Amorós, nicknamed for his resemblance to boxing champ Sandy Saddler, had a largely unremarkable major league career.
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Along the way Acevedo fought a number of notable opponents, including Jackie Graves, Sandy Saddler, Corky Gonzales, Glen Flanagan, Charley Riley, Willie Pep, Phil Terranova, Kid Gavilan, Redtop Davis, and others with equally stellar records.
He fought all the top featherweights of his era including Willie Pep, Sandy Saddler, Chalky Wright and Harry Jeffra.