Gentleman Toughguy,
As you know, "Santana D" was sparred with the Great Salvador Sanchez, I was there and it was basically Salvador giving the young "Santana" pointers and advice, but a great, great moment. I'm of the opinion that had not Salvador's life ended so tragically he would have been the best fighter to ever come from Mexico, eclipsing the great Julio Cesar Chavez.
Sandy Saddler was just a different breed of fighter. Sandy would do whatever Sandy had to do to win a fight. Considered by many whom he fought "The Dirtiest Fighter" ever. I think that this would be in Sandy's favor in a fight with Salvador. Sandy would use every tactic known to fighters to win this fight. I think that he would take a young Salvador out of his game plan and rough him up on the inside with elbows, headbutts, laces and forearms every chance he got and quite possibly cutting the never been cut before Sanchez even further taking Salvador out of his game plan.
I think styles make fights and Sandy's style of fighting was all together different than anything Salvador has encountered. Sandy beats Salvador in a very ugly affair with a UD.
I like to write to you Sir, that I believe if these two fighters were to have a rematch and a third fourth of fifth fight that Salvador would beat him. Salvador was a student of the game and would spend tremendous amounts of time preparing himself for whatever Sandy would bring to the table in the rematches. One had to experience Sandy to understand Sandy.
Thank you Gentleman Toughguy.
Sandy Sadler has got to be one of the most underrated fighters in history....
the consensus seems to be that Willie Pepp is the supposed Gold Standard of pure boxing, and most so-called experts claim he is a top 5 fighter of all times....
funny thing is, he got KTFO by Saddler THREE TIMES!!!!...i believe one of those may have been a cuts stoppage, but who really cares?? another funny thing is history for some reason paints the second fight in which Pepp won by decision as THE deciding fight of the series....if it weren't for Boxrec, i would never have even know there were two more Saddler victories after that fight
bottom line, all the reports i read paint Saddler as a beast.....somewhat dirty and rough house, with an iron chin
now on to Sanchez, one of histories most OVERrated fighters....
many people will call me basphemous for calling him overrated, and i actually give him all the props in the world for stopping a young and inexperienced Azumah Nelson...
but i think while he was indeed fast, he was succeptable to being hit....and the fact the he died so young to me just means we never had enough time to see him get EXPOSED as many young fighters on unbeilavable streak tend to fall victim to
i draw a lot of similarities between Sanchez and someone like Edwin Valero
bottom line, Sandler would be just the man to expose Sanchez. he wouldnt be intimated by Salvadors blazing hand speed, and he wouldnt be impressed with Sanchez's pretty boy antics.
if Pepp's boxing couldnt keep Saddler down, nothing Salvador could put out there would bother Sandy either....Sandly would endure, use his height and reach to cur off ring, and where that boy down for a brutal 12th round KO
This is a hard fight for me because, much as I like Sanchez--he's one of my all-time favorites-- I don't see him beating Saddler. Sandy Saddler is the Answer man. He has answers for every style. Many of the fans of Willie Pep still refuse to give Saddler much credit, often downplaying his dominance in their series of fights. To Pep's credit, he was slightly past his best when they fought, having survived a plane crash.
Still, Saddler had the height, power and difficult style to trouble any featherweight. However it would be a tough fight for both. The problem is that Sanchez would be ill-prepared for Saddler's bag of tricks and the ways he commits fouls without the referee catching him. Sanchez would win the early rounds using his speed and volume punching. During the middle rounds, Saddler would stage a comeback. In the later rounds, Sanchez would command a small lead but would surrender that lead down the stretch as he is hindered by Saddler's tactics.
I think Sanchez would be caught by surprise by Saddler's style. However, if they were to fight a rematch, I think Sanchez would learn and adapt, beating Saddler in a second and third fight.
classic boxer vs brawler. but the magnificent sanchez takes it by close ud or sd.
sanchez wins by pts
15 rounds.
