Codice albumGBB-F-007740

Codice inventarioGBB-F-007740-0000

1921, New York, USA: The heavyweight french boxeur GEORGES CARPENTIER (1894 1975) in USA. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the" Orchid Man," he stood 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) and his fighting weight ranged from 125 to 175 lb (57 to 79 kg). 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. 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. 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. He retired from the ring after a final exhibition bout in 1927. He also appeared in half a dozen motion pictures, starring in both silent films and talkies

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