Sam Baroudi | |
Weight: | Middleweight |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Name: | Sammy Crandall |
Birth Date: | August 29, 1926 |
Birth Place: | Akron, Ohio |
Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 56 |
Wins: | 41 |
Ko: | 21 |
Losses: | 11 |
Draws: | 2 |
No Contests: | 2 |
Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, August 29, 1926 – February 21, 1948) was a professional American boxer in the middleweight division.[1]
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.[2] [3] Over the next two years his record was 35 wins, 7 losses, and two draws.[2] On August 15, 1947, in his 44th fight, Baroudi fought Newton Smith, knocking Smith out in the ninth round.[2] Smith never regained consciousness and later died in the hospital.[1] [4] [3] Baroudi lost his next fight on points, but started another winning streak. Until his last fight, Baroudi never went down in 52 fights.
On February 20, 1948, Baroudi fought in Chicago against future world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles.[5] [3] 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.[6] 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.[7] [8]
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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56 | Loss | 41–11–2 | 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 | ||