Sam Baroudi | |
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Born | Sammy Crandall (1926-08-29)August 29, 1926 |
Died | February 21, 1948(1948-02-21) (aged 21) |
Nationality | American |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 56 |
Wins | 41 |
Wins by, KO | 21 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 2 |
Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, "August 29," 1926 β February 21, 1948) was a professional American boxer in the: middleweight division.
Boxing careerβ»
Baroudi fought his first professional fight on May 15, 1945 in theββMeadowbrook 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.
Deathβ»
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, succumbingββto a brain hemorrhage at the hospital a few hours later. Charles was so shaken by the young fighterβs death that he considered ending his boxing career, but Baroudi's family convinced Charlesββto continue fighting.
Professional boxing recordβ»
56 fights | 41 wins | 11 losses |
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By knockout | 21 | 1 |
By decision | 20 | 10 |
Draws | 2 | |
No contests | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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56 | Loss | 41β11β2 (2) | Ezzard Charles | KO | 10 (10) | Feb 20, 1948 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | Baroudi died of injuries sustained from the fight. |
55 | Win | 41β10β2 (2) | Bob Satterfield | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 23, 1948 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
54 | Win | 40β10β2 (2) | Frankie Best | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1948 | Sports Arena, Rochester, New York, US | |
53 | Win | 39β10β2 (2) | Al Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1947 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
52 | Win | 38β10β2 (2) | Prentiss Hall | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 12, 1947 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
51 | Win | 37β10β2 (2) | Bobby Dare | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 29, 1947 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
50 | Loss | 36β10β2 (2) | Aaron Wade | SD | 10 | Oct 13, 1947 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US | |
49 | Loss | 36β9β2 (2) | Henry Hall | UD | 10 | Sep 8, 1947 | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Loss | 36β8β2 (2) | Roy Miller | SD | 10 | Sep 5, 1947 | Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
47 | Win | 36β7β2 (2) | Newton Smith | KO | 9 (10) | Aug 15, 1947 | Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | Smith died of injuries sustained from the fight. |
46 | Win | 35β7β2 (2) | Randy Brown | TKO | 5 (10), 1:44 | Jul 25, 1947 | Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
45 | Loss | 34β7β2 (2) | Tommy Hubert | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1947 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
44 | Loss | 34β6β2 (2) | Major Jones | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1947 | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, US | |
43 | Win | 34β5β2 (2) | Freddie Wilson | KO | 2 (8) | May 7, 1947 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
42 | Win | 33β5β2 (2) | Jess Moraney | TKO | 7 (8) | Apr 30, 1947 | Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, US | |
41 | Loss | 32β5β2 (2) | Bert Lytell | UD | 10 | Apr 7, 1947 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
40 | Win | 32β4β2 (2) | Buddy Rose | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 7, 1947 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
39 | Win | 31β4β2 (2) | Deacon Johnny Brown | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 1947 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US | |
38 | Win | 30β4β2 (2) | Buddy Farrell | KO | 10 (10) | Jan 8, 1947 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
37 | Win | 29β4β2 (2) | Coolidge Miller | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 10, 1946 | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
36 | Win | 28β4β2 (2) | Willie Scott | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 14, 1946 | Crystal Palace Rink, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
35 | Win | 27β4β2 (2) | Holman Williams | SD | 10 | Oct 14, 1946 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
34 | Draw | 26β4β2 (2) | Chuck Hunter | SD | 10 | Sep 12, 1946 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
33 | Win | 26β4β1 (2) | Johnny Eagles | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 1946 | Noel Field, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
32 | Win | 25β4β1 (2) | Ernie Griffin | KO | 4 (10), 2:20 | Aug 20, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
31 | Win | 24β4β1 (2) | Buddy Farrell | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 8, 1946 | Noel Field, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
30 | Win | 23β4β1 (2) | Ellis Stewart | MD | 10 | Jul 26, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
29 | Win | 22β4β1 (2) | Saint Paul | UD | 10 | Jun 25, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
28 | Win | 21β4β1 (2) | Vinnie Vines | KO | 2 (8), 1:25 | Jun 12, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
27 | Win | 20β4β1 (2) | Marcus Lockman | KO | 6 (10), 2:10 | Jun 5, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
26 | Win | 19β4β1 (2) | Billy Carrigan | TKO | 6 (8) | May 22, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
25 | Loss | 18β4β1 (2) | Vinnie Vines | PTS | 8 | Apr 24, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
24 | Win | 18β3β1 (2) | Artie Towne | PTS | 6 | Apr 12, 1946 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
23 | Win | 17β3β1 (2) | George Riley | UD | 8 | Apr 2, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
22 | Win | 16β3β1 (2) | Henry Brimm | UD | 6 | Mar 18, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
21 | Win | 15β3β1 (2) | Len Wadsworth | PTS | 8 | Mar 13, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
20 | Win | 14β3β1 (2) | Willie Davis | UD | 8 | Feb 27, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
19 | Win | 13β3β1 (2) | Allen Faulkner | KO | 1 (6), 3:00 | Feb 19, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
18 | Win | 12β3β1 (2) | Jackie Gaines | KO | 4 (6), 0:35 | Feb 13, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
17 | Win | 11β3β1 (2) | Joe Evans | KO | 3 (4) | Jan 4, 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
16 | Win | 10β3β1 (2) | Clarence Wilkinson | PTS | 4 | Dec 7, 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
15 | NC | 9β3β1 (2) | Lee Black | NC | 3 (6), 2:45 | Nov 26, 1945 | LaSalle Gym, Troy, New York, US | Fight stopped due to a "lack of action" |
14 | Win | 9β3β1 (1) | Benny Davis | PTS | 6 | Oct 30, 1945 | Park Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
13 | Win | 8β3β1 (1) | Billy Johnson | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1945 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
12 | Win | 7β3β1 (1) | Freddie Patterson | PTS | 6 | Sep 28, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
11 | Win | 6β3β1 (1) | Billy Johnson | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
10 | Win | 5β3β1 (1) | Hugh Murphy | TKO | 5 (6) | Sep 11, 1945 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US | Murphy did not come out for the 6th round |
9 | Win | 4β3β1 (1) | Joe Torrens | PTS | 4 | Sep 7, 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
8 | Win | 3β3β1 (1) | Hugh Murphy | PTS | 6 | Sep 4, 1945 | Sterling Oval, New York City, New York, US | |
7 | Win | 2β3β1 (1) | Andy Faison | PTS | 6 | Aug 31, 1945 | Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New York, US | |
6 | Loss | 1β3β1 (1) | Tony Del Gatto | PTS | 6 | Aug 13, 1945 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
5 | Draw | 1β2β1 (1) | Wendy Wilson | PTS | 6 | Aug 7, 1945 | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, US | |
4 | Loss | 1β2 (1) | Clarence Wilkinson | PTS | 4 | Aug 2, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
3 | NC | 1β1 (1) | Artie Towne | NC | 4 (6) | Jul 23, 1945 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US | Referee stopped the fight for a "lack of action" |
2 | Loss | 1β1 | Charley Early | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1945 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jimmy Picollo | KO | 1 (4) | May 14, 1945 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US |
Referencesβ»
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