Sandy Saddler
Sandy Saddler | |
---|---|
Statistics | |
Real name | Joseph "Joey" Saddler |
Rated at |
Featherweight Super featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 23, 1926
Died | September 18, 2001 75) | (aged
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 162 |
Wins | 144 |
Wins by KO | 103 |
Losses | 16 |
Draws | 2 |
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 103 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.
Professional career
Saddler is best known for his four-bout series with 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 captured the title by knocking Pep down four times en route to a four-round knockout victory. 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, 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 Lara 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 | 144-16-2 | Larry Boardman | UD | 10 | 1956-04-14 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Win | 144-15-2 | George Monroe | TKO | 3 (12) | 1956-02-13 | Providence, United States | |
Win | 143-15-2 | Flash Elorde | TKO | 13 (15) | 1956-01-18 | Oakland, California, United States | Retained World Featherweight Title |
Win | 142-15-2 | Dave Gallardo | TKO | 6 (10) | 1955-12-12 | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California, United States | |
Loss | 141-15-2 | Flash Elorde | UD | 10 | 1955-07-20 | Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
Win | 141-14-2 | Shigeji Kaneko | TKO | 6 (10) | 1955-07-08 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 140-14-2 | Joey Lopes | UD | 10 | 1955-05-24 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
Win | 140-13-2 | Kenny Davis | TKO | 5 (10) | 1955-04-05 | Butte, Montana, United States | |
Win | 139-13-2 | Teddy Davis | UD | 15 | 1955-02-25 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | Retained World Featherweight Title |
Win | 138-13-2 | Paddy DeMarco | TKO | 9 (12) | 1955-01-24 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Win | 137-13-2 | Lulu Perez | KO | 4 (10) | 1955-01-17 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Win | 136-13-2 | Bobby Woods | UD | 10 | 1954-12-10 | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
Win | 135-13-2 | Ray Famechon | RTD | 5 (10) | 1954-10-25 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
Win | 134-13-2 | Baby Ortiz | KO | 3 (8) | 1954-09-27 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
Win | 133-13-2 | Jackie Blair | KO | 1 (10) | 1954-08-30 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
Win | 132-13-2 | Libby Manzo | TKO | 10 (10) | 1954-07-05 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States | |
Loss | 131-13-2 | Hoacine Khalfi | SD | 10 | 1954-05-17 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States | |
Win | 131-12-2 | Augie Salazar | TKO | 7 (10) | 1954-04-01 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Win | 130-12-2 | Charlie Slaughter | TKO | 4 (10) | 1954-03-04 | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
Win | 129-12-2 | Bill Bossio | TKO | 9 (10) | 1954-01-15 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, United States | |
Win | 128-12-2 | Tommy Collins | TKO | 5 (10) | 1952-03-17 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Loss | 127-12-2 | Armand Savoie | DQ | 3 (10) | 1952-03-03 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Loss | 127-11-2 | George Araujo | UD | 10 | 1952-01-14 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Loss | 127-10-2 | Paddy DeMarco | SD | 10 | 1951-12-07 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | |
Win | 127-9-2 | Willie Pep | RTD | 9 (15) | 1951-09-26 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | Retained World Featherweight Title |
Loss | 126-9-2 | Paddy DeMarco | SD | 10 | 1951-08-27 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
Win | 126-8-2 | Hermie Freeman | TKO | 5 (10) | 1951-08-20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Win | 125-8-2 | Angel Olivieri | KO | 5 (10) | 1951-06-30 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 124-8-2 | Mario Salinas | KO | 5 (10) | 1951-06-22 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
Win | 123-8-2 | Oscar Flores | KO | 1 (12) | 1951-06-16 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 122-8-2 | Alfredo Prada | KO | 4 (12) | 1951-06-02 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 121-8-2 | Harry LaSane | UD | 10 | 1951-05-05 | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Win | 120-8-2 | Freddie Herman | RTD | 5 (10) | 1951-04-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 119-8-2 | Lauro Salas | TKO | 6 (10) | 1951-03-27 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 118-8-2 | Diego Sosa | KO | 2 (10) | 1951-02-28 | Havana, Cuba | |
Win | 117-8-2 | Jesse Underwood | UD | 10 | 1951-01-23 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States | |
Loss | 116-8-2 | Del Flanagan | UD | 10 | 1950-12-06 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
Win | 116-7-2 | Charley Riley | MD | 10 | 1950-11-01 | Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 115-7-2 | Harry LaSane | UD | 10 | 1950-10-12 | Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 114-7-2 | Willie Pep | RTD | 8 (15) | 1950-09-08 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States | Won World Featherweight Title |
Win | 113-7-2 | Leroy Willis | RTD | 2 (10) | 1950-06-30 | Long Beach, New York, United States | |
Win | 112-7-2 | Johnny Forte | KO | 3 (10) | 1950-06-19 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 111-7-2 | Miguel Acevedo | TKO | 6 (10) | 1950-05-25 | Minneapolis, United States | |
Win | 110-7-2 | Jesse Underwood | PTS | 10 | 1950-04-29 | Waterbury, United States | |
Win | 109-7-2 | Lauro Salas | TKO | 9 (15) | 1950-04-18 | Cleveland, United States | |
Win | 108-7-2 | Reuben Davis | TKO | 7 (10) | 1950-04-10 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 107-7-2 | Luis Ramos | TKO | 3 (10) | 1950-02-20 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 106-7-2 | Chuck Burton | KO | 1 (10) | 1950-02-06 | Holyoke, United States | |
Win | 105-7-2 | Pedro Firpo | KO | 1 (10) | 1950-01-22 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
Win | 104-7-2 | Paulie Jackson | KO | 1 (10) | 1950-01-16 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
Win | 103-7-2 | Orlando Zulueta | SD | 10 | 1949-12-06 | Cleveland, United States | |
Win | 102-7-2 | Leroy Willis | UD | 10 | 1949-11-07 | Toledo, United States | |
Win | 101-7-2 | Paddy DeMarco | TKO | 9 (10) | 1949-10-28 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States | |
Win | 100-7-2 | Proctor Heinhold | TKO | 2 (10) | 1949-09-26 | Schenectady, United States | |
Win | 99-7-2 | Harold Dade | PTS | 10 | 1949-09-02 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 98-7-2 | Alfredo Escobar | TKO | 9 (10) | 1949-08-23 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 97-7-2 | Johnny Rowe | TKO | 8 (10) | 1949-08-08 | Brooklyn, United States | |
Win | 96-7-2 | Chuck Burton | TKO | 5 (10) | 1949-08-02 | Pittsfield, United States | |
Win | 95-7-2 | Gordon House | TKO | 4 (10) | 1949-07-15 | Long Beach, New York, United States | |
Win | 94-7-2 | Luis Ramos | KO | 5 (10) | 1949-06-23 | Long Island City, Queens, United States | |
Win | 93-7-2 | Jim Keery | KO | 4 (12) | 1949-06-02 | White City, London, England | |
Win | 92-7-2 | Ermanno Bonetti | KO | 2 (10) | 1949-04-18 | Philadelphia, United States | |
Win | 91-7-2 | Felix Ramirez | PTS | 10 | 1949-03-21 | New Jersey City, United States | |
Loss | 90-7-2 | Willie Pep | UD | 15 | 1949-02-11 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States | Lost World Featherweight Title |
Win | 90-6-2 | Young Finnegan | KO | 5 (10) | 1949-01-16 | Panama City, Panama | |
Win | 89-6-2 | 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 World Featherweight Title |
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 | UD | 10 | 1948-06-29 | Honolulu, United States | |
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 | Professional Debut |
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
External links
Achievements | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Willie Pep |
World Featherweight Champion October 29, 1948 – February 11, 1949 |
Succeeded by Willie Pep |
The Ring Featherweight Champion October 29, 1948 – February 11, 1949 | ||
World Featherweight Champion September 8, 1950 – January 21, 1957 Retired |
Vacant Title next held by Hogan Bassey | |
The Ring Featherweight Champion September 8, 1950 – January 21, 1957 Retired |