Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, August 29, 1926 – February 21, 1948) was a professional American boxer in the middleweight division.
Boxing career Baroudi fought his first professional fight on May 15, 1945 in the Meadowbrook Bowl in Newark, New Jersey, winning against Jimmy Picollo by knockout in the first round. Over the next two years his record was 35 wins, 7 losses, and two draws. On August 15, 1947, in his 44th fight, Baroudi fought Newton Smith, knocking Smith out in the ninth round. Smith never regained consciousness and later died in the hospital. Baroudi lost his next fight on points, but started another winning streak. Until his last fight, Baroudi never went down in 52 fights.
Death On February 20, 1948, Baroudi fought in Chicago against future world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles. In the tenth round, Charles knocked out Baroudi, and like his fight with Newton Smith six months earlier, Baroudi never regained consciousness, succumbing to a brain hemorrhage at the hospital a few hours later. Charles was so shaken by the young fighter’s death that he considered ending his boxing career, but Baroudi's family convinced Charles to continue fighting.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes56Loss Ezzard CharlesKO10 (10)Feb 20, 194855Win41–10–2 Bob SatterfieldTKO2 (10)Jan 23, 194854Win40–10–2 Frankie BestPTS10Jan 5, 194853Win39–10–2 Al JohnsonPTS10Dec 4, 194752Win38–10–2 Prentiss HallKO6 (10)Nov 12, 194751Win37–10–2 Bobby DareKO6 (10)Oct 29, 194750Loss36–10–2 Aaron WadeSD10Oct 13, 194749Loss36–9–2 Henry HallUD10Sep 8, 194748Loss36–8–2 Roy MillerSD10Sep 5, 194747Win36–7–2 Newton SmithKO9 (10)Aug 15, 194746Win35–7–2 Randy BrownTKO5 (10), Jul 25, 194745Loss34–7–2 Tommy HubertPTS10Jun 27, 194744Loss34–6–2 Major JonesPTS10May 21, 194743Win34–5–2 Freddie WilsonKO2 (8)May 7, 194742Win33–5–2 Jess MoraneyTKO7 (8)Apr 30, 194741Loss32–5–2 Bert LytellUD10Apr 7, 194740Win32–4–2 Buddy RoseTKO6 (10)Mar 7, 194739Win31–4–2 Deacon Johnny BrownUD10Feb 24, 194738Win30–4–2 Buddy FarrellKO10 (10)Jan 8, 194737Win29–4–2 Coolidge MillerKO4 (10)Dec 10, 194636Win28–4–2 Willie ScottKO6 (10)Nov 14, 194635Win27–4–2 Holman WilliamsSD10Oct 14, 194634Draw26–4–2 Chuck HunterSD10Sep 12, 194633Win26–4–1 Johnny EaglesUD10Aug 29, 194632Win25–4–1 Ernie GriffinKO4 (10), Aug 20, 194631Win24–4–1 Buddy FarrellKO6 (10)Aug 8, 194630Win23–4–1 Ellis StewartMD10Jul 26, 194629Win22–4–1 Saint PaulUD10Jun 25, 194628Win21–4–1 Vinnie VinesKO2 (8), Jun 12, 194627Win20–4–1 Marcus LockmanKO6 (10), Jun 5, 194626Win19–4–1 Billy CarriganTKO6 (8)May 22, 194625Loss18–4–1 Vinnie VinesPTS8Apr 24, 194624Win18–3–1 Artie TownePTS6Apr 12, 194623Win17–3–1 George RileyUD8Apr 2, 194622Win16–3–1 Henry BrimmUD6Mar 18, 194621Win15–3–1 Len WadsworthPTS8Mar 13, 194620Win14–3–1 Willie DavisUD8Feb 27, 194619Win13–3–1 Allen FaulknerKO1 (6), Feb 19, 194618Win12–3–1 Jackie GainesKO4 (6), Feb 13, 194617Win11–3–1 Joe EvansKO3 (4)Jan 4, 194616Win10–3–1 Clarence WilkinsonPTS4Dec 7, 194515NC9–3–1 Lee BlackNC3 (6), Nov 26, 194514Win9–3–1 Benny DavisPTS6Oct 30, 194513Win8–3–1 Billy JohnsonPTS6Oct 5, 194512Win7–3–1 Freddie PattersonPTS6Sep 28, 194511Win6–3–1 Billy JohnsonPTS6Sep 20, 194510Win5–3–1 Hugh MurphyTKO5 (6)Sep 11, 19459Win4–3–1 Joe TorrensPTS4Sep 7, 19458Win3–3–1 Hugh MurphyPTS6Sep 4, 19457Win2–3–1 Andy FaisonPTS6Aug 31, 19456Loss1–3–1 Tony Del GattoPTS6Aug 13, 19455Draw1–2–1 Wendy WilsonPTS6Aug 7, 19454Loss1–2 Clarence WilkinsonPTS4Aug 2, 194531–1 Artie TowneNC4 (6)Jul 23, 19452Loss1–1 Charley EarlyPTS6May 29, 19451Win1–0 Jimmy PicolloKO1 (4)May 14, 1945
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