In Argentina there are two sacred monsters of boxing, opposites but at the same time devastating real champions, one is Carlos Monzon and the other is Nicolino Locche, known as EL INTOCABLE, for his defensive skills and reflexes.
Was born in Tunuyan the September 2, 1939 had Italian father and mother, was the sixth child of Felipe and Nicolina, escaped from Italy to escape the second world war. At 8, he entered for the first time in the gym is meets Francisco Mora Bermudez said Paco, he will be the first and only coach and manager, always together until the last match.
I go pro in 1958, after 122 matches by amateurs out of which only 5 lost, but at the time it was difficult to have accurate records of South American boxers. In 1961 he became Argentine Champion lightweight champion by defeating Jaime Gine, two years after he won the South American title category, until you get to fight for the world title against the feared and powerful Paul Takeshi Fuji, Hawaiian origins was an aggressive Boxer, a true Warrior of the ring.
Locche was and it was also on that occasion the untouchable, intercepted the fists of the opponent before they could tap it. The 10 shooting, Fujii gave up the meeting because exhausted and exasperated at not being able to hit it.
The Argentinian had done so, an artist of dodging and footwork, a dancer capable of designing spectacular movements, disliked taking shots and avoided them with millimetric body movements, pure entertainment for the public.
Locchè, however, was also a transgressive unable to give up smoking, his eternal passion and damnation. Even smoked a few minutes before the fight, in the locker room, as he prepared for the meeting. Some puff cigarette and away not caring about even the most elementary rules of an athlete.
5 times more title defenses to lose it permanently against Alfonzo Frazer in 1972, there was another meeting in ‘ 73 against Cervantes but was defeated by TKO in the ninth inning.
He retired in 1976, with a personal best of 14 meetings, 4 lost and won 136 117 peers joined the HALL OF FAME in 2003 and two years later he died at the age of 66 years to pulmonary complications in Las Heras.
Here is a video where you can admire Locche in his great defensive ability, his arms hanging down and even with his hands behind his back:
