight against Jackie Graves in 1946, he told ringside reporters, "Watch me, I'm going to win the third round without throwing a single punch." For the entire round he made Graves chase him desperately while he slipped, blocked and avoided every single punch that Graves took and missed widely. When the bell rang, he had won the round on all three judges' scorecards. Enough said.
For those who don’t box, great defence is instinctual. But if you watch Locce, he puts his opponents into a position where there punches are limited to straight punches to his head. He can feel what the next punch is and when it is coming. Like a matador. Impeccable timing is key to this
That is a big part of defense in martial arts, boxing etc, telegraphing an opening really well to lead your opponent to attack it but not to obvious they better ones will ignore it. mastering that is a major step.
Yea I noticed the way he moved inside as opposed to stepping back while still avoiding being hit and in shortened his opponents punches so they weren’t as powerful. Then there’s nothing more draining than throwing hard punches and hitting nothing but air.
I'm writing a fantasy novel. There are a chapter of strange warrior monks called the Loccheans, who never deliver a killing blow but are impossible to hit. My humble tribute to this absolute madlad
I’ve always considered defensive boxing boring, but as soon as I started practicing boxing and mma and found how difficult is to defend yourself I inmediatly fell in love for it, the amount of skill and awareness you need to perform a good defense is insane, at least for me
That’s why despite the recent criticism adesanya gets it’s actually incredible how defensively responsible he is something that people won’t appreciate until he steps away from fighting
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I always thought there are types of defending boxing... there´s the footwork, always retreating and counter type, and people that can have great defending skills, but still pressure and go or stand forward... Bivol can be one of the last types in today´s boxing. Locche was this kind in a way. He could stand right in front of you.
Practice on the floor to ceiling ball, it's even more fun because if you don't move your head, gonna get bopped on the nose. If you give it a good straight hand it's gonna bounce back like it doesn't comply with physics. You're gonna want to move that head and body. ✌🏻
I am Argentinean, and let me tell you something about Nicolino Locche that often goes unsaid: His fights were hilarious. No matter who was the boxer they put in front of him, how many K.O.'s he had on his resume or the strength of his punches: he was going to be ridiculed by Nicolino for 15 rounds, while the whole Luna Park stadium laughed and made fun of him.
Im not a box fan so What happens when no one is fighting For example, Nicolino is not throwing punches but what happens if his opponents do not attack either and starts to evade him??? Its a draw? Or Nicolino is forced to approach?
When I first started training, I trained under my dad and uncle (who both won golden gloves tournaments, and my uncle fought professionally until sustaining a bad eye injury) I’ll never forget my uncle telling me about this man …he said to me “he was pure and utter brilliance and intelligence, he made world class fighters look like they’d never thrown a punch”
Something to note about his career is that he changed the way people (and media) saw this kind of defensive boxers. Boxers of his school on Mendoza used to be heckled by the Buenos Aires crowd, and his trainer Paco Bermudez ridiculed by the press because he prefered to throw the towel instead of watching his fighter get KO'd. But when Nicolino won the title in Japan and his fights became huge events he fianlly got the respect and admiration tjat his school and master deserved
@@aarontate317 They were mocked for being defensive and quick to throw the towel before being KO'd. But when he became world champion, everybody loved him and his trainer all of a sudden. When I say everybody I mean the Buenos Aires' Luna Park crowd, who HATED defensive boxers, they paid for sluggers and slaughter. Seeing Locche bounce the ropes, and avoid hits made him look like "a coward" to this bunch.
I've been to BA and Mendoza beautiful places Mendoza especially never been anywhere like it in the world can't wait to go back one day. I'm English but absolutely loved Argentina and it's people
Mendoza has produced a series of very technical boxers. In Argentina evry boxin fan knew of the "escuela mendocina", the Mendoza province style of boxing.
It's fascinating that you can see different decades of cameras his career was so long he doesn't just go from black and white to colour, but it's different eras of film and then to different tape types of recording equipment.
BEST breakdown of El Intocable's unparalleled boxing style on RUclips. Nico was a pint size giant and a champion like no other, with impeccable technique, poise and matching sense of humor.
@@denisdeari1 Hence the reason I didn't say "the Phrase". The description I'm referring to is his fighting style, Not the initial phrase itself because the initial phrase would not work for the interesting way he fights. I suppose I should have said "It turns the phrase "The best defense is a good offense" upside down" or "He's making his own phrase" for you to understand, But I'm putting emphasis on his fighting style...
An old gf I had was from St Louis and during a trip to her home to meet her family we met the boxer Adolph Pruit at a party for some friend or relative .Anyway to my shame I didn't know who he was despite me being a huge boxing fan.Obviously we got talking about fighters ,so I asked the best fighter he fought (not toughest just best)he said Locche and of Locche's skill he said"that trying to hit him was like trying to hit smoke"
He fought Adolph Pruitt in May 1970. They went a full 15 rounds in Luna Park, Buenos Aires. Loeche won by a Unanimous Decision. Adolph was born and raised in St Louis. He's in his early 80s now.
THIS is boxing. Thanks so much for this compilation. Before seeing this video, I had never heard of Locche. His shoulder movements are extraordinarily effective; his head movements simply amazing. The best defence I have ever seen. Thank you.
So glad you made this video, I rank him as the greatest defensive boxer of all time. The fact he barely trained, and smoked between rounds, makes his skill even more incredible
Yea I feel like he is genetically gifted and smart just how he fights fast reflexes as well I could only imagine if he trained more and was more aggressive
@@lulphil4278 he is far superior than many boxers of today, his defence is incredible, he might be lacking power or offence tactics but the man moves like air.
This guy was amazing. 136 fights, he smoked cigarettes and even smoked cigarettes in between rounds! He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, two years before he died in 2005 from heart failure, age 66.
@@joshdagoat9284 I think it's just a plain wonder that he did fight 136 fights in a carreer. Being lightweight and a defensive genius probably made it possible, since he took less brain damage over time.
This has been a long time coming. Locche may just be the only fighter in history who could dodge near twenty punches while standing dead still in the center of a ring.
@@rogercharles1535 By that logic, every great boxer in history was bad because most of their wins weren't got against a legend every single time. Do you even know if there was anyone of renown for Locche to fight in his era?
@@nathanlevesque7812 I understand the demographics of Argentina but I don't even think you know what that word means. That's why you've used it. The boxers were unknown because that's what they were, "unknowns". You can't go on then to claim this man was one of the greatest defensive boxers in the world. When he was never known on a world stage and fought bums his entire career. He was a bum. And what this tells me about you, is that you're a loser and bum too.
I come from an argentinian family that loves boxing, i remember that my grandma hated it becouse of the violence but would always tell me about locche and how great and entretaining he was, its crazy to see some of his fights when he barely lets his hands go amd still dominates. Probably the best defensive boxer of all time. Orgullo argentino 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
One of the finest examples of raw talent and almost no dedication, he was a mess, his life was a mess, his finances a catastrophe, but gods he was natural, talented, untouchable, a true Argentine, all skill and the bare minimum to get the job done, a true waste of talent and still, there was one untouchable and this world would hardly see the likes of him ever again. He make'em miss, but didn't make'em pay
@@FiasaPower if i may counter that chess comparison: mr. tal was plagued with health issues that stifled his particular chess genius from reaching the plateau it could have
I don't think he was after hurting opponents by battering their brains although they were attempting to do that him . . but he content to win on points , an cut above for sure sportsman
Oh hey man, I've been seeing your videos around for a while and seen you mentioned in a few places. Massive respect for what you're doing. Very much in the spirit of Bruce Lee! Glad my videos could be of help :)
Accumulated a record number of wins without really hurting his opponent, a true Gentle-man not a "Gladiator". He deserves more recognition for inspiring fighters to use thier "Heads" for thinking as oposed to bashing.
