Sammy Baker
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Name: Sammy Baker
Birth Name: Samuel Becker
Hometown: Rochester, New York, USA
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: 1970-09-02 (Age:78)
Pro Boxer: Record
Sammy Baker was born Samuel Becker in Vilna, Poland in 1892. Besides meeting some of the best lightweights and welterweights of the greater Rochester area, he was the chief sparring partner for lightweight contender Charlie White and Lockport Jimmy Duffy. During World War II Baker was a boxing instructor at Ft. Dix, NJ.
Source: Bob Collins, President, Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame.