Willie Pep vs. Sandy Saddler (1st meeting)

Saddler floors Pep in the third round.

Willie Pep 125 lbs lost to Sandy Saddler 124 lbs by KO at 2:38 in round 4 of 15

• Date: 1948-10-29
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Ruby Goldstein

• World Featherweight Championship (7th defense by Pep)
• Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4

Notes

• Pep entered the fight with a professional record of 134-1-1.
• Pep was a 3-1 betting favorite.
• A crowd of 14,685 paid $55,781.78.
• Pep received 50 percent of the net and Saddler 10 percent.
• Saddler dropped Pep twice for nine-counts in the third round and put him down for the count with a left hook in the fourth.

Newspaper Article

• "Saddler KO's Willie Pep In Fourth To Gain World Featherweight Title" By Jack Hand, Associated Press, October 30, 1948

See Also

• Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep II
• Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep III
• Sandy Saddler vs. Willie Pep IV