To put into perspective just how good he was: He NEVER got knocked down. Never. His only losses are due to PTS (2 losses), UD (1 loss) and RTD (1 loss, due to a cut on his eyebrow).
Lol holy shit I just read up on him he is insane. Just lacked power y the looks of it but his instincts are incredible. Reminds me of that lurdzilla guy
@@maybe-xh8il yeah he's entertaining to watch but his punches did look pretty soft, plus even though he was still dodging the punches, I don't like how low he lowers his eyes to his opponent, there were times where he was looking right at the floor, might've worked in his time and era of boxers but in today's world of boxing he would've got eaten alive
Like... Am I supposed to retype my whole statement again? How do you huh? And what? People on the internet? It's WRITTEN right there, reread it if you don't understand it, if you don't understand it after that it's probably a you problem, it's not like it's written in Greek 🤷♂️
I'm old enough to have seen many of Locche's fights when I was a kid in my native Argentina. He was a much admired icon. Like most Argie boxers, his success on the ring were not matched by success in his personal life. Thank you for laying out such thourough and expert unpacking of his technique.
Yup. Starting his reactions earlier by being so good at controlling and predicting his opponent's moves, and bypassing brain processing by having his own responses trained into muscle memory on a reflex level. Pretty sure it would be literally impossible to actually react that fast. Incredible.
I've been frustrated before cause I couldn't hit someone. I can't imagine having it happen for 12-15 rounds and getting hit in the process. I'd go insane. Great upload @Modern Martial Artist
Yeah. Imagine being a professional boxer who trained his entire life, and he can't even hit an opponent clean. This must be one of the most frustrating feelings in the world.
There's plenty of good boxers but once in a while you get a fantastic boxer that is highly intelligent. A tactician. Locche is a true master at his work 👍
Imagine if we could create a real life human boxer with the knock out power and will of mike tyson the speed of sugar ray Robison and his endurance this guys evading defense and Ali s leg mobility and butter beans hard chin and an iq of 100 . I think that boxer would never ever loose.
@@Killacorn dude really? You can't be that helpless you can't look him up (you on a phone)? His name is in the internet, look him up please, if you can't I guess I will have to pull it up for you.
@@Killacorn Come on man, I didn't say he's the best. All I said was what an impressive record then you start throwing shade on the man because he didn't fight any notables??? Maybe *that's all there was in his era to fight in his class* are you going to blame him for that? They had boats, planes and what not back then, nobody was stopping anybody to fight him. Tyson up until he fought buster Douglass won all 36 pro fights would you go and tell him he just fought cans (if he had a career ending injury)?? Dude is in the boxing hall of fame, do you really think he's in there because Ring magazine thought he wasn't a good fighter?
I simply love that the guy just looks like your average dad. A dad that wouldn't beat up someone that came after his family, but would taunt him until the intruder called the cops to come pick him up because the dad was too much to handle
I’m not a particular boxing fan and have never heard of this man but I’ve never seen anything like this in street fighting videos or other boxing matches. His ability to avoid being hit seems like it falls between martial arts and the downright supernatural. I’ve never witnessed this before and wonder if was just something naturally instinctive to him or if this can be learned.
Mix of both. Being smart enough to understand an read boxing movements, studying the boxing art that comes with training. And godlike reflects and having reaction speed of a fighter jet.
Your observations on his shoulder roll/philly shelly implementation regarding overhands blew my damn mind. I absolutely love these breakdowns, thank you for another classic!
why is this one of the best boxers iv ever seen and this is my first time seeing it????? this guy is amazing i would choose his style over any fighting style or technique i would even give up having tommy morrisons left hook and size to have those reflexes
Impressive tactics, he was such a defense genius. Is always great for me to see different men with different bodies find their way to fight, it really makes you understand that skills and nothing else matters in combat.
As a boxer who who spends a lot of time analyzing fighting styles, I appreciate the effort you put into these videos and the respect you have for the sweet science. Keep up the good work. 👍
This is defensive mastery of the highest calibre and I love it. It's so compelling to watch. I'm more into mma now but this reminds me why I once fell in love with boxing.
You know a guy's good beyond reason when everything he does seems easy. Locche is the kind of fighter you'd think you'd beat, and then proceed to get embarrassed by him for 10, 12 or 15 rounds and have no idea what just happened.
He must have ruined the confidence of so many fighters. Imagine going going for 12-15 rounds unable to land a clean punch on your opponent. They'd have nightmares after fighting him.
This might be the best channel on RUclips. Endlessly fascinating and entertaining. Many thanks for saving some of these great fighters from obscurity and bringing their unique skills to life for new generations.
I know very very little about any martial art or actual legitimate fighting (we've all had stupid street brawls as kids I'm sure, me included, and that teaches nothing lol) but I've just relatively recently started to get into watching proper fighting and I've never heard of this man before-i swear my jaw was on the floor nearly all the way through this vid, that was just BEAUTIFUL to see, I'm genuinely blown away. Thanks for showing me this!
Esse cara é uma lenda do boxe!!! Deveria ser exaltado constantemente pelas organizações e associações de boxe mundo afora. Mais de 130 lutas no cartel não é pra qualquer um!!!👏👏👏👏👏... em tempo, a melhor esquiva que já existiu nesse esporte! Nicolino Locche!!!👏👏👏👏
I'm so glad I caught this video. Great analogy with dancing. Boxing is a dance of sorts, and Locche's ability to predict his 'dance partner's' moves was better than watching Fred Astaire. And, Fred couldn't counter! Great stuff.
To give context: He lost only 4 times, thrice to points, once due to an eyebrow cut (medics stopped the fight). All this, while he would sleep just before the fight, smoke in-between rounds and not training. A natural God of defensive skills.
He's had around 140 fights and only fought 3 times outside of Argentina, losing 2 of them. He also has 14 draws. God knows how many were homecooked results.
@@IsraelCountryCube it means he's not as good as his record indicates, and that he's not a true champion because the word "world" loses its meaning if you just fight in your own country
@@RRRRapify dude. He was world champion, end of story, he was the light welterweight world champion from 68 to 72 and won the title in Japan, he was a good boxer, and the best defense boxer of all time, he was a specialist, better than Mayweather Jr and Canelo at defense. Plus yes, he fought in Argentina most of the time, but not only other argentinians, he fought boxers from a lot of other countries, USA, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Italy and some more, he won most
@@guillermokleisinger5548 he was a champion with an asterisk. And I never said he only fought Argentinian tho. He fought in his home turf 98% of his career, and when he did fight outside, he lost 2 out of 3 times. What does that tell you? He couldn't fight out of his comfort zone. Carlos Monzon, a contemporary of Locche, fought multiple times outside of Argentina and even defended his title in enemy territory. Even though he was a piece of shiet, I still have more respect for him as a boxer
Locche is one of my favorite fighters. I first learned of him in an old RUclips video called "The greatest defensive artists of all time Part 1" It shows many of his highlights to the theme of Frantic. Fits him perfectly.
I don't know very much about boxing but the degree of skill, confidence AND courage you need to be able to maximise this kind of strategy is kind of mind-blowing to me. An education, I'd never even heard of Locche until today. Great upload and many interesting and insightful comments. Many thanks.
His defensive prowess is an art form by itself! He prefers to bob, weave and slips punches rather than run and hug his opponents! The man is a defensive genius!
Locche had next level head movement. I like these deep dives into historic boxing. It would be sweet to see a breakdown of Willie Pep's feinting game. The way Jack Slack tells it, he managed to win a round without throwing a punch because even the judges were biting on his feints.
The best thing i learned from willie pep is when i shorter guy is ducking under your jab, simply fake a overly telegraphed jab, as you step to the right or left, They see it coming because you telegraphed it, they duck under but when they come up to counter you arent even there
In 1968, Nicolino Locche won the WBA junior welterweight title in Tokyo from a Japanese American slugger Paul Fujii (as seen in this footage). Fujii's knuckle failed to strike a single blow or even touch his opponent's face, and he remained at the mercy of Locche's stinging albeit not so powerful jabs backed up by his literally flawless defensive maneuvre. Even discounting the disadvantage of having suffered a whiplash a few months prior to this bout, Fujii's lack of basic defensive skill was palpable in front of this legendary Argentine wizard called "El Intocable (the untouchable)" In an interview after the bout, he mentioned that his coach did not teach him how to hit the opponent for the first 12 months of his training as a beginner, but defensive skills only. In fact, according to his coach, Locche received only two effective punches in his 10 years career as a professional boxer at that point, which sounded like a rather convincing statement to me after having witnessed this match. Fujii was an ex-US Marine stationed in Japan with limited training as a professional boxer. However lack of defensive skill was somehow compensated by his heavy blows, allowing him to win the world title from Sandro Lopopolop in 1967, but his luck did not last too long.
@YesIt'sMeI'mHereAgainAren'tYouHappyAF♡ "Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo (18 December 1939 - 26 April 2014) was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight boxing champion, and also world boxing champion in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turned professional, between 1961 and 1973" I am not interested in Italian language. Since Nicolino Locche was an Argentinian, a Spanish-speaking country. ======Quote from Collins Dictionary intocable ADJECTIVE 1. (= sagrado) sacred ⧫ sacrosanct la Constitución es intocable the Constitution is sacred or sacrosanct sigue líder intocable en los Campeonatos del Mundo he is still the runaway leader in the World Championships 2. [tema] taboo MASCULINE AND FEMININE NOUN (en la India) untouchable ======Unquote FYI.... ruclips.net/video/dClwkTGwRAc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/FmN2n5s_R_c/видео.html
@YesIt'sMeI'mHereAgainAren'tYouHappyAF♡ Well who's speaking Italian? This guy is Argentinian. There they speak Spanish. Intocable is untouchable in Spanish. No charge for this lesson. This one's free.
@@scottjamerson9762 he's Italian his family is Italian they just moved to Argentina so he would most likely speak both languages but Im pretty certain he'd speak Italian otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand his own family lol
Thanks for the info, but it's not Italians calling him intocable, it's the people watching him fight - in Argentina - where he was born & where he was boxing. He really was masterful at head movement.
@@scottjamerson9762 Exactly. Just like in Italy Chips and Salsa is potato chips and "sauce". They give you a packet of ketchup and one of mayonnaise. LOL.
R.I.P NICOLINO ! while vacationing in Sardinia back in 2008 I started a chat with these lads that were playing Beach Football, obviously, as a Brit I joined in and showed them a few tricks with the ball as well, and the conversation got to the topic of Boxing and it turned out one of the lads was a first cousin of Nicolino !! His uncle migrated to Argentina back in the 30's ! Wow !!
@@canzuk4711 lol, I was in Sardinia 2 months ago, what a beautiful wild rugged country ! This small island has put out a few high ranking stars in the Football as well, the great Zola who was voted the best foreign Football player in the UK and Riva who was one of the best left footed winger in Football, courteous and very helpful people these Sardinians, love them, and yeah you are right I did not see any 1 over 5.8 feet lmao. Where were you exactly when u were there
Man I'm totally in love with his movements, hi just turns others powers to "comedy" with he's movements. Damn I wish I could have seen even 1 of he's fights in live❤️💪.
I am from Argentina, I am not in the world of boxing but I know this champion (not personally) thanks to my father since I was little. I studied art a few years ago and in the precarious building of the academy used to paint the walls by those who made serigraphs, on the third floor there was a serigraph image that resembled Robert Stack as Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables" from 1959 with a Thompson submachine gun, under the image only one word, a legend said: "LOCHE".
Hace un tiempo leí una anécdota sobre Loche, en la que cuentan que al terminar el primer round en la pelea con Fuji, se sienta en el banquillo y el entrenador le pregunto cómo se sentía, a lo que contestó que el japonés pegaba muy fuerte, y le preguntaron cómo sabía si no le había pegado, y Loche dijo que se dio cuenta por el zumbido de los guantes al lado de las orejas... Saludos desde argentina.
A horas de ir a Huergo, en inglés y en un video de boxeo, este es el comentario más legendario de la historia. Si entendiste a Locche como artista, entonces tenés ojo. No tirés la toalla en ese sentido! Todo el amor y suerte en tu vida!!!
It really shows the beauty of a well executed Philly shell. Your body is more or less completely covered, and having only one side of your face exposed really helps in narrowing your opponents potential targets. Masterful breakdown mate
True but, although similar, I don't think this is the Philly Shell. From what I've heard, Nicolino Locche, Gustavo Ballas and Cirilo Gil were boxers that studied under famous Argentine trainer Paco Bermudez who taught them "The Art Of Defense". I'm not sure about this but my theory is that Bermudez probably didn't even heard of the Philly Shell back then, he just came to the same conclusions as George Benton and developed a very similar technique.
@@Control-Max I agree, it's an unique trait of Mendoza region boxers. When they came to Buenos Aires to fight Argentinian tops, the crowd and the fighters themselves used to find their particular style "strange".
@@Control-Max Whether they heard of the "Philly Shell' or not doesnt mean they didnt know the technique. The Philly Shell was used by lots of Michigan boxers when it got its name. The Philly Shell had its roots in the late 1890's. It came from a technique that was called the "Crab style" where the boxer would put most of his weight on his back foot and cross his arms to protect himself. The crab style has been refined over the last 125 years into what is now the philly shell. Why do you think they never heard of the technique that is now called the Philly shell? I find it very hard to believe that these guys wouldnt know what it is no matter what it is called.
WOW SO BEAUTIFUL! As a 🇵🇷 I'm proud to say Carlos Ortiz another legend drew with him IN 🇦🇷 not easy to do against a legend/artist/scientist like this and in his back yard. Almost like a W for Carlos. Salute to this legend and the maker of this vid AWESOME highlights and footage 👏🏽👍🏽👏🏽
I genuinely can't belive I missed when you uploaded this. Ever since I found your channel, I've been wanting to see you cover this national pride of ours
He was like a fly. You try to hit the fly, but it already sees your spire in slow motion, so already gone from that space. Exactly what Locche used to do... anticipating the strikes.
Este si era de otro planeta, otra galaxia, un genio nunca vi nada igual ,algunos boxeadores lo hacen en un lapso breve pero Nico era constante parecía una película de Chaplin. Boxeaba y mientras lo hacia saludaba algún conocido en las primeras filas del ring side, mientras veías a sus oponentes rebotar contra las cuerdas por haber pasado de largo con un golpe, fue "unico" .
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This works in the ring not in the street
Knew who it was as sion as i saw him. Niccolino Loche.
Did Locha ever meet Mayweather?
@ modern martial artist .Can we get a video and breakdown of sweet pea Whitaker please
@@stevengegar9709 So you tried it in the street and it didn't work? Sounds like a painful lesson!
