Sadlder vs Sanchez?

Sanchez wins. I'll go into more detail later.

 

Forgot about this.

Well, Sanchez wins this, and decisively so. It's competitive, definitely - Saddler could inflict a horrific amount of punishment on anybody - but it comes down to style intricacies. Some points to consider before we get onto styles:

- Sanchez' strength; he was rarely overpowered. Infact, he often forced back the stronger fighter and outfought him at close range.

- Sanchez' stamina. Fighters this well conditioned are rare.

- Sanchez' durability! He took a terrific shot and was nearly always balanced.

Now...

Willie Pep is the most obvious comparison when looking at Saddler's opposition. Pep definitely came off worse, but was he as suited to beating Saddler as Sanchez was? I don't think so. Pep was smaller and weaker; he didn't have that fortitude, or at least not at that point in his career, well after he'd broken his back. Against Saddler, Pep always seemed fragile; I bet his supporters cringed every time he was backed into the ropes. That's where Saddler was doing most of the damage. Sanchez, however, wouldn't be lost when trapped - he even had a knack of spinning off the ropes or not even getting caught at all. Even if he did get a bit suffocated, I'm sure he'd give at least nearly as good as he'd be taking.

I found Saddler to be quite an open book. He was a decent boxer, but his greatness was all about his physicalities rather than his mental skill - strength, punching power, stamina, durability and aggression are attributes Saddler possessed in spades. Sanchez, unlike Pep, would come much closer to matching him in these departments.
When I said Saddler was an open book, I meant his defence was leaky; straight punches were his nightmare, and it wasn't that hard to find him; it's lucky Saddler had a jaw of cement because otherwise I'm sure he'd have found himself stopped a few times. Sanchez was a brilliant straight puncher - his jab might even have been the best of the featherweight division, ever, and his punches certainly packed more wallop than Pep's - especially a Pep who was fighting on a fast retreat and had neither the time nor resiliency to stand a fire back with genuine conviction like Sanchez would.

Essentially, I think Saddler would find himself unable to treat Sanchez' punches with such disdain. And on the other hand, Sanchez would be able to take Saddler's punches and deal with his strength far better than Pep ever did. Against Pep, Saddler only really had to think about how to catch him; with Sanchez, he's got a lot more to deal with. This means Saddler won't necessarily fight as aggressively and relentlessly as he did in the Pep footage. This leads to him dishing out less damage, and that's why I don't think he's stopping Sanchez. And if he doesn't stop Sanchez, he doesn't beat him, since the superior skills definitely belong to the Mexican.

 

Very plausible scenario,but I still go with Sandy ,,Sanchez had a couple of close fights ,I think he should have dominated ,I see Saddler as too physical for him.

 

Every great had close fights, some of them even lost ones they shouldn't have - at the end of the day, what separates great fighters from good fighters is that great fighters can fight at a higher level - when they need to.

 

Saddler UD

 

Great fighters dont go close with Pat Cowdell.
Actually I think Sanchez ,s legend has grown with his untimely death,rather like James Dean ,and Marilyn Monroe,can we be sure he was even the best Feather of his time?

 

Is it okay for great fighters to lose to Chico Rosa?

 

saddler lost to many c level fighters, he gets overrated h2h.

 

Yes if you stop the greatest featherweight ever in 4 rounds ,4 fights later ,and stop a tough lightweight like Terry Young later the same year.

 

If the ref kept the fight clean Sanchez win tough UD

 

I'm sorry but that's ridiculous. You can't have a go at Sanchez for beating Cowdell in a close fight, but then justify a loss to Chico Rosa just because he beat Pep a few fights later.

But anyway, Sanchez demolished Wilfredo Gomez a few months earlier, and then Nelson a few months later.

 

A few points.

Sanchez beat Cowdell. Sometimes great fighters aren't up for a seemingly lesser opponent, or have stylistic tests from time to time. Ali - Norton, Holmes - Witherspoon/Weaver, Spinks - Eddie Davis etc. The better the opponent usually the better Sanchez fought.

Saddler and Pep didn't only have one fight. Pep had one convincing win.

Saddler wasn't the best Feather of his time.

Great fight this one, two of the greatest feathers of all time.

 

.Dont be sorry,Sanchez best wins are lopez twice a terrific hitter with poor boxing ability and little defence,Laporte a durable good fighter who lost to the best,Gomez who was coming up in weight ,and a green Nelson who gave hjim a great fight until going down to defeat in the 15th.Saddler beat Pep ,Brown ,Terranova,Zuleata,Young,Dade,,Demarco, and drew with Carter,when he retired ,he,d had 163 fights and scored 100 kos,and he fought all over. He beats Sanchez,and so does Pedroza!