[biglads]

OK Guys. How do you see this explosive Featherweight matchup going?

2 ATGs with great power and skill. Could be brutal. 15 Rounds.

EDIT - My pick is Saddler inside the distance. Alexis was probably at his best at 130/135, not sure he could cope with Sandy.

 

[Burt Brooks]

I love the fighters of the 1940s, because of the great competition they HAD to beat to become champion...
I saw Saddler at his best several times ringside...He was a tall ,wiry , tricky stand-up fighter, outroughing his opponents
as he did to a past peak Willie Pep...Having said this I would bet on a prime 126-30 pound Alexis Arguello to whip
the straight up Saddler who tough as he was would be a target for Arguello's murderous volleys...Saddler did not have much of a defense
and never moved around much, and he could not survive Arguello's two handed punching for long...Arguello hit much harder and cleaner
while Saddler used his height and roughness to out muscle his opponents...No featherweight standing straight up could survive the
terrific punching of Alexis Arguello...I have Arguello by stoppage in a late round, and I would bet on it...

 

[biglads]

Thanks @Burt Brooks. I bow to your superior knowledge.

Are there any Feathers that you think could beat a prime Alexis?

 

[Burt Brooks]

Thanks @Burt Brooks. I bow to your superior knowledge.

Are there any Feathers that you think could beat a prime Alexis?

The old timers would say Terry McGovern, before he burned out quickly at the age of 21 and the great Abe Attell were the greatest, but aside from them I truly believe a Johnny Dundee, a Henry Armstrong at FW,a prime Willie Pep who I saw ringside before his almost fatal plane crash in 1947,
had the best chance to beat Arguello because of their styles...But not Sandy Saddler...an interesting fact is though Sandy Saddler fough a few lightweights, he NEVER had the audacity to challenge the murderous punching LW Ike Williams....Only a few pounds seperated Saddler and Williams.

 

[Burt Brooks]

Thanks @Burt Brooks. I bow to your superior knowledge.

Are there any Feathers that you think could beat a prime Alexis?

The old timers would say Terry McGovern, before he burned out quickly at the age of 21 and the great Abe Attell were the greatest, but aside from them I truly believe a Johnny Dundee, a Henry Armstrong at FW,a prime Willie Pep who I saw ringside before his almost fatal plane crash in 1947,
had the best chance to beat Arguello because of their styles...But not Sandy Saddler...an interesting fact is though Sandy Saddler fough a few lightweights, he NEVER had the audacity to challenge the murderous punching LW Ike Williams....Only a few pounds seperated Saddler and Williams.

 

[jorodz]

this is my first post and i really like this thread. like Burt B, I lean towards alexis but he would be taken deep. saddler hit harder but not as accurate. saddler's aggression was a strength but he would be timed by alexis and pounded down. over the rounds though, saddler would work his way in and turn it into a dirty, messy scrap. alexis was not a dirty fighter and saddler could be when needed....alexis would win but saddler would hurt him with every legal (and illegal) tactic in his arsenal

 

[Vano-irons]

 

[Teeto]

For me, going into a war with the best version of Saddler is like going into Aleppo with an 'I love Assad' sign on your stomach. He is going to grab you round the back of the head with one hand and smash your face in with the other hand, and you're going to be shocked by his spiteful power, even though you heard the rumours, this will still shock you when the reality lands. It will not be nice, it will be brutal. Arguello was a fine boxer who could go outside but it was always in the interest of unloading heavy artillery on you, I don't think Arguello is going to employ enough lateral movement for this not to go down the route that Saddler wants to see it go down. I lean towards Saddler for the simple fact that this will be a war, no matter how great Arguello was at what he did from a technical standpoint. You don't want to be in the trench with your nose rubbing up against Sandy Saddler's.

 

[Teeto]

The old timers would say Terry McGovern, before he burned out quickly at the age of 21 and the great Abe Attell were the greatest, but aside from them I truly believe a Johnny Dundee, a Henry Armstrong at FW,a prime Willie Pep who I saw ringside before his almost fatal plane crash in 1947,
had the best chance to beat Arguello because of their styles...But not Sandy Saddler...an interesting fact is though Sandy Saddler fough a few lightweights, he NEVER had the audacity to challenge the murderous punching LW Ike Williams....Only a few pounds seperated Saddler and Williams.

I think Willie Pep would definitely beat Arguello and frustrate the hell out of him.

 

[Yiddle]

i like saddler here as teeto said saddler is the wrong guy to go to war with probably even for arguello and i also dont see arguello using lateral movement and to be honest i dont think he was quick enough on his feet to do so against saddler what a fight it would of been though

 

[Sittin Sonny]

I'd lean toward Saddler at FW, where I think his rough and cagey infighting might prevail over the scrawnier, comparatively less experienced version of Arguello.

But Arguello was stronger and more seasoned at 130 (his ideal weight IMO), and I would probably favor him at that weight.