Sandy Saddler vs Eric Morales at Featherweight. What If?

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Aug 2005, 14:36

If these two had been around at the same time and met at Featherweight it could have been brutal. Saddler was one rough, tough big punching Featherweight and Eric Morales has never been shy of proving his Mexican pride in a slugfest.

So who wins this one?

Saddler.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=009043

Morales.
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005065

barry · Post by **barry** » 17 Aug 2005, 14:51

Saddler

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 17 Aug 2005, 15:31

I'd go for Saddler in this, Morales is one of my favourite fighters of today a real warrior but Saddler would be a step up and his power would be too much for Morales.

dnahar32 · Post by **dnahar32** » 17 Aug 2005, 15:59

Sandy Saddler was too big and strong for Morales. Morales has an excellent chin, so I see Saddler winning a 12 or 15 round decision.

vagabundo55 · Post by **vagabundo55** » 17 Aug 2005, 16:20

Saddler is too good.. but if Morales fights smart he's a threat to anyone. Unfortunately he loses his cool in fights and just turns into a warrior most of the time. So i'd have to say Saddler gets a decision.

dws · Post by **dws** » 17 Aug 2005, 20:07

Saddler MIGHT be able to be outboxed(even Pep could only do it once)but I doubt anyone could out slug him and Morales is a slugger.Since Erik has a chin of steel I'll say Saddler by decision.

Seamus · Post by **Seamus** » 17 Aug 2005, 23:04

I'd take Sandy Saddler by a close decision, unless a no nonsense referee takes a few points from him for continual dirty tactics.

vagabundo55 · Post by **vagabundo55** » 18 Aug 2005, 16:17

dws wrote:Saddler MIGHT be able to be outboxed(even Pep could only do it once)but I doubt anyone could out slug him and Morales is a slugger.Since Erik has a chin of steel I'll say Saddler by decision.

Morales can be a boxer as well.. but like I said he'd probably choose to slug. That's why I said when Morales fights smart he's a threat to anyone.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 19 Aug 2005, 15:06

Eric Morales is one of my favorite active Boxers and I admit I have him 2-1 up on Barrera, on my scorecards.

Having said that Sandy Saddler was a special fighter as well. I could see Morales trying to outbox Saddler and with some success. But sooner or later Saddler would by foul means or fair start to rough Morales up. Once this started to happen this would bring out the Mexican warrior in Morales wich would be his downfall.

Saddler on points in a brutal, aging fight.

BoxBuzz · Post by **BoxBuzz** » 19 Aug 2005, 21:37

I usually go for newer talent vs older talent but I'm going with Saddler. I'm having to go back over records and have been reading old Ring and Boxing Illustrated articles to come up with my answers on some of these.

This is getting to be work.....

I prefer the fence on some of these, but I feel useless if I can't make a decision.

tiredoldngrey · Post by **tiredoldngrey** » 19 Aug 2005, 21:50

Saddler by TKO @ the 10th or 11th round. He- Saddler- lost that one fight to Pep but won most because he could manhandle Pep in close; when he lost to Del Flanagan, he lost because Flanagan (a) stuck to a game plan of constant movement (b) was @ equal in ht and reach so he didn't have to move in to land jabs and lead rights and (c) he was strong enough to hold his own in clinches. Morales has two of those attributes but he doesn't have the legs, skills or mind set to fight that type of fight (not to say he isn't skilled, just that his gifts lean to a different type of fight) so he'd end up fighting Saddler's fight. In close and rough and Saddler would wear him down and stop him

vagabundo55 · Post by **vagabundo55** » 20 Aug 2005, 02:06

KOJOE90 wrote:Eric Morales is one of my favorite active Boxers and I admit I have him 2-1 up on Barrera, on my scorecards.

Having said that Sandy Saddler was a special fighter as well. I could see Morales trying to outbox Saddler and with some success. But sooner or later Saddler would by foul means or fair start to rough Morales up. Once this started to happen this would bring out the Mexican warrior in Morales wich would be his downfall.

Saddler on points in a brutal, aging fight.

That's what exactly what I see happening. And I too have Morales 2-1 against Barrera. And no way will Erik Morales be knocked out. He'd die before he'd let that happen. Maybe TKO'd like Castillo against Corrales, but Morales will get up no matter what. Like, I said earlier though, if Morales fights smart, he's a threat to anyone in his division.

BrocktonBlockbuster49 · Post by **BrocktonBlockbuster49** » 20 Aug 2005, 02:19

eric morales 2-1???? o actually have barrera 3-0 vs maroles. i thought barrera beat him 3 times. he clearly won the first time, an in the rematch i had barrera winning by one point and i had barrera winning a close decision in the rubber match which the judges also saw.

barry · Post by **barry** » 20 Aug 2005, 04:15

I think Morales won two of the three against Barrera as well, but the third bout was clearly Barrera. The first was a good fight, but Morales hurt Barrera more and landed the harder shots...the second bout was close, could have easily been a draw, which the first could have been a draw as well, but the third was all Barrera. Saddler was a lot stronger than anyone Morales has faced and he hit a lot harder than anyone Morales faced...Saddler just had too many weapons and in my opinion would stop Morales within eight rounds.

vagabundo55 · Post by **vagabundo55** » 20 Aug 2005, 04:32

BrocktonBlockbuster49 wrote:eric morales 2-1???? o actually have barrera 3-0 vs maroles. i thought barrera beat him 3 times. he clearly won the first time, an in the rematch i had barrera winning by one point and i had barrera winning a close decision in the rubber match which the judges also saw.

Well, either we saw different fights, or you were subconsciously brainwashed by the HBO crew.

It's very possible that he'd stop Morales, but i'm fairly sure it'd be on a TKO not a KO.