Joseph "Sandy" Saddler

BORN   June 23 1926; Boston, Massachusetts
DIED September 18 2001
HEIGHT 5-8 1/2
WEIGHT 116 1/2-134 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Charley Johnston
TRAINER Jimmy Brooks
RECORD 145-16-2 (100 KO, 2 EX)

Saddler, lean and lanky, possessed good height for a featherweight and carried amazing power; He was one of the hardest hitting men of his weight ever; Sandy achieved three times what most men could not accomplish once - he beat the great Willie Pep; During his career, Sandy won the Featherweight Championship of the World and the Junior Lightweight Championship of the World

Herb Goldman ranked Saddler as the #6 All-Time Featherweight; He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1971, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1982 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

1944
Mar  7 Earl Roys                  Hartford, Ct                      W  8
Mar 21 Jock Leslie                Hartford, Ct                     LT  3
Mar 27 Al King                    Holyoke, Ma                      KO  2
Apr 17 Joe Landry                 Holyoke, Ma                      KO  1
May  8 Jose Aponte Torres         Trenton, NJ                       W  6
May 15 Jose Aponte Torres         Holyoke, Ma                       W  6
May 23 Domingo Diaz               Jersey City, NJ                   W  6
Jun 13 Jose Aponte Torres         Union City, NJ                    W  8
Jun 15 Lou Alter                  Brooklyn, NY                      L  6
Jun 23 Lou Alter                  New York, NY                      D  4
Jul 11 Clyde English              Woodhaven, NY                     W  6
Jul 18 Benny Saladino             Brooklyn, NY                     TK  3
Jul 25 Al Pennino                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Aug  8 Georgie Knox               Brooklyn, NY                     TK  3
Aug 18 Clifford Smith             New York, NY                      W  6
Nov 11 Manuel Torres              Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Nov 13 Ken Tompkins               Newark, NJ                       KO  1
Nov 24 Manuel Torres              New York, NY                     KO  5
Nov 28 Percy "Cabey" Lewis        Jersey City, NJ                  KO  1
Dec 12 Tony Oshiro                Jersey City, NJ                  TK  2
Dec 16 Earl Mintz                 Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
Dec 26 Midget Mayo                Newark, NJ                       KO  3

1945
Jan 13 Tony Oshiro                Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Jan 15 Mickey Johnson             Newark, NJ                       KO  1
Jan 22 Joey Puig                  New York, NY                     KO  1
Jan 26 Benny May                  Highland Park, NJ                 W  6
Feb 19 Joey Gatto                 New York, NY                     TK  1
Mar 10 Harold Gibson              Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Mar 19 Joe Monteiro               New York, NY                     KO  4
Mar 22 Georgie Knox               Camden, NJ                       KO  4
Apr  2 Jimmy Allen                Newark, NJ                       KO  1
Apr 20 Willie Anderson            Detroit, Mi                      KO  5
Apr 30 Chilindrina Valencia       Detroit, Mi                      KO  9
Jun 18 Caswell Harris             Baltimore, Md                    KO  3
Jun 25 Bobby Washington           Allentown, Pa                    KO  2
Jun 29 Leo Methot                 New York, NY                     KO  1
Jul 23 Herb "Biff" Jones          Baltimore, Md                    KO  3
Jul 24 Joe Monteiro               Brooklyn, NY                     TK  5
Jul 30 Luis Rivera                Long Island City, NY             TK  4
Aug 16 Lou Langley                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Aug 20 Bobby English              Providence, RI                   KO  3
Aug 27 Earl Mintz                 Providence, RI                   KO  1
Sep 21 Richie Miyashiro           New York, NY                      W  6
Dec  3 Benny Daniels              Holyoke, Ma                       W  6
Dec 14 Joe Monteiro               Boston, Ma                        W  8
Dec 21 Filberto Osario            New York, NY                      W  6

1946
Jan 17 Arbie Bowie                Orange, NJ                       KO  1
Feb 18 Bobby McQuillar            Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Apr  8 Ralph LaSalle              New York, NY                     KO  1
Apr 11 Johnny Wolgast             Atlantic City, NJ                 W  8
Apr 25 Pedro Firpo                Atlantic City, NJ                 W  8
Jun 13 Cedric Flournoy            Detroit, Mi                      KO  4
Jul 10 Georgie Cooper             Brooklyn, NY                     TK  7
Jul 23 Phil Terranova             Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Aug  5 Dom Amoroso                Providence, RI                   KO  2
Aug 22 Pedro Firpo                Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Oct 10 Jose "Joe" Rodriguez       Atlantic City, NJ                KO  3
Nov 12 Art Price                  Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Dec  9 Clyde English              Holyoke, Ma                      KO  3
Dec 26 Luis Marquez               Jamaica, NY                      KO  2
Dec 30 Leonard Caesar             Newark, NJ                       KO  2

1947
Jan 20 George "Dusty" Brown       Holyoke, Ma                      KO  4
Jan 27 Humberto Zavala            New York, NY                     TK  7
Feb  7 Larry Thomas               Asbury Park, NJ                  TK  2
Mar  8 Leonardo Lopez             Mexico City, Mex                 KO  2
Mar 29 Carlos Malacara            Mexico City, Mex                  W 10
Apr 14 Charley "Cabey" Lewis      New York, NY                      W 10
May  2 Joe Brown                  New Orleans, La                  TK  3
May  9 Melvin Bartholomew         New Orleans, La                   W 10
Jun  3 Jimmy Carter               Washington, DC                    D 10
Jul 26 Oscar Calles               Caracas, Venezuela               KO  5
Aug 14 Leslie Harris              Atlantic City, NJ                KO  5
Aug 29 Miguel Acevedo             New York, NY                     TK  7
Sep 17 Angelo Ambrosano           Jamaica, NY                      KO  2
Oct  3 Humberto Sierra            Minneapolis, Mn                   L 10
Oct 13 Al Pennino                 New York, NY                     TK  4
Oct 26 Lino Garcia                Caracas, Venezuela               KO  5
Nov  9 Kid Barquerito             Caracas, Venezuela               KO  5
Dec  5 Lino Garcia                Havana, Cuba                     KO  3
Dec 13 Orlando Zulueta            Havana, Cuba                      W 10

1948
Feb  2 Charley Noel               Holyoke, Ma                       W 10
Feb  9 Joey Angelo                New York, NY                      W 10
Mar  5 Archie Wilmer              New York, NY                      W  8
Mar  8 Thompson Harmon            Holyoke, Ma                      KO  8
Mar 23 Bobby Timpson              Hartford, Ct                      W 10
Apr 10 Luis Monagas               Caracas, Venezuela               KO  3
Apr 17 Jose Alberto Diaz          Caracas, Venezuela               KO  8
Apr 26 Young Tanner               Oranjestad, Aruba                KO  5
May 24 Harry LaSane               Holyoke, Ma                       W 10
Jun 29 Chico Rosa                 Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                L 10
Aug 15 Kid Zefine                 Colon City, Panama               KO  2
Aug 22 Aquilino Allen             Colon City, Panama               KO  2
Oct 11 Willie Roache              New Haven, Ct                    KO  3
Oct 29 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                     KO  4
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov 19 Tomas Beato                Bridgeport, Ct                   TK  2
Nov 29 Dennis Pat Brady           Boston, Ma                        W 10
Dec  7 Eddie Giosa                Cleveland, Oh                    KO  2
Dec 17 Terry Young                New York, NY                     TK 10

1949
Jan 16 Young Finnegan             Panama City, Panama              KO  5
Feb 11 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                      L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Mar 21 Felix Ramirez              Newark, NJ                        W 10
Apr 18 Ermanno Bonetti            Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Jun  2 Jim Keery                  London, Eng                      KO  4
Jun 23 Luis Ramos                 Long Island City, NY             KO  5
Jul 15 "Chief" Gordon House       Long Beach, NY                   TK  4
Aug  2 Chuck Burton               Pittsfield, Ma                   TK  5
Aug  8 Johnny Rowe                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  8
Aug 23 Alfredo Escobar            Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  9
Sep  2 Harold Dade                Chicago, Il                       W 10
Sep 26 Proctor Heinold            Schenectady, NY                  TK  2
Oct 28 Paddy DeMarco              New York, NY                     TK  9
Nov  7 Leroy Willis               Toledo, Oh                        W 10
Nov 21 Chuck Burton               Minneapolis, Mn                   W  8
Dec  6 Orlando Zulueta            Cleveland, Oh                     W 10
          -Super Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Ohio state)

