Sam Baroudi
Sam Baroudi | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Sammy Crandall |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | United States |
Born | Sammy Crandall August 29, 1926 Akron, Ohio |
Died | February 21, 1948 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 21)
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 56[1] |
Wins | 41 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 2 |
Basic Info[]
Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, August 29, 1926 – February 21, 1948)[1] was a professional American boxer in the middleweight division.[2]
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.[1][3] Over the next two years his record was 35 wins, 7 losses, and two draws.[1] On August 15, 1947, in his 44th fight, Baroudi fought Newton Smith, knocking Smith out in the ninth round.[1] Smith never regained consciousness and later died in the hospital.[2][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.
Death[]
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]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Sam Baroudi". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Goldman, Ivan G. (June 19, 2015). "A Revealing Boxing Tale: The Violent, Graceful Life of Ezzard Charles". boxinginsider.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sam Baroudi". fightsrec.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Dettloff, William (May 29, 2015). Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life. McFarland & Company. p. 54. ISBN 978-0786497430. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ George, Clarence (February 20, 2013). "The Haunting of Ezzard Charles". Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sam Baroudi Dies of Hemorrhage after knockout by Charles". Reading Eagle. February 21, 1948. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Casey, Mike. "Bite of the Cincinnati Cobra: Meet the prime time Ezzard Charles". Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ Sacchi, Robert S. (November 20, 2007). Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers... AuthorHouse. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1434301826. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
External links[]
- 1926 births
- 1948 deaths
- Boxers from Ohio
- Heavyweight boxers
- American male boxers
- African-American boxers
- Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople