| Sandy Saddler | |
| Realname: | Joseph "Joey" Saddler |
| Weight: | Featherweight Super featherweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 8+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 70 in |
| Birth Date: | June 23, 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 162 |
| Wins: | 145 |
| Ko: | 104 |
| 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 104 knockouts and was stopped only once himself, in his second professional fight, by Jock Leslie. Considered to be one of the hardest hitting featherweights, Saddler was ranked number five on The Ring magazine's list of "100 Greatest Punchers of All Time". His nephew is Grandmaster Flash.
Saddler is best known for his four-bout series with Willie Pep. However, he had 93 fights prior to facing Pep.
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
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 eighth 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 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.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163 | Loss | 145–16–2 | Larry Boardman | UD | 10 | Apr 14, 1956 | ||
| 162 | Win | 145–15–2 | George Monroe | TKO | 3 (10), | Feb 13, 1956 | ||
| 161 | Win | 144–15–2 | Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde | TKO | 13 (15), | Jan 18, 1956 | ||
| 160 | Win | 143–15–2 | Dave Gallardo | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 12, 1955 | ||
| 159 | Loss | 142–15–2 | Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde | UD | 10 | Jul 20, 1955 | ||
| 158 | Win | 142–14–2 | Kaneko Shigeji | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 8, 1955 | ||
| 157 | Loss | 141–14–2 | Joey Lopes | UD | 10 | May 24, 1955 | ||
| 156 | Win | 141–13–2 | Kenny Davis | TKO | 5 (10), | Apr 5, 1955 | ||
| 155 | Win | 140–13–2 | Teddy Davis | UD | 15 | Feb 25, 1955 | ||
| 154 | Win | 139–13–2 | Lulu Perez | KO | 4 (10), | Jan 17, 1955 | ||
| 153 | Win | 138–13–2 | Bobby Woods | UD | 10 | Dec 10, 1954 | ||
| 152 | Win | 137–13–2 | Ray Famechon | RTD | 5 (10) | Oct 25, 1954 | ||
| 151 | Win | 136–13–2 | Baby Neff Ortiz | KO | 3 (10), | Sep 27, 1954 | ||
| 150 | Win | 135–13–2 | Jackie Blair | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 30, 1954 | ||
| 149 | Win | 134–13–2 | Libby Manzo | TKO | 10 (10) | Jul 5, 1954 | ||
| 148 | Loss | 133–13–2 | Hoacine Khalfi | SD | 10 | May 17, 1954 | ||
| 147 | Win | 133–12–2 | Augie Salazar | TKO | 7 (10), | Apr 1, 1954 | ||
| 146 | Win | 132–12–2 | Charlie Slaughter | TKO | 4 (10), | Mar 4, 1954 | ||
| 145 | Win | 131–12–2 | Bill Bossio | TKO | 9 (10), | Apr 15, 1954 | ||
| 144 | Win | 130–12–2 | Tommy Collins | TKO | 5 (10), | Mar 17, 1952 | ||
| 143 | Loss | 129–12–2 | Armand Savoie | DQ | 3 (10) | Mar 3, 1952 | ||
| 142 | Loss | 129–11–2 | George Araujo | UD | 10 | Jan 14, 1952 | ||
| 141 | Loss | 129–10–2 | Paddy DeMarco | SD | 10 | Dec 7, 1951 | ||
| 140 | Win | 129–9–2 | Willie Pep | RTD | 9 (15) | Sep 26, 1951 | ||
| 139 | Loss | 128–9–2 | Paddy DeMarco | SD | 10 | Aug 27, 1951 | ||
| 138 | Win | 128–8–2 | Hermie Freeman | TKO | 5 (10), | Aug 20, 1951 | ||
| 137 | Win | 127–8–2 | Angel Olivieri | KO | 5 (10), | Jun 30, 1951 | ||
| 136 | Win | 126–8–2 | Mario Salinas | KO | 5 (10) | Jun 22, 1951 | ||
| 135 | Win | 125–8–2 | Oscar Flores | KO | 1 (12) | Jun 16, 1951 | ||
| 134 | Win | 124–8–2 | Alfredo Prada | KO | 4 (12) | Jun 2, 1951 | ||
| 133 | Win | 123–8–2 | Harry LaSane | UD | 10 | May 5, 1951 | ||
| 132 | Win | 122–8–2 | Freddie Herman | RTD | 5 (10) | Apr 3, 1951 | ||
| 131 | Win | 121–8–2 | Lauro Salas | TKO | 6 (10), | Mar 27, 1951 | ||
| 130 | Win | 120–8–2 | Diego Sosa | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 28, 1951 | ||
| 129 | Win | 119–8–2 | Jesse Underwood | UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1951 | ||
| 128 | Loss | 118–8–2 | Del Flanagan | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1950 | ||
| 127 | Win | 118–7–2 | Charley Riley | MD | 10 | Nov 1, 1950 | ||
| 126 | Win | 117–7–2 | Harry LaSane | UD | 10 | Oct 12, 1950 | ||
| 125 | Win | 116–7–2 | Willie Pep | RTD | 8 (15) | Sep 8, 1950 | ||
| 124 | Win | 115–7–2 | Leroy Willis | RTD | 2 (10) | Jun 30, 1950 | ||
| 123 | Win | 114–7–2 | Johnny Forte | KO | 3 (10), | Jun 19, 1950 | ||
| 122 | Win | 113–7–2 | Miguel Acevedo | TKO | 6 (10) | May 25, 1950 | ||
| 121 | Win | 112–7–2 | Jesse Underwood | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1950 | ||
| 120 | Win | 111–7–2 | Lauro Salas | TKO | 9 (15), | Apr 18, 1950 | ||
| 119 | Win | 110–7–2 | Reuben Davis | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 10, 1950 | ||
| 118 | Win | 109–7–2 | Luis Ramos | TKO | 3 (10), | Feb 20, 1950 | ||
| 117 | Win | 108–7–2 | Chuck Burton | KO | 1 (10), | Feb 6, 1950 | ||
| 116 | Win | 107–7–2 | Pedro Firpo | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 22, 1950 | ||
| 115 | Win | 106–7–2 | Paulie Jackson | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 16, 1950 | ||
| 114 | Win | 105–7–2 | Orlando Zulueta | SD | 10 | Dec 6, 1949 | ||
| 113 | Win | 104–7–2 | Leroy Willis | UD | 10 | Nov 7, 1949 | ||
| 112 | Win | 103–7–2 | Paddy DeMarco | RTD | 9 (10) | Oct 28, 1949 | ||
| 111 | Win | 102–7–2 | Proctor Heinhold | TKO | 2 (10), | Sep 26, 1949 | ||
| 110 | Win | 101–7–2 | Harold Dade | PTS | 10 | Sep 2, 1949 | ||
| 109 | Win | 100–7–2 | Alfredo Escobar | TKO | 9 (10), | Aug 23, 1949 | ||
| 108 | Win | 99–7–2 | Johnny Rowe | TKO | 8 (10), | Aug 8, 1949 | ||
| 107 | Win | 98–7–2 | Chuck Burton | TKO | 5 (10), | Aug 2, 1949 | ||
| 106 | Win | 97–7–2 | Gordon House | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 15, 1949 | ||
| 105 | Win | 96–7–2 | Luis Ramos | KO | 5 (10), | Jun 23, 1949 | ||
| 104 | Win | 95–7–2 | Jim Keery | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 2, 1949 | ||
| 103 | Win | 94–7–2 | Ermanno Bonetti | KO | 2 (10), | Apr 18, 1949 | ||
| 102 | Win | 93–7–2 | Felix Ramirez | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1949 | ||
| 101 | Loss | 92–7–2 | Willie Pep | UD | 15 | Feb 11, 1949 | ||
| 100 | Win | 92–6–2 | Young Finnigan | KO | 5 (10), | Jan 16, 1949 | ||
| 99 | Win | 91–6–2 | Terry Young | TKO | 10 (10), | Dec 17, 1948 | ||
| 98 | Win | 90–6–2 | Eddie Giosa | KO | 2 (10), | Dec 7, 1948 | ||
| 97 | Win | 89–6–2 | Dennis Pat Brady | UD | 10 | Nov 29, 1948 | ||
| 96 | Win | 88–6–2 | Tomas Beato | TKO | 2 (10), | Nov 19, 1948 | ||
| 95 | Win | 87–6–2 | Willie Pep | KO | 4 (15), | Oct 29, 1948 | ||
| 94 | Win | 86–6–2 | Willie Roache | TKO | 3 (10), | Oct 11, 1948 | ||
| 93 | Win | 85–6–2 | Aquilino Allen | KO | 2 (10), | Aug 22, 1948 | ||
| 92 | Win | 84–6–2 | Kid Zefine | KO | 2 (10), | Aug 15, 1948 | ||
| 91 | Loss | 83–6–2 | Chico Rosa | SD | 10 | Jun 29, 1948 | ||
| 90 | Win | 83–5–2 | Harry LaSane | UD | 10 | May 24, 1948 | ||
| 89 | Win | 82–5–2 | Allan Tanner | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 24, 1948 | ||
| 88 | Win | 81–5–2 | Jose Alberto Diaz | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 17, 1948 | ||
| 87 | Win | 80–5–2 | Luis Monagas | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 10, 1948 | ||
| 86 | Win | 79–5–2 | Bobby Timpson | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1948 | ||
| 85 | Win | 78–5–2 | Thompson Harmon | TKO | 8 (10), | Mar 8, 1948 | ||
| 84 | Win | 77–5–2 | Archie Wilmer | PTS | 8 | Mar 5, 1948 | ||
| 83 | Win | 76–5–2 | Joey Angelo | UD | 10 | Feb 9, 1948 | ||
| 82 | Win | 75–5–2 | Charley Noel | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1948 | ||
| 81 | Win | 74–5–2 | Orlando Zulueta | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1947 | ||
