Georges Carpentier
Statistics
Real name	Georges Carpentier
Rated at	Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight
Nationality	French
Birth date	January 12, 1894
Birth place	Lievin, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
Death date	October 28, 1975 (aged 81)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	109
Wins	88
Wins by KO	56
Losses	14
Draws	6
No contests	1

Georges Carpentier (January 12, 1894 – October 28, 1975) was a French boxer. Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Liévin is a town and commune in northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Nicknamed the "Orchid Man," he stood 5 ft 11½ in (1. 82 m) and his fighting weight ranged from 125 to 175 lb (57 to 79 kg). Carpentier was known for his speed, his excellent boxing skills and his extremely hard punch.

Born in Liévin near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Carpentier began his career by progressing up through the weight divisions, fighting in every division from welterweight upwards. Liévin is a town and commune in northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing With his first professional bout at age 14, he was welterweight champion of France and of Europe in 1911, middleweight champion of Europe in 1912, and light heavyweight champion of Europe in 1913. Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. On June 1, 1913, he beat "Bombardier" Billy Wells in Ghent, Belgium to become heavyweight champion of Europe. For the American football player of the same name see Billy Wells (football player. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional He defended his title in December against Wells, in January 1914 against Pat O'Keefe and in London on July 16 he beat Ed "Gunboat" Smith to add the "White Heavyweight Championship of the World" to his European title. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Carpentier was also a referee during the early stages of his career, supervising a number of fights including the world title bout between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran in June 1914. Arthur John Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946 better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was an American boxer and Frank Moran ( 18 March 1887&ndash 14 December) was an American boxer and film actor who fought twice for the Heavyweight Championship of the World and appeared in Carpentier was an aviator during World War I and was awarded two of the highest French military honors, the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille Militaire. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and The Médaille militaire (Military Medal is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852. This served to heighten his already phenomenal popularity, not only in France but in the United States and England as well.

Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier boxed in the first million dollar gate.

Carpentier defended his title twice again in 1919 before dropping down a weight to challenge Battling Levinsky for the light heavyweight championship of the world. Barney Williams (better known as Battling Levinsky; born Barney Lebrowitz June 10 1891 &ndash died February 12 1949 in The fight took place on October 12, 1920, in Jersey City and Levinsky was knocked out in the fourth. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Carpentier's attempt at the heavyweight Championship of the world came on July 2, 1921, again in Jersey City, when he faced Jack Dempsey in front of boxing's first million dollar gate. Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world Carpentier was badly beaten around before suffering a knockout in the second minute of the fourth round. Carpentier never fought again for that title. He lost his world light heavyweight title and his European heavyweight and light heavyweight titles the following year, on September 24, 1922, in a bout with Senegalese fighter Battling Siki. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Battling Siki ( September 16, 1897 &ndash December 15, 1925) aka Louis Mbarick Fall was a Senegalese Light heavyweight boxer who His last truly noteworthy fight was on July 24, 1924, with Gene Tunney at the Polo Grounds in New York; Carpentier lost the bout by TKO after fifteen rounds. James Joseph "Gene" Tunney ( May 25 1897 – November 7 1978) was the heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He retired from the ring after a final exhibition bout in 1927.

Following his retirement from boxing, Carpentier spent a number of years a vaudeville song-and-dance man, mostly in England and the US. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s He also appeared in half a dozen motion pictures, starring in both silent films and talkies. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. He made three films in Hollywood, one for director J. Stuart Blackton in England and two in his native France. James Stuart Blackton ( January 5, 1875 - August 13, 1941) usually known as J The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located His last screen appearance was in 1934. Soon after, he became proprietor of an upscale bar, Chez Georges Carpentier, in a chic Paris neighborhood. In several different locations, this is the profession he would exercise until shortly before his death.

Beginning in 1921 and continuing throughout the rest of their lives, he and one-time opponent Jack Dempsey would remain close friends, visiting back and forth in New York and Paris, getting together to commemorate anniversary of their famous bout and exchanging birthday greetings.

Carpentier died in 1975 and was buried in the Cimetiere de Vaires-sur Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France. Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Georges Carpentier from Boxrec
• Carpentier vs Gene Tunney - Fight by Rounds - July 25, 1924
• Carpentier vs Gene Tunney - July 25, 1924
• Georges Carpentier at the Internet Movie Database