Chain smoker (used to smoke cigarettes in between rounds), barely trained for fights...and still, this guy was the closest thing humanity has ever been to Ultra Instinct. Now that's what I call raw talent.
The Brit motorcycle racer Barry Sheene had a hole made in the chin peice of his helmet, so he could smoke a last cig on the grid. Salut Locce.
I don't recall ever hearing of this guy before?
what is amazing is that he has next to no footwork. Its all in the body movement.
Nicotine was his Spinach!
Ali.
The Great Nicolino Locche
I met him after his retirement He was a smiling quiet neighbor just a couple blocks from my house in Argentina. Blessed with a joyful personality pleased to greet anyone who recognize him on the street as I did with a hand shake and a tap in the shoulder....Great People's Champion!!!!
Was he punch drunk?
En unión y libertad
i remember watching him on Television back in Argentina ..my Father couldn't stop laughing cause Nicolino Locche opponents were frustrated trying to figure Nicolino out 😁😂🤣
You should show respect by dodging his shoulder taps 😂
@@ogkush6276No
Locche fought almost entirely using his left hand, choosing to use his right primarily for defense. He was beating people with nothing but a jab and left hook over the course of 12-15 rounds. Remember the trademark Canelo left hook feint to the body or head? Locche had already done it. In between rounds he would smoke on his stool, and would take naps moments before his fights. This guy was literally the definition of "special", and was a symbol of hope for his fellow Argentinians while they were living under a dictatorship. My favorite defensive fighter of all time.
I'd argue he was the greatest defensively.
Great comment 👌
My favorite also
Those are great points, good eye! I wanted to get into this a little about how he set up his jab and lead hook and used one to feint the other. But video was already too long as it was haha I can see what you mean about the Canelo comparison in that regard. They use the same split step to set up the hook at times too. Check out how Locche did it in comparison to that hook Canelo used to hurt Kovalev before the KO. Very similar.
@@TheModernMartialArtist That's the one I was referencing in particular! It's next to impossible to read when set up correctly.
How does this man not have dvd documentaries or even a movie made about him is beyond me.
In the boxing world he was devalued a little for not hitting hard; but he wasn't a boxer, he was an artist.
Not from the usa so it doesn't count for the boxing world. Pretty damn sad.
Because there is no actor who can smoke 50 cigs a day and still dodge punches like a god for 10 rounds straight.
@@dstyro Gary Oldman could do it or even Christian Bale if he wanted too, lol.
@@SegmentationFault67 wdym lmao mexican was on top of boxe for a while
When he fought Fuji he would say to his corner, "This guy hits hard" and the corner asked: -"how do you know if he didn´t hit you?"
- Because I can hear the punches whizzing through the air while i am dodging".
I saw this on an interview although I do not remember the video where I saw this, (because I was on a Nicolino marathon).
😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
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Damn, I hope that's true because that's fricken insane
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I'm uruguayan, so was my grandpa, but I remember him loving Nicolino and telling me that every single fight of his was a huge event. He used to listen to Locche's fights on the radio broadcast from Argentina. Never saw him fight live. I feel very happy you are covering this, man. Indirectly you're bringing my grandfather back. Thanks for that!
I have an uncle that whenever he sees me hitting the sandbag he won't stop telling me about Loche lol. I'd seen videos but never an analysis, this made me respect him even more
Thats beautiful
I'm glad you are able to revisit that. R.I.P.
@John Peter cheer up john
@John Peter speak for yourself as you ain't a mind reader and you ain't everybody.
Nicolino Locche, the boxer they called “El Intocable,” a chain-smoking defensive genius from Argentina who dazzled fans with his extraordinary reflexes, clever tactics, and ability to control the ring. A boxing “genius,” a brilliant defensive maestro whose ring proficiency is perhaps second only to that of Willie Pep.
he was of Italian descent.
Second to Floyd Mayweather. I fixed that last sentence for you sir
@@markmessi9020 Willie Pep, in my mind, is the greatest creative fighter that ever lived. In his prime days the man known as "Will o' the Wisp" possessed a defensive ability and an intelligence inside the ring that are unmatched to this day.
Throughout his entire career Pep faced strong and top opposition on a consistent basis, sometimes even fighting twice a week. While doing so, with his great defense he managed to accumulate a super-impressive record of 229 wins and only 11 losses.
How great was Pep's defense?
Just think about this, in a fight against Jackie Graves in 1946, he told ringside reporters, "Watch me, I'm going to win the third round without throwing a single punch." For the entire round he made Graves chase him desperately while he slipped, blocked and avoided every single punch that Graves took and missed widely. When the bell rang, he had won the round on all three judges' scorecards. Enough said.
Mayweather toney and pernall had greater defensive abilities
@@aprigio64
Like most of argentinian popolation.
That's why we italians love you 💁
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For those who don’t box, great defence is instinctual. But if you watch Locce, he puts his opponents into a position where there punches are limited to straight punches to his head. He can feel what the next punch is and when it is coming. Like a matador. Impeccable timing is key to this
That is a big part of defense in martial arts, boxing etc, telegraphing an opening really well to lead your opponent to attack it but not to obvious they better ones will ignore it. mastering that is a major step.
Thanks I already watched the video tho
@mallman23 wow you noticed too??? But not everyone has knowledge of this
Good metaphor "Like a Matador" except without trying to kill the bull.
Yea I noticed the way he moved inside as opposed to stepping back while still avoiding being hit and in shortened his opponents punches so they weren’t as powerful. Then there’s nothing more draining than throwing hard punches and hitting nothing but air.
I'm writing a fantasy novel. There are a chapter of strange warrior monks called the Loccheans, who never deliver a killing blow but are impossible to hit. My humble tribute to this absolute madlad
Thank youuuu
Bro that’s so cool!!! What’s it called so I can check it out whenever you get it out there??
What's the name of novel? please tell me
I'm far from finishing, but is titled The Thin Crimson Veil.
@@jamie_d0g978 Thank you so much
I’ve always considered defensive boxing boring, but as soon as I started practicing boxing and mma and found how difficult is to defend yourself I inmediatly fell in love for it, the amount of skill and awareness you need to perform a good defense is insane, at least for me
That’s why despite the recent criticism adesanya gets it’s actually incredible how defensively responsible he is something that people won’t appreciate until he steps away from fighting
I always thought there are types of defending boxing... there´s the footwork, always retreating and counter type, and people that can have great defending skills, but still pressure and go or stand forward... Bivol can be one of the last types in today´s boxing. Locche was this kind in a way. He could stand right in front of you.
@Student of Klaus Schwab lol you realize nicolino is a featherweight right?
Practice on the floor to ceiling ball, it's even more fun because if you don't move your head, gonna get bopped on the nose.
If you give it a good straight hand it's gonna bounce back like it doesn't comply with physics. You're gonna want to move that head and body. ✌🏻
U need good reflexes but it also takes years to be able to tell when and where they are coming and going
I am Argentinean, and let me tell you something about Nicolino Locche that often goes unsaid: His fights were hilarious. No matter who was the boxer they put in front of him, how many K.O.'s he had on his resume or the strength of his punches: he was going to be ridiculed by Nicolino for 15 rounds, while the whole Luna Park stadium laughed and made fun of him.
Im not a box fan so
What happens when no one is fighting
For example, Nicolino is not throwing punches but what happens if his opponents do not attack either and starts to evade him??? Its a draw? Or Nicolino is forced to approach?
@@bliz0625 some of his figths were draws
in my house we were laughing our heads of he used to make a total mockery of his opponents I remember back in the very early 1970s 😁😆😂🤣👍👍👍
Blessings to LIONEL MESSI and DI MARIA shalom ARGENTINA
@@GlobalJGlobalaguante MARADONA👑
El mejor de todos
He is the literal embodiment of "Work smarter not harder" What a legend.