| 80 | Win | 73–5–2 | Lino Garcia | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 5, 1947 | ||
| 79 | Win | 72–5–2 | Kid Barquerito | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 9, 1947 | ||
| 78 | Win | 71–5–2 | Lino Garcia | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 26, 1947 | ||
| 77 | Win | 70–5–2 | Al Pennino | TKO | 4 (10), | Oct 13, 1947 | ||
| 76 | Loss | 69–5–2 | Humberto Sierra | SD | 10 | Oct 3, 1947 | ||
| 75 | Win | 69–4–2 | Angelo Ambrosano | KO | 2 (8), | Sep 17, 1947 | ||
| 74 | Win | 68–4–2 | Miguel Acevedo | TKO | 7 (8), | Aug 29, 1947 | ||
| 73 | Win | 67–4–2 | Leslie Harris | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 14, 1947 | ||
| 72 | Win | 66–4–2 | Oscar Calles | KO | 5 (10), | Jul 26, 1947 | ||
| 71 | Draw | 65–4–2 | Jimmy Carter | MD | 10 | Jun 3, 1947 | ||
| 70 | Win | 65–4–1 | Melvin Bartholomew | UD | 10 | May 9, 1947 | ||
| 69 | Win | 64–4–1 | Joe Brown | RTD | 2 (10) | May 2, 1947 | ||
| 68 | Win | 63–4–1 | Charley 'Cabey' Lewis | UD | 10 | Apr 14, 1947 | ||
| 67 | Win | 62–4–1 | Carlos Malacara | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1947 | ||
| 66 | Win | 61–4–1 | Leonardo Lopez | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 8, 1947 | ||
| 65 | Win | 60–4–1 | Larry Thomas | TKO | 2 (6), | Feb 7, 1947 | ||
| 64 | Win | 59–4–1 | Humberto Zavala | TKO | 7 (10), | Jan 27, 1947 | ||
| 63 | Win | 58–4–1 | George 'Dusty' Brown | KO | 4 (10), | Jan 20, 1947 | ||
| 62 | Win | 57–4–1 | Leonard Caesar | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 30, 1946 | ||
| 61 | Win | 56–4–1 | Luis Marquez | TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 26, 1946 | ||
| 60 | Win | 55–4–1 | Clyde English | KO | 3 (6) | Dec 9, 1946 | ||
| 59 | Win | 54–4–1 | Artie Price | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1946 | ||
| 58 | Win | 53–4–1 | Joe Rodriguez | KO | 3 (8) | Oct 10, 1946 | ||
| 57 | Win | 52–4–1 | Pedro Firpo | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1946 | ||
| 56 | Win | 51–4–1 | Dom Amoroso | KO | 2 (10), | Aug 5, 1946 | ||
| 55 | Loss | 50–4–1 | Phil Terranova | UD | 10 | Jul 23, 1946 | ||
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Georgie Cooper | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 10, 1946 | ||
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Cedric Flournoy | TKO | 5 (8) | Jun 13, 1946 | ||
| 52 | Win | 48–3–1 | Pedro Firpo | PTS | 8 | Apr 25, 1946 | ||
| 51 | Win | 47–3–1 | Johnny Wolgast | PTS | 8 | Apr 11, 1946 | ||
| 50 | Win | 46–3–1 | Ralph LaSalle | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 8, 1946 | ||
| 49 | Loss | 45–3–1 | Bobby McQuillar | UD | 10 | Feb 18, 1946 | ||
| 48 | Win | 45–2–1 | Arbrie Bowie | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 17, 1946 | ||
| 47 | Win | 44–2–1 | Filiberto Osario | PTS | 6 | Dec 21, 1945 | ||
| 46 | Win | 43–2–1 | Joey Monteiro | UD | 8 | Dec 14, 1945 | ||
| 45 | Win | 42–2–1 | Benny Daniels | SD | 6 | Dec 3, 1945 | ||
| 44 | Win | 41–2–1 | Richie Miyashiro | PTS | 6 | Sep 21, 1945 | ||
| 43 | Win | 40–2–1 | Earl Mintz | KO | 1 (8) | Aug 27, 1945 | ||
| 42 | Win | 39–2–1 | Bobby English | KO | 3 (8), | Aug 20, 1945 | ||
| 41 | Win | 38–2–1 | Lou Langley | KO | 1 (6) | Aug 16, 1945 | ||
| 40 | Win | 37–2–1 | Luis Rivera | TKO | 4 (6), | Jul 30, 1945 | ||
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Joey Monteiro | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 24, 1945 | ||
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Herbie Jones | TKO | 3 (6) | Jul 23, 1945 | ||
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Leo Methot | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 29, 1945 | ||
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Bobby Washington | TKO | 2 (6) | Jun 25, 1945 | ||
