Georges Carpentier
| Georges Carpentier | |
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| Statistics | |
| Rated at |
Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | January 12, 1894 Lievin, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Died | October 28, 1975 (aged 81) Paris, France |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 109 |
| Wins | 88 |
| Wins by KO | 56 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 1 |
Georges Carpentier (French pronunciation: [ˈʒɔʁʒ kɑpɑ̃ˈtiɛʁ]) (January 12, 1894 – October 28, 1975) was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908 to 1926. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood 5 feet 11 1⁄2 inches (182 cm) and his fighting weight ranged from 126 to 175 pounds (57 to 79 kg). Carpentier was known for his speed, his excellent boxing skills and his extremely hard punch. Halle Georges Carpentier is named after him.
Born in Liévin in Pas-de-Calais, Carpentier began his career by progressing up through the weight divisions, fighting in every division from welterweight upwards. 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. On June 1, 1913, he beat "Bombardier" Billy Wells in Ghent, Belgium to become heavyweight champion of Europe. 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 Champion of the World" to his European title. The white heavyweight title bout sported a purse worth 9,000 pounds sterling (equivalent to approximately $1,011,406 in today's funds).
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. Carpentier was a French Air Force aviator during World War I and was awarded two of the highest French military honors, the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille Militaire. This served to heighten his already exceptional popularity, not only in France but in the United States and England as well.
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