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Sandy Saddler

144103 KOs

161 KOs

2Draws

Last six: W-L-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

162

rounds

927

KO %

71.5%

KO wins

103

KO losses

1

career

1944–1956

debut

1944-03-07

last fight

1956-04-14

Profile

birth name

Joseph Saddler

alias

Joseph Joey Saddler

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

reach

70″ / 178cm

nationality

USA

origin

Boston Massachusetts USA

city / state / zip

Boston, Massachusetts

dob

1926-06-23

age

100

Latest news

Main Lead - In search of: Sandy Saddler's lost fight

2023-08-07 · Maxboxing

Sandy Saddler: Devilishly Dangerous

2012-07-10 · Boxing.com

Boxing news about Sandy Saddler: Devilishly Dangerous by Mike Casey at Boxing.com. Ultimate Source for Latest Boxing News…

The Cruelest Sport - A Professional Boxing blog

2012-02-24 · The Cruelest Sport

Home » Boxing » Moving on Up: ?La Bomba? Fights in NYC on the Martinez-Macklin Show Where Ringside Seats Cost $505! WORCESTER, Mass. (February 24, 2012) ? From John L. Sullivan and Sandy Saddler to Rocky Marciano and ?Marvelous? Marvin Hagler,…

Micky Ward & John Ruiz chime in on Massachussets boxer Edwin Rodriguez

2012-02-24 · Pro Boxing Fans

From John L. Sullivan and Sandy Saddler, to Rocky Marciano and "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, Massachusetts has been home for some of boxing's all-time greats. The 21st century, though, has been somewhat lean, quantity-wise, to the point that Bay State…

The Top 50 featherweights ever - No 3, Sandy Saddler

2008-10-27 · The Times

The history of boxing after the Second World War cannot be written without reference to two great featherweights - Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler. They met four times, Saddler winning three, one a classic encounter, the slick, fast-moving Pep against the…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

29 2 0

L-UD

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 136 lbs

Judges: Joe Ricciotti 90-100 | Joe Heirty 93-97

Referee: Joe Zapustas (86-100)

43 15 3

W-TKO

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

3 of 10 · 132 / 135 lbs · 1:59

29 9 2

W-TKO

Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA

World Featherweight Title

13 of 15 · 126 / 125 lbs · 0:59

Judges: Eddie James 67-65 | Johnny Bassanelli 67-65

Referee: Ray Flores (67-65)

53 20 6

W-TKO

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

6 of 10 · 132 / 132 lbs

Referee: Jack Downey

28 8 2

L-UD

Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

10 of 10 · 130 / 130 lbs

Referee: Jack Sullivan (1-8)

38 7 1

W-TKO

Korakuen Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

6 of 10 · 132 / 128 lbs

Judges: Isamu Ito 47-48 | Kuniharu Hayashi 49-44

Referee: Jack Sullivan (47-48)

30 7 2

L-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 133 lbs

Judges: Fred Bottaro 52-57 | Merle Ziegler 51-58

Referee: Johnny Bassanelli (52-57)

13 4 3

W-TKO

Civic Center, Butte, Montana, USA

5 of 10 · 130 / 130 lbs · 2:57

63 50 5

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

World Featherweight Title

15 of 15 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Harold Barnes 12-3 | Bert Grant 9-6

Referee: Harry Kessler (11-3)

32 4 1

W-KO

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

4 of 10 · 131 / 127 lbs · 1:34

Referee: Tommy Rawson

43 21 7

W-UD

Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 134 lbs

Judges: Hal Denny 56-44 | Carl Maxey 53-48

Referee: Joey August (53-51)

93 9 2

W-RTD

Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

5 of 10 · 129 / 129 lbs

Baby Neff Ortiz

35 12 4

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

3 · 124 / 129 lbs

76 25 8

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1 of 10 · 129 / 131 lbs

17 2 3

W-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 132 / 135 lbs

Referee: Al Berl

38 9 5

L-SD

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 133 / 135 lbs

Judges: Joe Eppy 4-6 | Joe Agnello 6-4

Referee: Teddy Martin (2-8)

