Sandy Saddler vs Salvador Sanchez 126 Primes

He beat a post plane crash pep. Pep in his prime would have beaten saddled every time.

No, Nelson doing so well against Sanchez proves how great both men were...have you seen the fight? One of the best in boxing history, Nelson was incredible that night

I do give credit for Saddler defeating lightweights...Saddler is my number 3 featherweight of all time, right after Sanchez and pep

I consider Saddler an ATG fighter..I just think Sanchez was slightly better and he had the durability, confidence, mental toughness to be able to defeat Saddler at 126

 

No doubt he lost some. Look at the extent of his injuries

 

Most experts of that time say Pep lost some of his speed and reflexes post plane crash. joe rein who saw Pep pre and post used to say all the time Pep was better pre plane crash.

Considering the brutal extent of peps injuries, I totally buy that theory.

I think pre plane crash Pep beats saddler 3 out of 4. Pep was way ahead on the cards in the 3rd and 4th fight, but the terrible referee allowed saddled to commit every dirty trick in the book injuring Pep forcing him to quit

 

Saddler was not better. Pep accomplishing all of that post plane crash shows you just how great he was, even at less than 100 percent of his physical self

Saddled was dirty, and the ref allowed him to play his games.. but Pep was the much better fighter.

Saddled had off nights, and lost to other featherweights of the era. If a good ref didn’t allow for saddlers cheap antics, saddled struggled

Pep was the much better boxer, much more consistent fighter, had a greater career. Pep was better

 

Nope

Pep > Saddler. Head to Head and career accomplishments

You’re in he minority if you think otherwise. Most fans, experts, historians...all rate Pep higher


Oh yeah, surviving a plane crash with a broken back and several other severe injuries is a “easy” excuse

Pep pre plane crash was faster and had better reflexes

 

No because saddler fought a physically past his prime version of Willie Pep. Especially by their fourth fight in 51 pep was getting knocked silly by the average Tommy Collins

Pep was faster, better reflexes pre plane crash. Many eye witnesses have confirmed this.

Pep also defeated Saddler, did much better against common opponents, and was ahead against saddler in 3rd and 4th fights before poor reffing allowed saddler to commit foul after foul. Saddler lost to guys like Terranova and Sierra whom pep handled. Pep was way more consistent head to head, and pre 1946 Pep defeats any version of saddled in my opinion. He also has a style that fares better against other greats head to Head more so than saddler.

Saddlers first win over Pep was a great win. Saddler was a great fighter but pep was better

Most people agree Pep was better than saddler. You’re in the minority

 

He recovered enough to fight on and still record some big Wins, but he wasn’t the same. According to eye witnesses there was a noticeable difference in speed and reflexes.

There’s film out there of pep pre plane crash. See for yourself

 

Head to Head. Saddlers 3 to 1 victories over a past his prime but still great Willie Pep hold a lot of weight..but there are other significant factors.

Sandy was inconsistent, he had trouble with a lot more styles than pep did. He lost to 2 other men whom Pep beat.

Pep in his prime is better head to head because I think he can deal with other styles from greats better than saddler can.

Think of it this way. Who rates fighting Harada over Jofre all time? Despite going 2-0 vs jofre