Sam Baroudi

 ( 1926 Births ) 

Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, August 29, 1926 – February 21, 1948) was a professional American boxer in the middleweight division.

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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.

William Dettloff (2015). 9780786497430, McFarland & Company. . ISBN 9780786497430

Baroudi lost his next fight on points, but started another winning streak. Until his last fight, Baroudi never went down in 52 fights.

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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.

Robert S. Sacchi (2007). 9781434301826, AuthorHouse. . ISBN 9781434301826

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Professional boxing record

56	Loss		Ezzard Charles	KO	10 (10)	Feb 20, 1948
55	Win	41–10–2	Bob Satterfield	TKO	2 (10)	Jan 23, 1948
54	Win	40–10–2	Frankie Best	PTS	10	Jan 5, 1948
53	Win	39–10–2	Al Johnson	PTS	10	Dec 4, 1947
52	Win	38–10–2	Prentiss Hall	KO	6 (10)	Nov 12, 1947
51	Win	37–10–2	Bobby Dare	KO	6 (10)	Oct 29, 1947
50	Loss	36–10–2	Aaron Wade	SD	10	Oct 13, 1947
49	Loss	36–9–2	Henry Hall	UD	10	Sep 8, 1947
48	Loss	36–8–2	Roy Miller	SD	10	Sep 5, 1947
47	Win	36–7–2	Newton Smith	KO	9 (10)	Aug 15, 1947
46	Win	35–7–2	Randy Brown	TKO	5 (10),	Jul 25, 1947
45	Loss	34–7–2	Tommy Hubert	PTS	10	Jun 27, 1947
44	Loss	34–6–2	Major Jones	PTS	10	May 21, 1947
43	Win	34–5–2	Freddie Wilson	KO	2 (8)	May 7, 1947
42	Win	33–5–2	Jess Moraney	TKO	7 (8)	Apr 30, 1947
41	Loss	32–5–2	Bert Lytell	UD	10	Apr 7, 1947
40	Win	32–4–2	Buddy Rose	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 7, 1947
39	Win	31–4–2	Deacon Johnny Brown	UD	10	Feb 24, 1947
38	Win	30–4–2	Buddy Farrell	KO	10 (10)	Jan 8, 1947
37	Win	29–4–2	Coolidge Miller	KO	4 (10)	Dec 10, 1946
36	Win	28–4–2	Willie Scott	KO	6 (10)	Nov 14, 1946
35	Win	27–4–2	Holman Williams	SD	10	Oct 14, 1946
34	Draw	26–4–2	Chuck Hunter	SD	10	Sep 12, 1946
33	Win	26–4–1	Johnny Eagles	UD	10	Aug 29, 1946
32	Win	25–4–1	Ernie Griffin	KO	4 (10),	Aug 20, 1946
31	Win	24–4–1	Buddy Farrell	KO	6 (10)	Aug 8, 1946
30	Win	23–4–1	Ellis Stewart	MD	10	Jul 26, 1946
29	Win	22–4–1	Saint Paul	UD	10	Jun 25, 1946
28	Win	21–4–1	Vinnie Vines	KO	2 (8),	Jun 12, 1946
27	Win	20–4–1	Marcus Lockman	KO	6 (10),	Jun 5, 1946
26	Win	19–4–1	Billy Carrigan	TKO	6 (8)	May 22, 1946
25	Loss	18–4–1	Vinnie Vines	PTS	8	Apr 24, 1946
24	Win	18–3–1	Artie Towne	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1946
23	Win	17–3–1	George Riley	UD	8	Apr 2, 1946
22	Win	16–3–1	Henry Brimm	UD	6	Mar 18, 1946
21	Win	15–3–1	Len Wadsworth	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1946
20	Win	14–3–1	Willie Davis	UD	8	Feb 27, 1946
19	Win	13–3–1	Allen Faulkner	KO	1 (6),	Feb 19, 1946
18	Win	12–3–1	Jackie Gaines	KO	4 (6),	Feb 13, 1946
17	Win	11–3–1	Joe Evans	KO	3 (4)	Jan 4, 1946
16	Win	10–3–1	Clarence Wilkinson	PTS	4	Dec 7, 1945
15	NC	9–3–1	Lee Black	NC	3 (6),	Nov 26, 1945
14	Win	9–3–1	Benny Davis	PTS	6	Oct 30, 1945
13	Win	8–3–1	Billy Johnson	PTS	6	Oct 5, 1945
12	Win	7–3–1	Freddie Patterson	PTS	6	Sep 28, 1945
11	Win	6–3–1	Billy Johnson	PTS	6	Sep 20, 1945
10	Win	5–3–1	Hugh Murphy	TKO	5 (6)	Sep 11, 1945
9	Win	4–3–1	Joe Torrens	PTS	4	Sep 7, 1945
8	Win	3–3–1	Hugh Murphy	PTS	6	Sep 4, 1945
7	Win	2–3–1	Andy Faison	PTS	6	Aug 31, 1945
6	Loss	1–3–1	Tony Del Gatto	PTS	6	Aug 13, 1945
5	Draw	1–2–1	Wendy Wilson	PTS	6	Aug 7, 1945
4	Loss	1–2	Clarence Wilkinson	PTS	4	Aug 2, 1945
3		1–1	Artie Towne	NC	4 (6)	Jul 23, 1945
2	Loss	1–1	Charley Early	PTS	6	May 29, 1945
1	Win	1–0	Jimmy Picollo	KO	1 (4)	May 14, 1945

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