7 8 1

W-TKO

Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

7 of 10 · 133 / 140 lbs · 1:12

Referee: Tommy Rawson

Charlie Slaughter

20 18 5

W-TKO

Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA

4 of 10 · 130 / 130 lbs · 1:20

40 12 3

W-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

9 of 10 · 131 / 128 lbs · 2:35

Referee: Barney Felix

52 8 0

W-TKO

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

5 of 10 · 131 / 131 lbs · 2:20

Referee: Joe Zapustas

36 7 3

L-DQ

Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3 of 10 · 131 / 134 lbs

Referee: Tommy Sullivan

39 1 0

L-UD

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10 of 10 · 132 / 134 lbs

Judges: Joe Blumsack 93-98 | James Carrig 94-96

Referee: Joe Zapustas (92-99)

60 5 1

L-SD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 136 lbs

Judges: Harold Barnes 4-6 | Frank Forbes 6-3

Referee: George Walsh (1-8)

160 3 1

W-RTD

Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA

World Featherweight Title

9 of 15 · 126 / 125 lbs

Judges: Artie Aidala 6-8 | Frank Forbes 5-4

Referee: Ray Miller (4-5)

57 5 1

L-SD

Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

10 of 10 · 129 / 136 lbs

Judges: Les Decamera 5-6 | Harry Zaidens 5-3

Referee: Julius Fidler (4-7)

63 19 8

W-TKO

Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

5 of 10 · 130 / 134 lbs

Referee: Charlie Daggert

25 2 3

W-KO

Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

5 of 10 · 132 / 134 lbs · 0:30

20 9 8

W-KO

Santiago de Chile, Chile

5 of 10 · 131 / 138 lbs

35 10 10

W-KO

Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

1 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs

39 4 9

W-KO

Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

4 of 12 · 132 / 135 lbs

61 21 5

W-UD

Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 136 lbs

33 14 4

W-RTD

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

5 of 10 · 131 / 136 lbs

Referee: Abe Roth

40 15 6

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

6 of 10 · 130 / 127 lbs · 1:50

Judges: Charley Randolph 30½-24½ | Tommy Herman 29½-25½

Referee: Joe Stone 31½-23½

63 26 8

W-KO

Havana, Cuba

Joe Coego World Jr. Lightweight Title

2 of 10 · 128 / 129 lbs

Referee: Joe Coego

Jesse Underwood

61 35 5

W-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 130 / 134 lbs

Judges: Leo Stachowiak 3-5 | Tommy Fisher 4-6

Referee: Lou Scozza (3-7)

44 0 1

L-UD

Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA

10 of 10 · 129 / 133 lbs

Judges: Andrew Brown 48-52 | Bill Appleton 46-54

Referee: Clarence Rosen (49-51)

57 13 1

W-MD

Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

10 of 10 · 128 / 129 lbs

Judges: Gene Farrell 47-53 | Al Graf 44-56

Referee: Benny Kessler (50-50)

60 15 4

W-UD

Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

10 of 10 · 131 / 128 lbs

Judges: Al Graf 45-55 | Gene Farrell 41-59

Referee: Benny Kessler (42-58)

152 2 1

W-RTD

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA

World Featherweight Title

8 of 15 · 125 / 125 lbs

Judges: Young Otto 2-5 | Frank Forbes 2-4

Referee: Ruby Goldstein (2-5)

33 17 4

W-RTD

Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 131 / 135 lbs

59 24 3

W-KO

Oakwood Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3 of 10 · 129 / 137 lbs · 1:05

49 15 6

W-TKO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

6 of 10 · 129 / 130 lbs

Jesse Underwood

57 28 4

W-PTS

Mara's Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

10 of 10 · 126 / 132 lbs

36 12 6

W-TKO

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Jackie Davis World Jr. Lightweight Title

9 of 15 · 130 / 130 lbs · 2:51

Referee: Jackie Davis

14 22 5

W-TKO

Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, USA

7 of 10 · 132 / 130 lbs

Referee: Joe Walker

10 16 0

W-TKO

Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3 of 10 · 129 / 133 lbs · 2:40

Referee: Chuck Murphy

11 20 4

W-KO

Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1 of 10 · 129 / 127 lbs · 1:12

Referee: Jack Dekkers

35 47 6

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1 of 10 · 131 / 131 lbs

33 55 2

W-KO

Caracas, Venezuela

1 of 10 · 132 / 135 lbs

Orlando Zulueta

26 6 6

W-SD

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Vacant World Jr. Lightweight Title

10 of 10 · 128 / 130 lbs

Judges: Charley Bill 5-4 | John Sayanek 5-4

Referee: Vito Mazzeo (4-5)