Boxing: Ex-champ Sandy Saddler dies

Former featherweight boxing champion Sandy Saddler has died at a New York City nursing home. He was 75.

He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Saddler, elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, was one of the hardest-punching small men in boxing history. He had a career record of 144 wins (103 knockouts), two draws and 16 losses, and held the featherweight title twice.

He had a memorable four-fight series with Willie Pep, knocking Pep out three times.

Saddler was still world featherweight champion when he retired in 1957 after sustaining a serious eye injury when a taxi in which he was riding was involved in an accident.

He later became a boxing trainer and worked with many pros, including heavyweight champion George Foreman in the 1970s.