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Caswell Harris | TKO | 2 (6), | Jun 18, 1945 | ||
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Chilindrina Valencia | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 30, 1945 | ||
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Willie Anderson | TKO | 4 (8), | Apr 20, 1945 | ||
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Jimmy Allen | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 2, 1945 | ||
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Georgie Knox | TKO | 4 (8), | Mar 22, 1945 | ||
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Joey Monteiro | KO | 4 (6) | Mar 19, 1945 | ||
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Harold Gibson | PTS | 6 | Mar 10, 1945 | ||
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Johnny Booker | TKO | 2 (4) | Mar 8, 1945 | ||
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Joey Gatto | TKO | 1 (6) | Feb 19, 1945 | ||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Benny May | PTS | 6 | Jan 26, 1945 | ||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Joey Puig | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 22, 1945 | ||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Lucky Johnson | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 15, 1945 | ||
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Tony Oshiro | PTS | 6 | Jan 13, 1945 | ||
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Midget Mayo | KO | 3 (6) | Dec 26, 1944 | ||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Earl Mintz | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 16, 1944 | ||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Tony Oshiro | TKO | 5 (6), | Dec 12, 1944 | ||
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Percy Cabey Lewis | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 28, 1944 | ||
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Manuel Torres | TKO | 5 (6), | Nov 24, 1944 | ||
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Ken Tompkins | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 13, 1944 | ||
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Manuel Torres | PTS | 6 | Nov 11, 1944 | ||
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Cliff Smith | PTS | 6 | Aug 18, 1944 | ||
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Georgie Knox | TKO | 3 (6) | Aug 8, 1944 | ||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Al Pennino | PTS | 6 | Jul 25, 1944 | ||
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Benny Saladino | TKO | 3 (6) | Jul 18, 1944 | ||
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Clyde English | PTS | 6 | Jul 11, 1944 | ||
| 10 | Draw | 7–2–1 | Lou Alter | PTS | 4 | Jun 23, 1944 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Lou Alter | PTS | 6 | Jun 15, 1944 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Jose Aponte Torres | PTS | 6 | Jun 13, 1944 | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Domingo Diaz | PTS | 6 | May 23, 1944 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Jose Aponte Torres | PTS | 6 | May 15, 1944 | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Jose Aponte Torres | PTS | 6 | May 8, 1944 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Joe Landry | KO | 1 (6), | Apr 17, 1944 | ||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Al King | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 27, 1944 | ||
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Jock Leslie | TKO | 3 (6), | Mar 21, 1944 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Earl Roys | PTS | 8 | Mar 7, 1944 | ||
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.
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