EXHIBIT 32.1


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



          In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Saucony,  Inc.
     (the  "Company")  for the period  ended  April 2,  2004,  as filed with the
     Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  the
     undersigned John H. Fisher, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  hereby
     certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of
     the Company.



Dated:  May 14, 2004               /s/ John H. Fisher
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                                   John H. Fisher
                                   Chief Executive Officer