willie pep vs sammy angott?

Angott was an effective, negative type fighter such as Jimmy Young, Ernie Terrell, Bernard Hopkins (latter day), and even John Ruiz, (crowd pleasers all) who could capitalize on making an opponent look bad, regardless of style. No classic boxer, just as he wasn't a puncher or a slugger, with a nickname like "Sammy the Clutch", it was no secret what he was famous for. To me, it's a thinking mans' type of style, especially if he isn't particularly gifted, with any spectaculer talents, like Pep possessed, for example. To say that he outboxed Pep is somewhat true, in that he once again used his rather ugly style effectively against Pep, imposing himself on Pep, and proving to be the ring general. Not everyone is a fan of this style of Angott's, to put it mildly. The guy who uses holding and clutching as a principle part of his repetoire usually feels the hate of the average fan, of course unless it was Muhammad Ali, then of course, all is forgiven. Again, in regards to Pep-Angott, a fight which, for some odd reason, as a fan of the tactical, stylisticlly esoteric part of boxing, has always fascinated me, especially in past times, pre-internet, when accounts of a relatively obscure gem such as this one would remain as mysterious and unknowable as any distant star in the galaxy. I believe Angott DID outbox Pep, but it was the ugly, grappling, holding, smart/negative style over the classic, picturesque, crowd pleasing, beautiful, positive style of Pep. Angott just basically outthought Pep, and imposed his style, the fans be damned, IMO.

 

Sammy the Clutch

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