ATG FEATHERWEIGHT TOURNIE: THE FINAL - SANDY SADDLER UD15 HENRY ARMSTRONG

Interesting fight here, from a styles standpoint. I can't think of anyone particularly close to Armstrong who Saddler beat (although I'm not convinced it didn't happen, of course) and the only guy I think of with Saddler-esc power who Armstrong beat was Davis, who had virtually no application.

I reckon this is a gore-filled war. High output, tons landed and I imagine tons of savage dirty infighting. I'd back Hank as the stronger guy and he has the higher workrate. His infighting is more refined too; his smothering was super effective. I think he has the tools to beat Saddler in a war, but my entire prediction comes down to whether Armstrong can take Saddler's power, and I think he can. Armstrong UD.

 

Armstrong did hang tough with Garcia, a beast who KO'd top middleweights, albeit they didn't fight at 126.

Armstrong would match Saddler's roughhouse tactics (low) blow for (low) blow, and top them with a better workrate and punch output. Saddler obviously will be a major KO threat throughout, though I think Hank is tough enough to ride out any danger. It will be a vicious war between two physical freaks and I think Armstrong edges it.

 

I would have liked to put forth an analysis, but I could not have put it any better than this. Great post, George.

 

Great job on this series, Matt. Cheers

 

For me it's actually an easy pick.

Saddlers main strengths are his size, his power and his infighting ability.

Armstrong is superior in all 3 categories for my money. He's probably the strongest, hardest hitting, best in fighter the division has ever seen.

Even chin, I give an edge to Armstrong who was never stopped in his prime.

Even heart and grit, Armstrong had to swallow his own blood to avoid making a mess so the ref wouldn't stop one of his fights, that kinda testicular fortitude is incredible.

I take Armstrong in a momentum shifting fight, to pound out a 10-5 type decision.

 

I’ll say it was Zivic’s size and not just his dirtiness that got the job done against Armstrong.

I’ll take Armstrong to prevail over 15. If in some bizarre time machine scenario he actually took his fight in his prime, my assumption is that he wouldn’t have racked up the career he did. Saddler was a truly brutal man, but Armstrong takes it for me.

 

You think Armstrong hit harder than Saddler at 126?

 

Yep

 

Fair enough... I disagree.

 

So so I, out of about 127 winning fights Saddler stopped or KOd 104 , pretty big punching in my world.

 

I like Saddler in this one. Saddler is above Zivic in everything and even if you discount the size advantage and even things up more Zivic really put it on him. Saddler does it better.
Saddler TKO

 

Sooo hard but ,,I think Saddler was the better featherweight,,by a thin but perceptible margin, as Mike Cannon pointed out he had 104 ko's in 127 wins.