Why is Pep more popular than Saddler when Saddler beat him 3 times? Was it because of a more chastimatic personality, a more entertaining fighting style, perhaps? Was Saddler a bad guy that should not be liked?
racism..........or maybe because peps overall career was better? is barkley better than hearns because he beat him twice?
For someone who talks about past it fighters and old fighters all the time you don't half bring up some retarded comparisons.
Pep was 134-1 before the Saddler fights (his lone loss being a non title lightweight fight against HOF ATG Sammy Angott). He had also been involved in a major airpline crash where he was lucky to live and was told he probably wouldn't be able to fight again. He still went on to do amazing things after including beat the much larger Saddler.
Pep is surely top 5 all-time.
Saddler was the bigger man. Pep just couldn't hurt him. Saddler wasn't as skilled as Pep either. Pep had the better final record (229-11-65 vs 145-16-104).