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 …

Georges Carpentier (born Jan. 12, 1894, Lens, France—died Oct. 27, 1975, Paris) was a French boxer who was world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22) and a European champion at four …

Georges fought back heroically, but near the end of the 14th round he went down and the count was at six when the bell rang. Carpentier came out for the 15th but the referee soon stopped it …

Aug 3, 2023 · Outside of boxing, Monsieur Carpentier became an author, danced, sang and acted in six films, made three of his own and owned a successful restaurant called, Chez Georges …

Perhaps the greatest European fighter of all time, Georges Carpentier competed in virtually every weight class. He started fighting in the savatte style-in which the use of the feet was allowed …

Georges Carpentier was a French boxer who reigned as the world's light heavyweight champion in 1920-22. He is best remembered for his fight for the world's heavyweight crown with champ …

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. This served to heighten his already …

Dec 5, 2018 · He wrote, performed as a song and dance man in Vaudeville, acted in movies, and owned a successful restaurant in Paris called “ Chez Georges Carpentier ”. Throughout his …

Oct 27, 2018 · Even now, many years after his death at the age of 81, Carpentier remains France’s biggest boxing idol, jointly with the ill-fated Marcel Cerdan. His achievements fully …

Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of …