Wow duck and weave last second super reflective extra ordinary like
@@HarryHeath-pb6rv I’d like to see you do it
he's the definition of "scrw your hardwork my genetics better"
Yep but he definitely trained @@HaraDuran
Work smart and hard
When I first started training, I trained under my dad and uncle (who both won golden gloves tournaments, and my uncle fought professionally until sustaining a bad eye injury) I’ll never forget my uncle telling me about this man …he said to me “he was pure and utter brilliance and intelligence, he made world class fighters look like they’d never thrown a punch”
My dad told me the same thing about him. But my dad beat him
@@ZuluHotel1977 who was your dad
@@ZuluHotel1977 how was your dad?
This is so true. The Japanese boxer was the defender champion and looked like a total idiot.
@Al Marcel he wasn’t dedicated to his career. His conduct and discipline was awful.
Something to note about his career is that he changed the way people (and media) saw this kind of defensive boxers. Boxers of his school on Mendoza used to be heckled by the Buenos Aires crowd, and his trainer Paco Bermudez ridiculed by the press because he prefered to throw the towel instead of watching his fighter get KO'd. But when Nicolino won the title in Japan and his fights became huge events he fianlly got the respect and admiration tjat his school and master deserved
I always thought he was from Bs.As, not from Mendoza. Well, living and learning. Saludos brasileños.
I didn't get what you said 😂
@@aarontate317 They were mocked for being defensive and quick to throw the towel before being KO'd.
But when he became world champion, everybody loved him and his trainer all of a sudden.
When I say everybody I mean the Buenos Aires' Luna Park crowd, who HATED defensive boxers, they paid for sluggers and slaughter. Seeing Locche bounce the ropes, and avoid hits made him look like "a coward" to this bunch.
I've been to BA and Mendoza beautiful places Mendoza especially never been anywhere like it in the world can't wait to go back one day. I'm English but absolutely loved Argentina and it's people
Mendoza has produced a series of very technical boxers. In Argentina evry boxin fan knew of the "escuela mendocina", the Mendoza province style of boxing.
It's fascinating that you can see different decades of cameras his career was so long he doesn't just go from black and white to colour, but it's different eras of film and then to different tape types of recording equipment.
Helps not getting hit when you want a long career
@@lowercasepeople49 I was going to say that.
Also helps when you fight in a way that doesn't need much physical fitness or strength.
BEST breakdown of El Intocable's unparalleled boxing style on RUclips. Nico was a pint size giant and a champion like no other, with impeccable technique, poise and matching sense of humor.
This man takes "The Best offense is a good defense" meaning to a new level.
What? That phrase doesn’t exist. It’s “the best defense is a good offense”
@@denisdeari1 Hence the reason I didn't say "the Phrase". The description I'm referring to is his fighting style, Not the initial phrase itself because the initial phrase would not work for the interesting way he fights. I suppose I should have said "It turns the phrase "The best defense is a good offense" upside down" or "He's making his own phrase" for you to understand, But I'm putting emphasis on his fighting style...
No, he just uses the meaning.
How about Rocky Marciano?
@@dreliq981 he is the meaning
An old gf I had was from St Louis and during a trip to her home to meet her family we met the boxer Adolph Pruit at a party for some friend or relative .Anyway to my shame I didn't know who he was despite me being a huge boxing fan.Obviously we got talking about fighters ,so I asked the best fighter he fought (not toughest just best)he said Locche and of Locche's skill he said"that trying to hit him was like trying to hit smoke"
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great story
314 all day
@@seandafny yankees?
He fought Adolph Pruitt in May 1970. They went a full 15 rounds in Luna Park, Buenos Aires. Loeche won by a Unanimous Decision. Adolph was born and raised in St Louis. He's in his early 80s now.
THIS is boxing. Thanks so much for this compilation. Before seeing this video, I had never heard of Locche. His shoulder movements are extraordinarily effective; his head movements simply amazing. The best defence I have ever seen. Thank you.
He clearly paved the way for Pernell and Floyd. Thank you for the etymology. GOD bless 🙏🏼
So glad you made this video, I rank him as the greatest defensive boxer of all time. The fact he barely trained, and smoked between rounds, makes his skill even more incredible
Yea I feel like he is genetically gifted and smart just how he fights fast reflexes as well I could only imagine if he trained more and was more aggressive
Boa stop it he'd get floored by many boxers today especially since he fought bums😭😭
@@lulphil4278 greatest doesn't mean best lol he the greatest
And stupid too
@@lulphil4278 he is far superior than many boxers of today, his defence is incredible, he might be lacking power or offence tactics but the man moves like air.
Nobody in boxing history has had that level of head movement. "El Intocable" is an Argentinian boxing hero, and rightfully so.
He was argentinian? He got one of the most Sardinian name I ever heard 😀
@@Nome_utente_generico About half the population of Argentina has Italian Ancestry. I'm Italian, but have some relatives in Argentina.
The only person I can think of from whom I've seen anything close to this is Lerdsila. Though he's a muay thai guy not a boxer.
@@thullraven1 ✌️🇮🇹🇦🇷
Willie Pep
There's something so breathtaking about watching a style like this, utterly inspiring
Yeah it's very cinematic...there's a grace to the movement ..it's just sublime
@@brendancronin3796 And so effortless. He wasted no energy. Moved his head just enough. Amazing!
That was just crazy. The way he moved his head from side to side avoiding getting punched by just an inch is something out of a cartoon! Amazing...
This guy was amazing. 136 fights, he smoked cigarettes and even smoked cigarettes in between rounds! He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, two years before he died in 2005 from heart failure, age 66.
136 fights. 136 godamn fights. Jeeze.
So he even dodged lung cancer? What a legend!
@@UnclePutte I wanna fight that many times but I don't wanna die off heart failure you think the reason was because he fought 136 fights
@@joshdagoat9284 I think it's just a plain wonder that he did fight 136 fights in a carreer. Being lightweight and a defensive genius probably made it possible, since he took less brain damage over time.
@@nickmilo932 The heart failure would of been caused from chain smoking my friend lol
This has been a long time coming. Locche may just be the only fighter in history who could dodge near twenty punches while standing dead still in the center of a ring.
Yeah fightin bums
@@rocroca7459 Yeah, anybody who brings up race unprompted instantly loses any validity in my book. Carry your agenda elsewhere, dude.
@@rogercharles1535 By that logic, every great boxer in history was bad because most of their wins weren't got against a legend every single time. Do you even know if there was anyone of renown for Locche to fight in his era?
@@rocroca7459 You don't know the names, but that doesn't mean they were unknown. Also I don't think you understand the demographics of Argentina.
@@nathanlevesque7812 I understand the demographics of Argentina but I don't even think you know what that word means. That's why you've used it. The boxers were unknown because that's what they were, "unknowns". You can't go on then to claim this man was one of the greatest defensive boxers in the world. When he was never known on a world stage and fought bums his entire career.
He was a bum. And what this tells me about you, is that you're a loser and bum too.
I come from an argentinian family that loves boxing, i remember that my grandma hated it becouse of the violence but would always tell me about locche and how great and entretaining he was, its crazy to see some of his fights when he barely lets his hands go amd still dominates. Probably the best defensive boxer of all time. Orgullo argentino 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Hope the best for you fellows as seen some disturbances there supply problems created on purpose all over _rison _lanet caper _030
He has transformed this brutal sport into a work of art.....
One of the finest examples of raw talent and almost no dedication, he was a mess, his life was a mess, his finances a catastrophe, but gods he was natural, talented, untouchable, a true Argentine, all skill and the bare minimum to get the job done, a true waste of talent and still, there was one untouchable and this world would hardly see the likes of him ever again.
He make'em miss, but didn't make'em pay
So he's basically a boxing version of Mikhail Tal, the chess genius.
I still remember a story about how Nicolino used to trick his trainer to make him think that he was doing his exercises.
"his finances were a catastrophe"
Yup that's a true argentine alright
@@FiasaPower if i may counter that chess comparison: mr. tal was plagued with health issues that stifled his particular chess genius from reaching the plateau it could have
@@FiasaPower I would say that is a fairly apt comparison.
Hard to believe I’ve never heard of this guy. If he had real power he would be illegal. Great analysis and breakdown.
Me neither.
I don't think he was after hurting opponents by battering their brains although they were attempting to do that him . . but he content to win on points , an cut above for sure sportsman
I think its because all but 1 fight (in Japan for the WBA welterweight title) of his he fought in Argentina .
Dodging taxes
And dodging subpoenas
I finally became interested in devouring technical breakdowns and this channel is a huge gift! Thank you for the great videos
Oh hey man, I've been seeing your videos around for a while and seen you mentioned in a few places. Massive respect for what you're doing. Very much in the spirit of Bruce Lee! Glad my videos could be of help :)
Check out “Lee Wileys art and science of boxing” channel too he makes realyy good breakdowns as well!
@@TheModernMartialArtist Bruce whom? Yup‼ G-G 🥊🧨😃💣💫💥🎆🎇✨🔥💐🏵🌷👍👌👀
Accumulated a record number of wins without really hurting his opponent, a true Gentle-man not a "Gladiator". He deserves more recognition for inspiring fighters to use thier "Heads" for thinking as oposed to bashing.
How did I never hear of this guy? He's amazing.
He was an amazing world champion
El Intocable, Nicolino Locche.
Que pena que no lo hayas visto! Yo iba a verlo al luna park cuando peleaba los miércoles a 10 rounds. Un genio!!!
To put into perspective just how good he was: He NEVER got knocked down.
Never.
His only losses are due to PTS (2 losses), UD (1 loss) and RTD (1 loss, due to a cut on his eyebrow).
Lol holy shit I just read up on him he is insane. Just lacked power y the looks of it but his instincts are incredible. Reminds me of that lurdzilla guy
@@maybe-xh8il yeah he's entertaining to watch but his punches did look pretty soft, plus even though he was still dodging the punches, I don't like how low he lowers his eyes to his opponent, there were times where he was looking right at the floor, might've worked in his time and era of boxers but in today's world of boxing he would've got eaten alive
@@G00gLe_was_my_idea989 huh
@@G00gLe_was_my_idea989 lol what?
Like... Am I supposed to retype my whole statement again? How do you huh? And what? People on the internet? It's WRITTEN right there, reread it if you don't understand it, if you don't understand it after that it's probably a you problem, it's not like it's written in Greek 🤷♂️
I'm old enough to have seen many of Locche's fights when I was a kid in my native Argentina. He was a much admired icon. Like most Argie boxers, his success on the ring were not matched by success in his personal life. Thank you for laying out such thourough and expert unpacking of his technique.
What do you you mean? Their personal life was even better than their professional careers. Please explain your comment?
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub his personal life was a mess. He underestimate training sessions and cardio.
@@MikeSmith-cn6ub jajajja no he was a disaster. Smoke drink anda night clubs
@@wastedgatewastedgate7701 This comment made me think about Bonavena and Monzón, and their tragic lives.
Nicolino Locce es uno de.los deportistas argentinos más queridos y respetados. Una leyenda "intocable"...
This Locche guy is like some kind of boxing wizard; incredible defense.
I feel like he’s reacting faster than I’ve been told the human brain can. He’s incredible!
Yup. Starting his reactions earlier by being so good at controlling and predicting his opponent's moves, and bypassing brain processing by having his own responses trained into muscle memory on a reflex level. Pretty sure it would be literally impossible to actually react that fast. Incredible.
pretty sure hes a genetic outlier and has something that allows him to react at a much faster than average response times
I've been frustrated before cause I couldn't hit someone. I can't imagine having it happen for 12-15 rounds and getting hit in the process. I'd go insane. Great upload @Modern Martial Artist
It's worst than beating.
I'd probably punch the referee just for the selfish desire to finally land one punch 😂
Yeah. Imagine being a professional boxer who trained his entire life, and he can't even hit an opponent clean. This must be one of the most frustrating feelings in the world.
Pure merciless mind games, I might just have knocked myself out just to end it!
He took shots, he just also had a solid chin, and given the weight class, he wasn't bound to be knocked out by anyone.
Thanks for sharing Locche with the world, a not so famous legend with an incredible gift never seen again
There's plenty of good boxers but once in a while you get a fantastic boxer that is highly intelligent. A tactician. Locche is a true master at his work 👍
One of the goats of boxing it’s a shame people don’t know him and other fighters from back a day who invented techniques fighters use today
Imagine if we could create a real life human boxer with the knock out power and will of mike tyson the speed of sugar ray Robison and his endurance this guys evading defense and Ali s leg mobility and butter beans hard chin and an iq of 100 . I think that boxer would never ever loose.
GOAT?
@@nickpolizzi5897 one of the goats
Just because he’s not famous don’t mean he ain’t better then your favourite boxer you casual 🤦🏻♂️
@@BESTMOAD floyd mayweather
@@SPECKUU8888 floyed doesn't come close to that description
He started&had a style never seen before at that CB time...HE WAS AHEAD of HIS TIME!!! AMAZING
Nicolino Locche was a boxing genius in the ring.
Total fights 136
Wins 117
Wins by KO 14
Losses 4
Draws 14
No contests 1
that's an impressive fight record. You got my vote man, good video👍
But who did he fight?
@@Killacorn dude really? You can't be that helpless you can't look him up (you on a phone)? His name is in the internet, look him up please, if you can't I guess I will have to pull it up for you.
@@samuellp1146 he only fought cans. Never fought anyone with a good record.
@@Killacorn Come on man, I didn't say he's the best. All I said was what an impressive record then you start throwing shade on the man because he didn't fight any notables??? Maybe *that's all there was in his era to fight in his class* are you going to blame him for that? They had boats, planes and what not back then, nobody was stopping anybody to fight him.
Tyson up until he fought buster Douglass won all 36 pro fights would you go and tell him he just fought cans (if he had a career ending injury)?? Dude is in the boxing hall of fame, do you really think he's in there because Ring magazine thought he wasn't a good fighter?
@@samuellp1146 can you retype that it didn't come out right. I can't see it.
I simply love that the guy just looks like your average dad.
A dad that wouldn't beat up someone that came after his family, but would taunt him until the intruder called the cops to come pick him up because the dad was too much to handle
No debate this guy had the best head movement I have ever seen in a fighter
Never heard of Locce before this, so thanks for introducing this boxing wizard to me.
I’m not a particular boxing fan and have never heard of this man but I’ve never seen anything like this in street fighting videos or other boxing matches. His ability to avoid being hit seems like it falls between martial arts and the downright supernatural. I’ve never witnessed this before and wonder if was just something naturally instinctive to him or if this can be learned.
Agree. It almost seems choreographed or he seems telepathic. Very weird.
Mix of both. Being smart enough to understand an read boxing movements, studying the boxing art that comes with training. And godlike reflects and having reaction speed of a fighter jet.
@@nicolasalfonsoflorio9294 your right
You can learn slot from him..but some of it is a god given skull
Skill
Your observations on his shoulder roll/philly shelly implementation regarding overhands blew my damn mind. I absolutely love these breakdowns, thank you for another classic!
why is this one of the best boxers iv ever seen and this is my first time seeing it????? this guy is amazing i would choose his style over any fighting style or technique i would even give up having tommy morrisons left hook and size to have those reflexes
He makes it look effortless against trained fighters. That is the sign of a true expert.
This man was absolutely, unequivocally, amazing... 'Superhuman reactions and spatial awareness' would be an understatement.
With his mastery of spacing, mind games, and timing, this guy would have been a monster when it comes to fighting games.
He defeated opponents souls. They gave up at the end. They didn't want to punch the air anymore
Impressive tactics, he was such a defense genius. Is always great for me to see different men with different bodies find their way to fight, it really makes you understand that skills and nothing else matters in combat.
His fight versus Fuji was simply perfect
As a boxer who who spends a lot of time analyzing fighting styles, I appreciate the effort you put into these videos and the respect you have for the sweet science. Keep up the good work. 👍
This is defensive mastery of the highest calibre and I love it. It's so compelling to watch. I'm more into mma now but this reminds me why I once fell in love with boxing.
The man was an absolute genius; an impeccable Grandmaster in the ring, who worked many moves ahead of his opponents...
He's has the best defence I ever seen in boxing
This technique is absolutely amazing
He moves so natural and faster at same time.
You know a guy's good beyond reason when everything he does seems easy. Locche is the kind of fighter you'd think you'd beat, and then proceed to get embarrassed by him for 10, 12 or 15 rounds and have no idea what just happened.
He must have ruined the confidence of so many fighters. Imagine going going for 12-15 rounds unable to land a clean punch on your opponent. They'd have nightmares after fighting him.
@@nicerides9224 Can you imagine him fighting Deontay Wilder? A knockout machine vs The Untouchable
@@nicerides9224 Shit, imagine how hard they'd train afterwards just to let out their frustration, if they could get over the humiliation
maybe down fall like lurdzilla, combo of 4!
This might be the best channel on RUclips. Endlessly fascinating and entertaining. Many thanks for saving some of these great fighters from obscurity and bringing their unique skills to life for new generations.
Thank you for this video. I'd never heard of this guy. His movement is hypnotic to watch. Beautiful!
One of the few worthy RUclips recommendations.
Nicolino Locche you have a new fan.💪👍
It was about time more people talked about this legend!
Amazing. Had never heard of this guy. What a genius.
I felt sorry for myself knowing this man just now. Such an incredible skill.
Argentina had some amazing pugilists.
Why would you feel sorry for knowing this man?
@@1776Jan He means for only finding out about him now
@@1776Jan You gotta polish your reading comprehension lol
@thirteen26 please enlighten me.
I know very very little about any martial art or actual legitimate fighting (we've all had stupid street brawls as kids I'm sure, me included, and that teaches nothing lol) but I've just relatively recently started to get into watching proper fighting and I've never heard of this man before-i swear my jaw was on the floor nearly all the way through this vid, that was just BEAUTIFUL to see, I'm genuinely blown away. Thanks for showing me this!
As an argentinian, I was waiting for the day you cover Locche. Thanks for all your hard work in your videos! I learnt a lot about combat sports :)
Esse cara é uma lenda do boxe!!! Deveria ser exaltado constantemente pelas organizações e associações de boxe mundo afora. Mais de 130 lutas no cartel não é pra qualquer um!!!👏👏👏👏👏... em tempo, a melhor esquiva que já existiu nesse esporte! Nicolino Locche!!!👏👏👏👏
I'm so glad I caught this video. Great analogy with dancing. Boxing is a dance of sorts, and Locche's ability to predict his 'dance partner's' moves was better than watching Fred Astaire. And, Fred couldn't counter! Great stuff.
To give context: He lost only 4 times, thrice to points, once due to an eyebrow cut (medics stopped the fight).
All this, while he would sleep just before the fight, smoke in-between rounds and not training.
A natural God of defensive skills.
He's had around 140 fights and only fought 3 times outside of Argentina, losing 2 of them. He also has 14 draws. God knows how many were homecooked results.
@@RRRRapify what do you mean there's fights we don't know about that he did?
@@IsraelCountryCube it means he's not as good as his record indicates, and that he's not a true champion because the word "world" loses its meaning if you just fight in your own country
@@RRRRapify dude. He was world champion, end of story, he was the light welterweight world champion from 68 to 72 and won the title in Japan, he was a good boxer, and the best defense boxer of all time, he was a specialist, better than Mayweather Jr and Canelo at defense. Plus yes, he fought in Argentina most of the time, but not only other argentinians, he fought boxers from a lot of other countries, USA, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Italy and some more, he won most
@@guillermokleisinger5548 he was a champion with an asterisk. And I never said he only fought Argentinian tho. He fought in his home turf 98% of his career, and when he did fight outside, he lost 2 out of 3 times. What does that tell you? He couldn't fight out of his comfort zone. Carlos Monzon, a contemporary of Locche, fought multiple times outside of Argentina and even defended his title in enemy territory. Even though he was a piece of shiet, I still have more respect for him as a boxer
Locche is one of my favorite fighters. I first learned of him in an old RUclips video called "The greatest defensive artists of all time Part 1" It shows many of his highlights to the theme of Frantic. Fits him perfectly.
I don't know very much about boxing but the degree of skill, confidence AND courage you need to be able to maximise this kind of strategy is kind of mind-blowing to me. An education, I'd never even heard of Locche until today. Great upload and many interesting and insightful comments. Many thanks.
His defensive prowess is an art form by itself! He prefers to bob, weave and slips punches rather than run and hug his opponents! The man is a defensive genius!
Locche had next level head movement. I like these deep dives into historic boxing. It would be sweet to see a breakdown of Willie Pep's feinting game. The way Jack Slack tells it, he managed to win a round without throwing a punch because even the judges were biting on his feints.
The best thing i learned from willie pep is when i shorter guy is ducking under your jab, simply fake a overly telegraphed jab, as you step to the right or left,
They see it coming because you telegraphed it, they duck under but when they come up to counter you arent even there
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This guy is so strong in his pace and moves that he looks coming from an unreal fiction! Thanx a lot for the discovery ✊️
This legend lived a block away from my house, very humble and a interesting fact , he hate training
That explains his style. Who needs to train with head movement like that...
@@bigboymellman52 🤣 yea good point born out of laziness?
This guy is genius. The first time I hear about him!!!
This guy, Willie Pep and Emanuel Augustus are probably some of the best defensive boxers to ever live
Get this "probably" away and you will be right.
@@FiasaPower you're probably right lmao
@@FiasaPower you're definitely right
I don't know about Emanuel. He's one of my favorite. Entertaining and unique as hell. But he also used to get hit alot during his career.
@@smilingzuko9613 rarely clean...Pep and Locha got hit alot too but rarely clean.
In 1968, Nicolino Locche won the WBA junior welterweight title in Tokyo from a Japanese American slugger Paul Fujii (as seen in this footage). Fujii's knuckle failed to strike a single blow or even touch his opponent's face, and he remained at the mercy of Locche's stinging albeit not so powerful jabs backed up by his literally flawless defensive maneuvre. Even discounting the disadvantage of having suffered a whiplash a few months prior to this bout, Fujii's lack of basic defensive skill was palpable in front of this legendary Argentine wizard called "El Intocable (the untouchable)" In an interview after the bout, he mentioned that his coach did not teach him how to hit the opponent for the first 12 months of his training as a beginner, but defensive skills only. In fact, according to his coach, Locche received only two effective punches in his 10 years career as a professional boxer at that point, which sounded like a rather convincing statement to me after having witnessed this match. Fujii was an ex-US Marine stationed in Japan with limited training as a professional boxer. However lack of defensive skill was somehow compensated by his heavy blows, allowing him to win the world title from Sandro Lopopolop in 1967, but his luck did not last too long.
