On This Day In Boxing History!
2001: Sandy Saddler Passes!
Sandy Saddler
Born: June 23rd, 1926
Birth Name: Joseph Saddler
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence: Boston, Massachusetts
Pro-Debut: March 7th, 1944
Alias: Joseph Saddler
Division: Featherweight
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8½″
Reach: 70″
Bouts: 163
Rounds: 926
Ko’s: 64%
Record: 145-16-2, 104KO’s
Died: Age 75, September 18th, 2001
Saddler was drafted into the United States Army in April 1952. The title was frozen while he served his two-year hitch.
On January 22, 1957, Saddler retired as World Featherweight Champion due to a detached retina in his right eye. He suffered the injury on July 27, 1956, when a taxicab in which he was a passenger was hit by another car.
World Featherweight Champion
1948 Oct 29 – 1949 Feb 11
NBA Junior Lightweight Champion
1949 Dec 6 – 1950 Sept 8
World Featherweight Champion
1950 Sept 8 – 1957 Jan 21
Sandy Saddler
Born: June 23rd, 1926
Birth Name: Joseph Saddler
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Residence: Boston, Massachusetts
Pro-Debut: March 7th, 1944
Alias: Joseph Saddler
Division: Featherweight
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8½″
Reach: 70″
Bouts: 163
Rounds: 926
Ko’s: 64%
Record: 145-16-2, 104KO’s
Died: Age 75, September 18th, 2001
Saddler was drafted into the United States Army in April 1952. The title was frozen while he served his two-year hitch.
On January 22, 1957, Saddler retired as World Featherweight Champion due to a detached retina in his right eye. He suffered the injury on July 27, 1956, when a taxicab in which he was a passenger was hit by another car.
World Featherweight Champion
1948 Oct 29 – 1949 Feb 11
NBA Junior Lightweight Champion
1949 Dec 6 – 1950 Sept 8
World Featherweight Champion
1950 Sept 8 – 1957 Jan 21
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