1950
Jan 16 Paulie Jackson             Caracas, Venezuela               KO  1
Jan 22 Pedro Firpo                Caracas, Venezuela               KO  1
Feb  6 Chuck Burton               Holyoke, Ma                      KO  1
Feb 20 Luis Ramos                 Toronto, Ont, Can                TK  3
Apr 10 Reuben Davis               Newark, NJ                       TK  7
Apr 18 Lauro Salas                Cleveland, Oh                    TK  9
          -Super Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Ohio state)
Apr 29 Jesse Underwood            Waterbury, Ct                     W 10
May 25 Miguel Acevedo             Minneapolis, Mn                  TK  6
Jun 19 Johnny Forte               Toronto, Ont, Can                KO  3
Jun 30 Leroy Willis               Long Beach, NY                   TK  2
Sep  8 Willie Pep                 Bronx, NY                        TK  8
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Oct 12 Harry LaSane               St. Louis, Mo                     W 10
Nov  1 Charley Riley              St. Louis, Mo                     W 10
Dec  6 Del Flanagan               Detroit, Mi                       L 10

1951
Jan 23 Jesse Underwood            Buffalo, NY                       W 10
Feb 28 Diego Sosa                 Havana, Cuba                     KO  2
          -Super Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Ohio state)
Mar 27 Lauro Salas                Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  6
Apr  3 Freddie Herman             Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  5
May  5 Harry LaSane               Hershey, Pa                       W 10
Jun  2 Alfredo Esteban Prada      Buenos Aires, Arg                KO  4
Jun 16 Oscar Flores               Buenos Aires, Arg                KO  1
Jun 22 Mario Salinas              Santiago, Chile                  KO  5
Jun 30 Angel Olivieri             Buenos Aires, Arg                KO  5
Aug 20 Hermie Freeman             Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  5
Aug 27 Paddy DeMarco              Milwaukee, Wi                     L 10
Sep 26 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                     TK  9
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Dec  7 Paddy DeMarco              New York, NY                      L 10

1952
Jan 14 George Araujo              Boston, Ma                        L 10
Mar  3 Armand Savoie              Montreal, Que, Can               LF  4
Mar 17 Tommy Collins              Boston, Ma                       TK  5

1954
Jan 15 Bill Bossio                New York, NY                     TK  9
Mar  4 Charlie Slaughter          Akron, Oh                        TK  4
Apr  1 Augie Salazar              Boston, Ma                       TK  7
May 17 Hocine Khalfi              New York, NY                      L 10
Jul  5 Libby Manzo                New York, NY                     TK 10
Aug 30 Jackie Blair               Caracas, Venezuela               KO  1
Sep 27 Baby Neff Ortiz            Caracas, Venezuela               KO  3
Oct 25 Ray Famechon               Paris, France                    TK  6
Dec 10 Bobby Woods                Spokane, Wa                       W 10

1955
Jan 17 Lulu Perez                 Boston, Ma                       KO  4
Feb 25 Teddy "Red Top" Davis      New York, NY                      W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Apr  5 Kenny Davis                Butte, Mt                        KO  5
May 24 Joey Lopes                 Sacramento, Ca                    L 10
Jul  8 Shigeji Kaneko             Tokyo, Japan                     TK  6
Jul 20 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde     Manila, Philippines               L 10
Dec 12 Davey Gallardo             San Francisco, Ca                TK  6

1956
Jan 18 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde     San Francisco, Ca                TK 13
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Feb 13 George "Curly" Monroe      Providence, RI                   TK  3
Apr 14 Larry Boardman             Boston, Ma                        L 10

1957
Jan 21 -Saddler announced his retirement from the ring

1971
Sep 11 Willie Pep                 Westchester, NY                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1973
Mar  8 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                     EX   


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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