# Sam Baroudi

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

| 56 fights | 41 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 1 |
| By decision | 20 | 10 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No contests | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 56 | Loss | 41–11–2 (2) | Ezzard Charles | KO | 10 (10) | Feb 20, 1948 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | Baroudi died of injuries sustained from the fight. |
| 55 | Win | 41–10–2 (2) | Bob Satterfield | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 23, 1948 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 54 | Win | 40–10–2 (2) | Frankie Best | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1948 | Sports Arena, Rochester, New York, US | |
| 53 | Win | 39–10–2 (2) | Al Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1947 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 52 | Win | 38–10–2 (2) | Prentiss Hall | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 12, 1947 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 51 | Win | 37–10–2 (2) | Bobby Dare | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 29, 1947 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
| 50 | Loss | 36–10–2 (2) | Aaron Wade | SD | 10 | Oct 13, 1947 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US | |
| 49 | Loss | 36–9–2 (2) | Henry Hall | UD | 10 | Sep 8, 1947 | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 48 | Loss | 36–8–2 (2) | Roy Miller | SD | 10 | Sep 5, 1947 | Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
| 47 | Win | 36–7–2 (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 | 35–7–2 (2) | Randy Brown | TKO | 5 (10), 1:44 | Jul 25, 1947 | Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
| 45 | Loss | 34–7–2 (2) | Tommy Hubert | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1947 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 44 | Loss | 34–6–2 (2) | Major Jones | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1947 | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, US | |
| 43 | Win | 34–5–2 (2) | Freddie Wilson | KO | 2 (8) | May 7, 1947 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 42 | Win | 33–5–2 (2) | Jess Moraney | TKO | 7 (8) | Apr 30, 1947 | Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 41 | Loss | 32–5–2 (2) | Bert Lytell | UD | 10 | Apr 7, 1947 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 40 | Win | 32–4–2 (2) | Buddy Rose | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 7, 1947 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
| 39 | Win | 31–4–2 (2) | Deacon Johnny Brown | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 1947 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US | |
| 38 | Win | 30–4–2 (2) | Buddy Farrell | KO | 10 (10) | Jan 8, 1947 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
| 37 | Win | 29–4–2 (2) | Coolidge Miller | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 10, 1946 | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 36 | Win | 28–4–2 (2) | Willie Scott | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 14, 1946 | Crystal Palace Rink, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 35 | Win | 27–4–2 (2) | Holman Williams | SD | 10 | Oct 14, 1946 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 34 | Draw | 26–4–2 (2) | Chuck Hunter | SD | 10 | Sep 12, 1946 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | |
| 33 | Win | 26–4–1 (2) | Johnny Eagles | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 1946 | Noel Field, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
| 32 | Win | 25–4–1 (2) | Ernie Griffin | KO | 4 (10), 2:20 | Aug 20, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 31 | Win | 24–4–1 (2) | Buddy Farrell | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 8, 1946 | Noel Field, North Adams, Massachusetts, US | |
| 30 | Win | 23–4–1 (2) | Ellis Stewart | MD | 10 | Jul 26, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 29 | Win | 22–4–1 (2) | Saint Paul | UD | 10 | Jun 25, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 28 | Win | 21–4–1 (2) | Vinnie Vines | KO | 2 (8), 1:25 | Jun 12, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 27 | Win | 20–4–1 (2) | Marcus Lockman | KO | 6 (10), 2:10 | Jun 5, 1946 | Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US | |
| 26 | Win | 19–4–1 (2) | Billy Carrigan | TKO | 6 (8) | May 22, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 25 | Loss | 18–4–1 (2) | Vinnie Vines | PTS | 8 | Apr 24, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 24 | Win | 18–3–1 (2) | Artie Towne | PTS | 6 | Apr 12, 1946 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 23 | Win | 17–3–1 (2) | George Riley | UD | 8 | Apr 2, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| 22 | Win | 16–3–1 (2) | Henry Brimm | UD | 6 | Mar 18, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| 21 | Win | 15–3–1 (2) | Len Wadsworth | PTS | 8 | Mar 13, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 20 | Win | 14–3–1 (2) | Willie Davis | UD | 8 | Feb 27, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 19 | Win | 13–3–1 (2) | Allen Faulkner | KO | 1 (6), 3:00 | Feb 19, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| 18 | Win | 12–3–1 (2) | Jackie Gaines | KO | 4 (6), 0:35 | Feb 13, 1946 | Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, US | |
| 17 | Win | 11–3–1 (2) | Joe Evans | KO | 3 (4) | Jan 4, 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 16 | Win | 10–3–1 (2) | Clarence Wilkinson | PTS | 4 | Dec 7, 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 15 | NC | 9–3–1 (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 | 9–3–1 (1) | Benny Davis | PTS | 6 | Oct 30, 1945 | Park Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 13 | Win | 8–3–1 (1) | Billy Johnson | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1945 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 12 | Win | 7–3–1 (1) | Freddie Patterson | PTS | 6 | Sep 28, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 11 | Win | 6–3–1 (1) | Billy Johnson | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 10 | Win | 5–3–1 (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 | 4–3–1 (1) | Joe Torrens | PTS | 4 | Sep 7, 1945 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 8 | Win | 3–3–1 (1) | Hugh Murphy | PTS | 6 | Sep 4, 1945 | Sterling Oval, New York City, New York, US | |
| 7 | Win | 2–3–1 (1) | Andy Faison | PTS | 6 | Aug 31, 1945 | Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New York, US | |
| 6 | Loss | 1–3–1 (1) | Tony Del Gatto | PTS | 6 | Aug 13, 1945 | Queensboro Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 5 | Draw | 1–2–1 (1) | Wendy Wilson | PTS | 6 | Aug 7, 1945 | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, US | |
| 4 | Loss | 1–2 (1) | Clarence Wilkinson | PTS | 4 | Aug 2, 1945 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 3 | NC | 1–1 (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 | 1–1 | Charley Early | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1945 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jimmy Picollo | KO | 1 (4) | May 14, 1945 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, US | |