
Georges Carpentier
ActingJanuary 12, 1894-October 27, 1975
Birth Place
Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France
Biography
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 Jack Dempsey, one of the highlights of the Roaring Twenties.