EXHIBIT 32.2


                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 Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Saucony,  Inc. (the
"Company")  for the period ended January 2, 2004,  as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  Michael Umana, Chief
Financial  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:  March 30, 2004                /s/ Michael Umana
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                                      Michael Umana
                                      Chief Financial Officer