If this was not the most difficult match-up, few begrudged Winstone his shot at glory.
Saldivar dropped him in the 14th, but most still thought Winstone had done enough to win.
Winstone's build-up was troubled, domestic problems culminating when his wife Benita stabbed him in the arm.
It was under Thomas, himself a boxer of some repute, that Winstone learnt his trade.
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The relationship between Thomas and Winstone always remained close, but others were starting to question the trainer's management.
Saldivar retired soon after and at last Winstone had the chance to claim the elusive, vacant world crown.
Mr Winstone said this would be a way to create a "sustainable fishery which could open for much longer".
The reception Winstone received back in Merthyr brought the town to a standstill.
Winstone turned professional in 1960 and two years later claimed the British featherweight title from the highly rated Terry Spinks.
"We are working with all the relevant enforcement agencies and the main cockle buyers to address these concerns, " said Mr Winstone.
Thomas moulded the young Winstone in his Penydarren gym, teaching him the fast left jab that would become his trademark punch.
But ahead of Thursday's opening the environment Agency's North Wales Coast Environment Manager Alan Winstone said they would be closely monitoring activity.
Winstone had beaten Legra twice before, but now he had lost his speed and reactions and he was stopped in the fifth.
Winstone bounced back to claim the European title from Italy's Alberto Serti in front of a vocal crowd of 10, 000 in Cardiff.
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Winstone was having trouble making the weight and was given little hope.
Yet Winstone controlled the early rounds in front of a hostile crowd.
This was the final goal left for Winstone, but problems were emerging.
Rarely had Merthyr seen a party like the homecoming that greeted Winstone.
He and Winstone met at Earls Court in 1965, but the travelling horde of 12, 000 Welshmen saw their man lose a narrow points decision.
This summer, 2011 Westminster graduate David Winstone won the top prize at the Student Academy Awards in Los Angeles for his short graduation film For Elsie.
"If I could find a boxer as good as Howard Winstone I would make millions, " said the great trainer Angelo Dundee after Winstone outclassed his Cuban fighter Baby Louis.
Boxing has been popular in south Wales for well over a century, providing a string of champions ranging from Jimmy Wilde and Peerless Jim Driscoll to Howard Winstone, Johnny Owen and Joe Calzaghe.
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As a youngster Winstone had been something of a brawler in the ring, but as a teenager he lost the tips of three fingers on his right hand in an accident whilst working in a toy factory.
Here, outside a remote settlement, live Captain Morris Stanley (Ray Winstone), the chief of police, and his wife, Martha (Emily Watson), who are striving to maintain a British decorum, complete with Christmas dinner, in an untamable land.
He has now created a leaner, more aggressive, and emotionally much thinner piece of work, and the presence of Ray Winstone, in the role of a secretive fixer, serves only to confuse, rather than to enrich, the complexity of the setup.
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