Sandy Saddler

For the golfer, see Sandy Saddler (golfer).

Joseph "Sandy" Saddler (June 23, 1926 – September 18, 2001) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-time featherweight world champion, having also held the super featherweight title. Over his twelve-year career (1944–56), Saddler scored 104 knockouts and was stopped only once himself, in his second professional fight, by Jock Leslie. In 2003, Saddler was ranked number five on The Ring magazine's list of "100 Greatest Punchers of All Time". His nephew is Grandmaster Flash.

Sandy Saddler
Statistics
Real name	Joseph "Joey" Saddler
Weight(s)	Featherweight Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Born	(1926-06-23)June 23, 1926 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 18, 2001(2001-09-18) (aged 75)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	162
Wins	145
Wins by KO	104
Losses	16
Draws	2

Professional career

Saddler is best known for his four-bout series with Willie Pep. However, he had 93 fights prior to facing Pep.

Early career

Saddler turned Pro at Bantamweight winning his pro-debut & losing his second fight, he fought 10 more times at Bantamweight & had a record of 85-6-2 prior to facing Willie Pep, Saddler record included a loss to Phil Terranova & a Draw with Jimmy Carter

Facing Willie Pep

The two first faced off on October 29, 1948. Pep was the reigning featherweight champion of the world, and coming into the fight boasted a record of 134-1-1 (43 KO). Saddler was the underdog & captured the title by knocking Pep down four times en route to a four-round knockout victory.^[1] This was only the second time that Pep was beaten, Sammy Angott beat him in 1943, and first time he was ever stopped in 137 bouts.

Pep then recaptured the crown on February 11, 1949, by outpointing Saddler over 15 rounds. Saddler regained the crown on September 8, 1950 by a TKO in the eight round. Pep quit after dislocating his shoulder. The pair fought their last fight on September 26, 1951. In one of the dirtiest championship fights ever fought,^{[citation needed]} Saddler won when the fight was stopped in the tenth round.

Saddler fought several other notable opponents during his career. He knocked out future lightweight champion Joe Brown, as well as lightweight champions Lauro Salas and Paddy DeMarco. Saddler beat lightweight champion Jimmy Carter, knocked out future junior lightweight champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, and lost to Larry Boardman.

