On This Day In Boxing History!

1926: Sandy Saddler Was Born!

Sandy Saddler

Born: June 23rd, 1926

Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Birth Name: Joseph Saddler

Residence: Boston, Massachusetts

Pro-Debut: March 7th, 1944

Division: Featherweight

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 8½″  

Reach: 70″  

Rounds: 926

Ko’s: 63.8%

Career: 1944-1956 

Bouts: 163

Record: 145-16-2, 104Ko’s

Retired: On January 22, 1957, Saddler retired as World Featherweight Champion due to a detached retina in his right eye.

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.

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

Inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame: Class of 1990

June 23rd

1900: Terry McGovern W6 George Dixon

1902: Joe Walcott W15 Tommy West

1904: Abe Attell W15 Johnny Reagan

1919: Harry Greb ND Mike Gibbons

1926: Sandy Saddler was born in Boston Massachusetts

1933: Barney Ross W10 Tony Canzoneri

1947: Jersey Joe Walcott W10 Joey Maxim

1962: Harold Johnson W15 Gustav Scholz

Flash Elorde W15 Auburn Copeland

1963: Vince Phillips born.

1969: Joe Frazier KO7 Jerry Quarry

1973: Jose Napoles W15 Roger Menetrey

1979: Ricardo Cardona W15 Soon Hyun Chung

1983: Jiro Watanabe W15 Roberto Ramirez

1986: Thomas Hearns KO8 Mark Medal

Steve Cruz W15 Barry McGuigan

1988: Antonio Esparragoza D12 Marcos Villasana

1992: Tracy Patterson KO2 Thierry Jacob

Yuri Arbachakov KO8 Muangchai Kittikasem

1993: Juan Coggi KO5 Hiroyuki Yoshino

2000: Guty Espadas W12 Wethya Sakmuangklang

2001: Oscar De La Hoya W12 Francisco Castillejo

Kostya Tszyu W12 Oktay Urkal

Zab Judah KO3 Allan Vester

Manny Pacquiao KO6 Lehlo Ledwaba

2003: Masamori Tokuyama W12 Katsushige Kawashima

Jose Antonio Aguirre KO12 Keitaro Hoshino

2007: Ricky Hatton KO4 Jose Luis Castillo

2011: Anne Sophie Mathis TKO5 Olivia Belkacem

2018: Miguel Berchelt TKO3 Jonathan Victor Barros