Sam Baroudi (born Sammy Crandall, August 29, 1926 – February 21, 1948)[1] was a professional American boxer in the middleweight division.
[2] 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][4][3] Baroudi lost his next fight on points, but started another winning streak.
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.