Professional record

144 Wins (103 knockouts), 16 Losses (1 knockout), 2 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	145–16–2	Larry Boardman	UD	10	1956-04-14	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	145–15–2	George Monroe	TKO	3 (12)	1956-02-13	Providence, United States
Win	144–15–2	Flash Elorde	TKO	13 (15)	1956-01-18	Oakland, California, United States	Retained NBA, NSYAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Win	143–15–2	Dave Gallardo	TKO	6 (10)	1955-12-12	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States
Loss	142–15–2	Flash Elorde	UD	10	1955-07-20	Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Win	142–14–2	Shigeji Kaneko	TKO	6 (10)	1955-07-08	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	141–14–2	Joey Lopes	UD	10	1955-05-24	Sacramento, California, United States
Win	141–13–2	Kenny Davis	TKO	5 (10)	1955-04-05	Butte, Montana, United States
Win	140–13–2	Teddy Davis	UD	15	1955-02-25	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Win	139–13–2	Paddy DeMarco	TKO	9 (12)	1955-01-24	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	138–13–2	Lulu Perez	KO	4 (10)	1955-01-17	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	137–13–2	Bobby Woods	UD	10	1954-12-10	Spokane, Washington, United States
Win	136–13–2	Ray Famechon	RTD	5 (10)	1954-10-25	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Win	135–13–2	Baby Ortiz	KO	3 (8)	1954-09-27	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	134–13–2	Jackie Blair	KO	1 (10)	1954-08-30	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	133–13–2	Libby Manzo	TKO	10 (10)	1954-07-05	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States
Loss	132–13–2	Hoacine Khalfi	SD	10	1954-05-17	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States
Win	132–12–2	Augie Salazar	TKO	7 (10)	1954-04-01	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	131–12–2	Charlie Slaughter	TKO	4 (10)	1954-03-04	Akron, Ohio, United States
Win	130–12–2	Bill Bossio	TKO	9 (10)	1954-01-15	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States
Win	129–12–2	Tommy Collins	TKO	5 (10)	1952-03-17	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	128–12–2	Armand Savoie	DQ	3 (10)	1952-03-03	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	128–11–2	George Araujo	UD	10	1952-01-14	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss	128–10–2	Paddy DeMarco	SD	10	1951-12-07	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
Win	128–9–2	Willie Pep	RTD	9 (15)	1951-09-26	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Loss	127–9–2	Paddy DeMarco	SD	10	1951-08-27	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win	127–8–2	Hermie Freeman	TKO	5 (10)	1951-08-20	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	126–8–2	Angel Olivieri	KO	5 (10)	1951-06-30	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	125–8–2	Mario Salinas	KO	5 (10)	1951-06-22	Santiago de Chile, Chile
Win	124–8–2	Oscar Flores	KO	1 (12)	1951-06-16	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	123–8–2	Alfredo Prada	KO	4 (12)	1951-06-02	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	122–8–2	Harry LaSane	UD	10	1951-05-05	Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	121–8–2	Freddie Herman	RTD	5 (10)	1951-04-03	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	120–8–2	Lauro Salas	TKO	6 (10)	1951-03-27	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	119–8–2	Diego Sosa	KO	2 (10)	1951-02-28	Havana, Cuba	Retained NBA super featherweight title
Win	118–8–2	Jesse Underwood	UD	10	1951-01-23	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
Loss	117–8–2	Del Flanagan	UD	10	1950-12-06	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win	117–7–2	Charley Riley	MD	10	1950-11-01	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Win	116–7–2	Harry LaSane	UD	10	1950-10-12	Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Win	115–7–2	Willie Pep	RTD	8 (15)	1950-09-08	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States	Won NBA, NSYAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Win	114–7–2	Leroy Willis	RTD	2 (10)	1950-06-30	Long Beach, New York, United States
Win	113–7–2	Johnny Forte	KO	3 (10)	1950-06-19	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	112–7–2	Miguel Acevedo	TKO	6 (10)	1950-05-25	Minneapolis, United States
Win	111–7–2	Jesse Underwood	PTS	10	1950-04-29	Waterbury, United States
Win	110–7–2	Lauro Salas	TKO	9 (15)	1950-04-18	Cleveland, United States	Retained NBA super featherweight title
Win	109–7–2	Reuben Davis	TKO	7 (10)	1950-04-10	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win	108–7–2	Luis Ramos	TKO	3 (10)	1950-02-20	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Win	107–7–2	Chuck Burton	KO	1 (10)	1950-02-06	Holyoke, United States
Win	106–7–2	Pedro Firpo	KO	1 (10)	1950-01-22	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	105–7–2	Paulie Jackson	KO	1 (10)	1950-01-16	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	104–7–2	Orlando Zulueta	SD	10	1949-12-06	Cleveland, United States	Won vacant NBA super featherweight title
Win	103–7–2	Leroy Willis	UD	10	1949-11-07	Toledo, United States
Win	102–7–2	Paddy DeMarco	TKO	9 (10)	1949-10-28	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
Win	101–7–2	Proctor Heinhold	TKO	2 (10)	1949-09-26	Schenectady, United States
Win	100–7–2	Harold Dade	PTS	10	1949-09-02	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	99–7–2	Alfredo Escobar	TKO	9 (10)	1949-08-23	Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	98–7–2	Johnny Rowe	TKO	8 (10)	1949-08-08	Brooklyn, United States
Win	97–7–2	Chuck Burton	TKO	5 (10)	1949-08-02	Pittsfield, United States
Win	96–7–2	Gordon House	TKO	4 (10)	1949-07-15	Long Beach, New York, United States
Win	95–7–2	Luis Ramos	KO	5 (10)	1949-06-23	Long Island City, Queens, United States
Win	94–7–2	Jim Keery	KO	4 (12)	1949-06-02	White City, London, England
Win	93–7–2	Ermanno Bonetti	KO	2 (10)	1949-04-18	Philadelphia, United States
Win	92–7–2	Felix Ramirez	PTS	10	1949-03-21	New Jersey City, United States
Loss	91–7–2	Willie Pep	UD	15	1949-02-11	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Win	91–6–2	Young Finnegan	KO	5 (10)	1949-01-16	Panama City, Panama
Win	90–6–2	Terry Young	TKO	10 (10)	1948-12-17	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	89–6–2	Eddie Giosa	KO	2 (10)	1948-12-07	Cleveland, United States
Win	88–6–2	Dennis Pat Brady	UD	10	1948-11-29	Boston Garden, Boston, United States
Win	87–6–2	Tomas Beato	TKO	2 (10)	1948-11-19	Bridgeport, United States
Win	86–6–2	Willie Pep	KO	4 (15)	1948-10-29	Madison Square Garden New York City, United States	Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring featherweight titles
Win	85–6–2	Willie Roache	KO	3 (8)	1948-10-11	New Haven, United States
Win	84–6–2	Aquilino Allen	KO	2 (10)	1948-08-22	Panama City, Panama
Win	83–6–2	Kid Zefine	KO	2 (10)	1948-08-15	Panama City, Panama
Loss	82–6–2	Chico Rosa	SD	10	1948-06-29	Honolulu, Hawaii
Win	82–5–2	Harry LaSane	UD	10	1948-05-24	Holyoke, United States
Win	81–5–2	Young Tanner	KO	5 (10)	1948-04-26	Oranjestad, Aruba
Win	80–5–2	Jose Alberto Diaz	KO	8 (12)	1948-04-17	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	79–5–2	Luis Monagas	KO	3 (10)	1948-04-10	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	78–5–2	Bobby Timpson	PTS	10	1948-03-23	Hartford, United States
Win	77–5–2	Thompson Harmon	TKO	8 (10)	1948-03-08	Holyoke, United States
Win	76–5–2	Archie Wilmer	UD	8	1948-03-05	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	75–5–2	Joey Angelo	UD	10	1948-02-09	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, United States
Win	74–5–2	Charley Noel	PTS	10	1948-02-02	Holyoke, United States
Win	73–5–2	Orlando Zulueta	PTS	10	1947-12-13	Havana, Cuba
Win	72–5–2	Lino Garcia	KO	3 (8)	1947-12-05	Havana, Cuba
Win	71–5–2	Kid Barquerito	KO	5 (10)	1947-11-09	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	70–5–2	Lino Garcia	KO	5 (10)	1947-10-26	Caracas, Venezuela
Win	69–5–2	Al Pennino	TKO	4 (10)	1947-10-13	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, United States
Loss	68–5–2	Humberto Sierra	SD	10	1947-10-03	Minneapolis, United States
Win	68–4–2	Angelo Ambrosano	KO	2 (8)	1947-09-17	Jamaica, Queens, United States
Win	67–4–2	Miguel Acevedo	TKO	7 (8)	1947-08-29	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	66–4–2	Leslie Harris	TKO	5 (10)	1947-08-14	Atlantic City, United States
Win	65–4–2	Oscar Calles	KO	5 (10)	1947-07-26	Caracas, Venezuela
Draw	64–4–2	Jimmy Carter	MD	10	1947-06-03	Washington D.C., United States
Win	64–4–1	Melvin Bartholomew	UD	10	1947-05-09	New Orleans, United States
Win	63–4–1	Joe Brown	RTD	2 (10)	1947-05-02	New Orleans, United States
Win	62–4–1	Charley Cabey Lewis	UD	10	1947-04-14	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, United States
Win	61–4–1	Carlos Malacara	PTS	10	1947-03-29	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	60–4–1	Leonardo Lopez	KO	2 (10)	1947-03-08	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	59–4–1	Larry Thomas	TKO	2 (8)	1947-02-07	Asbury Park, United States
Win	58–4–1	Humberto Zavala	TKO	7 (10)	1947-01-27	New York City, United States
Win	57–4–1	George 'Dusty' Brown	KO	4 (8)	1947-01-20	Holyoke, United States
Win	56–4–1	Leonard Caesar	KO	2 (6)	1946-12-30	Newark, United States
Win	55–4–1	Luis Marquez	KO	2 (6)	1946-12-26	Jamaica, Queens, United States
Win	54–4–1	Clyde English	KO	3 (8)	1946-12-09	Holyoke, United States
Win	53–4–1	Artie Price	UD	10	1946-11-12	Detroit, United States
Win	52–4–1	Joe Rodriguez	KO	3 (8)	1946-10-10	Atlantic City, United States
Win	51–4–1	Pedro Firpo	PTS	10)	1946-08-22	Brooklyn, United States
Win	50–4–1	Dom Amoroso	KO	2 (8)	1946-08-05	Providence, United States
Loss	49–4–1	Phil Terranova	UD	10)	1946-07-23	Detroit, United States
Win	49–3–1	Georgie Cooper	TKO	7 (8)	1946-07-10	Brooklyn, United States
Win	48–3–1	Cedric Flournoy	TKO	3 (8)	1946-06-13	Detroit, United States
Win	47–3–1	Pedro Firpo	PTS	8	1946-04-25	Atlantic City, United States
Win	46–3–1	Johnny Wolgast	PTS	8	1946-04-11	Atlantic City, United States
Win	45–3–1	Ralph LaSalle	KO	1 (6)	1946-04-08	New York City, United States
Loss	44–3–1	Bobby McQuillar	UD	10	1946-02-18	Arena Gardens, Detroit, United States
Win	44–2–1	Arbie Bowie	KO	1 (8)	1946-01-17	Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	43–2–1	Filiberto Osario	PTS	6	1945-12-21	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	42–2–1	Joey Monteiro	PTS	8	1945-12-14	Boston, United States
Win	41–2–1	Benny Daniels	UD	6	1945-12-03	Holyoke, United States
Win	40–2–1	Richie Miyashiro	PTS	6	1945-09-21	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	39–2–1	Earl Mintz	KO	1 (6)	1945-08-27	Providence, United States
Win	38–2–1	Bobby English	KO	3 (6)	1945-08-20	Providence, United States
Win	37–2–1	Lou Langley	KO	1 (6)	1945-08-16	Brooklyn, United States
Win	36–2–1	Luis Rivera	TKO	4 (6)	1945-07-30	Long Island City, United States
Win	35–2–1	Joey Monteiro	TKO	5 (6)	1945-07-24	Brooklyn, United States
Win	34–2–1	Herbie (Biff) Jones	TKO	3 (6)	1945-07-23	Baltimore, United States
Win	33–2–1	Leo Methot	KO	1 (6)	1945-06-29	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	32–2–1	Bobby Washington	KO	2 (6)	1945-06-25	Allentown, United States
Win	31–2–1	Caswell Harris	TKO	2 (6)	1945-06-18	Baltimore, United States
Win	30–2–1	Chilindrina Valencia	TKO	9 (10)	1945-04-30	Detroit, United States
Win	29–2–1	Willie Anderson	TKO	5 (8)	1945-04-20	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, United States
Win	28–2–1	Jimmy Allen	KO	1 (8)	1945-04-02	Newark, United States
Win	27–2–1	Georgie Knox	TKO	4 (8)	1945-03-22	Jersey City, United States
Win	26–2–1	Joey Monteiro	KO	4 (6)	1945-03-19	New York City, United States
Win	25–2–1	Harold Gibson	PTS	6	1945-03-10	Brooklyn, United States
Win	24–2–1	Joey Gatto	TKO	1 (6)	1945-02-19	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	23–2–1	Benny May	PTS	6	1945-01-26	Jersey City, United States
Win	22–2–1	Joey Puig	KO	1 (6)	1945-01-22	New York City, United States
Win	21–2–1	Lucky Johnson	KO	1 (6)	1945-01-15	Newark, United States
Win	20–2–1	Tony Oshiro	PTS	6	1945-01-13	Brooklyn, United States
Win	19–2–1	Midget Mayo	KO	3 (6)	1944-12-26	Newark, United States
Win	18–2–1	Earl Mintz	KO	2 (6)	1944-12-16	Brooklyn, United States
Win	17–2–1	Tony Oshiro	TKO	2 (6)	1944-12-12	Jersey City, United States
Win	16–2–1	Percy Cabey Lewis	KO	1 (6)	1944-11-28	Jersey City, United States
Win	15–2–1	Manuel Torres	KO	5 (6)	1944-11-24	New York City, United States
Win	14–2–1	Ken Tompkins	KO	1 (6)	1944-11-13	Newark, United States
Win	13–2–1	Manuel Torres	PTS	6	1944-11-11	Brooklyn, United States
Win	12–2–1	Cliff Smith	PTS	6	1944-08-18	New York City, United States
Win	11–2–1	Georgie Knox	TKO	3 (6)	1944-08-08	Brooklyn, United States
Win	10–2–1	Al Pennino	PTS	6	1944-07-25	Brooklyn, United States
Win	9–2–1	Benny Saladino	TKO	3 (6)	1944-07-18	Brooklyn, United States
Win	8–2–1	Clyde English	PTS	6	1944-07-11	Woodhaven, United States
Draw	7–2–1	Lou Alter	PTS	4	1944-06-23	Brooklyn, United States
Loss	7–2	Lou Alter	PTS	6	1944-06-15	Brooklyn, United States
Win	7–1	Jose Aporte Torres	PTS	8	1944-06-13	Union City, United States
Win	6–1	Domingo Diaz	PTS	6	1944-05-23	Jersey City, United States
Win	5–1	Jose Aporte Torres	PTS	6	1944-05-15	Holyoke, United States
Win	4–1	Jose Aporte Torres	PTS	6	1944-05-08	Trenton, United States
Win	3–1	Joe Landry	KO	1 (6)	1944-04-17	Holyoke, United States
Win	2–1	Al King	KO	2 (6)	1944-03-27	Holyoke, United States
Loss	1–1	Jock Leslie	TKO	3 (6)	1944-03-21	Hartford, United States
Win	1–0	Earl Roys	PTS	8	1944-03-07	Hartford, United States

After boxing

Saddler retired from boxing in 1956, aged 30, after an eye injury sustained in a traffic accident. He later became a trainer and helped train the young George Foreman in the 1970s, including Foreman's first Heavyweight Championship of the World reign. In 2003, he was ranked #5 on the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

In 1990, Saddler was inducted into the prestigious International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the Uncle of Joseph Saddler, better known as Grandmaster Flash. Saddler died on September 18, 2001.

See also

• List of featherweight boxing champions
• List of super featherweight boxing champions

References

1. "Sandy Saddler - Lineal Featherweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

External links

• Boxing record for Sandy Saddler from BoxRec (registration required)
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1948
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1949
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1950
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1951
• https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1955
• Sandy Saddler - CBZ Profile

Achievements
Preceded by Willie Pep	World Featherweight Champion October 29, 1948 – February 11, 1949	Succeeded by Willie Pep
	World Featherweight Champion September 8, 1950 – January 21, 1957 Retired	Vacant Title next held by Hogan Bassey
Vacant Title last held by Frankie Klick	World Super Featherweight Champion December 6, 1949– July 20, 1959 Vacant	Vacant Title next held by Harold Gomes