@YesIt'sMeI'mHereAgainAren'tYouHappyAF♡ "Alessandro "Sandro" Lopopolo (18 December 1939 - 26 April 2014) was an Italian 1959 amateur featherweight and 1960 amateur lightweight boxing champion, and also world boxing champion in the light welterweight division afterwards, when he turned professional, between 1961 and 1973"
I am not interested in Italian language. Since Nicolino Locche was an Argentinian, a Spanish-speaking country.
======Quote from Collins Dictionary
intocable
ADJECTIVE
1. (= sagrado) sacred ⧫ sacrosanct
la Constitución es intocable the Constitution is sacred or sacrosanct
sigue líder intocable en los Campeonatos del Mundo he is still the runaway leader in the World Championships
2. [tema] taboo
MASCULINE AND FEMININE NOUN
(en la India) untouchable
======Unquote
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@YesIt'sMeI'mHereAgainAren'tYouHappyAF♡ Well who's speaking Italian? This guy is Argentinian. There they speak Spanish. Intocable is untouchable in Spanish. No charge for this lesson. This one's free.
@@scottjamerson9762 he's Italian his family is Italian they just moved to Argentina so he would most likely speak both languages but Im pretty certain he'd speak Italian otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand his own family lol
Thanks for the info, but it's not Italians calling him intocable, it's the people watching him fight - in Argentina - where he was born & where he was boxing. He really was masterful at head movement.
@@scottjamerson9762 Exactly. Just like in Italy Chips and Salsa is potato chips and "sauce". They give you a packet of ketchup and one of mayonnaise. LOL.
R.I.P NICOLINO ! while vacationing in Sardinia back in 2008 I started a chat with these lads that were playing Beach Football, obviously, as a Brit I joined in and showed them a few tricks with the ball as well, and the conversation got to the topic of Boxing
and it turned out one of the lads was a first cousin of Nicolino !! His uncle migrated to Argentina back in the 30's ! Wow !!
Lucky you were easy going around that cousin & friends
Is that right?
@@canzuk4711 TSK
@@canzuk4711 lol, I was in Sardinia 2 months ago, what a beautiful wild rugged country ! This small island has put out a few high ranking stars in the Football as well, the great Zola who was voted the best foreign Football player in the UK and Riva who was one of the best left footed winger in Football, courteous and very helpful people these Sardinians, love them, and yeah you are right I did not see any 1 over 5.8 feet lmao. Where were you exactly when u were there
@@benwinter2420 wth is your problem dude ? The little boy section is some where else man, how old are you ? Chill out.
Man I'm totally in love with his movements, hi just turns others powers to "comedy" with he's movements. Damn I wish I could have seen even 1 of he's fights in live❤️💪.
I am from Argentina, I am not in the world of boxing but I know this champion (not personally) thanks to my father since I was little. I studied art a few years ago and in the precarious building of the academy used to paint the walls by those who made serigraphs, on the third floor there was a serigraph image that resembled Robert Stack as Eliot Ness in "The Untouchables" from 1959 with a Thompson submachine gun, under the image only one word, a legend said: "LOCHE".
There was something like that in "Los Inmortales".
Hace un tiempo leí una anécdota sobre Loche, en la que cuentan que al terminar el primer round en la pelea con Fuji, se sienta en el banquillo y el entrenador le pregunto cómo se sentía, a lo que contestó que el japonés pegaba muy fuerte, y le preguntaron cómo sabía si no le había pegado, y Loche dijo que se dio cuenta por el zumbido de los guantes al lado de las orejas... Saludos desde argentina.
@@el-tuerto-carpintero.85 😂😂😂
A horas de ir a Huergo, en inglés y en un video de boxeo, este es el comentario más legendario de la historia. Si entendiste a Locche como artista, entonces tenés ojo. No tirés la toalla en ese sentido! Todo el amor y suerte en tu vida!!!
It really shows the beauty of a well executed Philly shell.
Your body is more or less completely covered, and having only one side of your face exposed really helps in narrowing your opponents potential targets.
Masterful breakdown mate
True but, although similar, I don't think this is the Philly Shell. From what I've heard, Nicolino Locche, Gustavo Ballas and Cirilo Gil were boxers that studied under famous Argentine trainer Paco Bermudez who taught them "The Art Of Defense".
I'm not sure about this but my theory is that Bermudez probably didn't even heard of the Philly Shell back then, he just came to the same conclusions as George Benton and developed a very similar technique.
@@Control-Max I agree, it's an unique trait of Mendoza region boxers. When they came to Buenos Aires to fight Argentinian tops, the crowd and the fighters themselves used to find their particular style "strange".
He didi it without knowing that name, and it´s different. He was from Argentina, not Philadelphia.
@@Control-Max Whether they heard of the "Philly Shell' or not doesnt mean they didnt know the technique. The Philly Shell was used by lots of Michigan boxers when it got its name. The Philly Shell had its roots in the late 1890's. It came from a technique that was called the "Crab style" where the boxer would put most of his weight on his back foot and cross his arms to protect himself. The crab style has been refined over the last 125 years into what is now the philly shell. Why do you think they never heard of the technique that is now called the Philly shell? I find it very hard to believe that these guys wouldnt know what it is no matter what it is called.
WOW SO BEAUTIFUL! As a 🇵🇷 I'm proud to say Carlos Ortiz another legend drew with him IN 🇦🇷 not easy to do against a legend/artist/scientist like this and in his back yard. Almost like a W for Carlos. Salute to this legend and the maker of this vid AWESOME highlights and footage 👏🏽👍🏽👏🏽
I genuinely can't belive I missed when you uploaded this. Ever since I found your channel, I've been wanting to see you cover this national pride of ours
What a crazy style!
Defense is just as important as offense, thanks for the highlight David!
He was like a fly. You try to hit the fly, but it already sees your spire in slow motion, so already gone from that space. Exactly what Locche used to do... anticipating the strikes.
Vine a ver como quedó en la historia mundial del box, el gran Nicolino Locche.. que feliz me hace saber que una vez mas salio bien parado
Loche no fue un hombre del box, , fue un artista del boxeo.
This man is amazing. I’ll use this in my next fight.
matt watson beware
@@GrrFromGrrland 😉
Dad vs 10 000 charging Matt Watsons
Next fight with your wife ?
Yeah all you can do is dodge there 😹
@@montyrana909 I love my wife. We don’t fight
Imagine if a man like this could study tape on his opponents like today. He would predict everything
Absolutely love these features on lesser-known but highly effective and talented fighters. Each one is a new rabbit hole to go down.
This has to be the most interesting thing I've seen in boxing since Tyson's rise.
Glad he was brought to my attention. His head movement is amazing!
Este si era de otro planeta, otra galaxia, un genio nunca vi nada igual ,algunos boxeadores lo hacen en un lapso breve pero Nico era constante parecía una película de Chaplin. Boxeaba y mientras lo hacia saludaba algún conocido en las primeras filas del ring side, mientras veías a sus oponentes rebotar contra las cuerdas por haber pasado de largo con un golpe, fue "unico" .
I would never have believed this if I hadn't seen it! unbelievable