All boxersGeorges Carpentier
“The Orchid Man”
Boxing · Deceased89-15-6 (2 NC)RECORD
57WINS BY KO / TKO
32WINS BY DECISION
112PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Orchid Man |
| Date of birth | 12 Jan 1894 |
| Died | 28 Oct 1975 |
| Nationality | French |
| Birthplace | Liévin, France |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight, Light heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 182 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1908–1926 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 1 Nov 1908 |
| Last fight | Win vs Rocco Stramaglia, 15 Sep 1926 |
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Titles and honours
- World light heavyweight champion (1920–1922)
- NBA and NYSAC light heavyweight champion (1920–1922)
- IBU heavyweight champion
- IBU light heavyweight champion
- IBU middleweight champion (1912)
- IBU welterweight champion (1911)
- French heavyweight champion (1923)
- French welterweight champion (1911)
Background
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I aviator who fought from welterweight up to heavyweight. He won the world light heavyweight title in 1920 and challenged Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title in 1921 in one of the most famous fights of the era.
Fight history
112 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Rocco Stramaglia | KO | 3 | 15 Sep 1926 | Elks Gym, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, US | ||
| Win | Jack Burke | KO | 2 | 7 Jul 1926 | Denver, Colorado, US | ||
| Loss | Tommy Loughran | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 17 Jun 1926 | Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Draw | Eddie Huffman | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 May 1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Gene Tunney | TKO | 15 | 24 Jul 1924 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, US | ||
| No contest | Tommy Gibbons | No contest | 10 | 31 May 1924 | Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, Indiana, US | No-decision bout; newspaper decision to Gibbons | |
| Win | Arthur Townley | KO | 2 | 1 May 1924 | Stadion Hohe Warte, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Win | Joe Beckett | KO | 1 | 1 Oct 1923 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England | Won vacant IBU heavyweight title | |
| Win | Marcel Nilles | KO | 8 | 6 May 1923 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France | Won vacant French heavyweight title | |
| Loss | Battling Siki | KO | 6 | 24 Sep 1922 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France | Lost NBA, NYSAC and IBU light heavyweight titles and IBU heavyweight title | |
| Win | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | KO | 1 | 11 May 1922 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England | Retained NBA, NYSAC and IBU light heavyweight titles | |
| Win | George Cook | KO | 4 | 12 Jan 1922 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | ||
| Loss | Jack Dempsey | KO | 4 | 2 Jul 1921 | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, US | For NYSAC and NBA heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Battling Levinsky | KO | 4 | 12 Oct 1920 | Westside Ballpark, Jersey City, New Jersey, US | Won world and vacant NYSAC light heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Georges Grundhoven | KO | 2 | 21 Feb 1920 | Palais du Soleil, Beausoleil, France | ||
| Win | Blink McCloskey | KO | 2 | 10 Jan 1920 | Alhambra, Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Joe Beckett | KO | 1 | 4 Dec 1919 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England | Retained IBU heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jean Croissilles | KO | 2 | 29 Sep 1919 | Teatro Bellas Artes, San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Win | Dick Smith | KO | 8 | 19 Jul 1919 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained IBU light heavyweight title | |
| Win | Kid Jackson | Disqualification | 4 | 26 Jul 1914 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Gunboat Smith | Disqualification | 6 | 16 Jul 1914 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England | Won 'white' world heavyweight title | |
| Win | Battling Robinson | KO | 3 | 14 Jun 1914 | Place du Champ-de-Mars, Béziers, France | ||
| Win | Hubert Roc | KO | 2 | 31 May 1914 | Hippodrome, Valenciennes, France | ||
| Win | George Mitchell | TKO | 1 | 14 Apr 1914 | Salle Lerda, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Irish O'Mara | KO | 2 | 13 Apr 1914 | Blois, France | ||
| Loss | Joe Jeannette | Decision (points) | 15 | 21 Mar 1914 | Luna Parc, Porte Maillot, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Pat O'Keeffe | KO | 2 | 19 Jan 1914 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, France | ||
| Win | Bombardier Billy Wells | KO | 1 | 8 Dec 1913 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Retained IBU heavyweight title | |
| Win | Max Abbat | KO | 3 | 31 Oct 1913 | Kursaal de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Win | Jeff Smith | Decision (points) | 20 | 11 Oct 1913 | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Ashley Williams | KO | 4 | 6 Aug 1913 | Casino-Kursaal, Vichy, France | ||
| Win | Albert Lurie | TKO | 3 | 29 Jun 1913 | Arènes de la Benatte, Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Bombardier Billy Wells | KO | 4 | 1 Jun 1913 | Feestpaleis, Ghent, Belgium | Won inaugural IBU heavyweight title | |
| Win | George Gunther | Decision (points) | 15 | 17 Mar 1913 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, France | ||
| Win | Willy Schoot | KO | 2 | 8 Mar 1913 | Casino-Palace, Roubaix, France | ||
| Win | Cyclone Smith | KO | 3 | 1 Mar 1913 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, France | ||
| Win | Bandsman Dick Rice | KO | 2 | 12 Feb 1913 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, France | Won inaugural IBU light heavyweight title | |
| Win | Marcel Moreau | TKO | 8 | 8 Jan 1913 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, France | ||
| Loss | Billy Papke | TKO | 18 | 23 Oct 1912 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, France | For world middleweight title claim | |
| Loss | Frank Klaus | Disqualification | 19 | 24 Jun 1912 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, France | Lost world middleweight title claim | |
| Win | Willie Lewis | Decision (points) | 20 | 22 May 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained IBU and world middleweight title claim | |
| Win | Hubert Roc | KO | 6 | 10 May 1912 | Apollo-Théâtre, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | George Gunther | Decision (points) | 20 | 3 Apr 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained IBU and world middleweight title claim | |
| Win | Jim Sullivan | KO | 2 | 29 Feb 1912 | Stand de la Condamine, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Won inaugural IBU middleweight title; retained world middleweight title claim | |
| Win | Charles Bradley | KO | 2 | 27 Jan 1912 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, France | ||
| Win | Battling Lacroix | TKO | 6 | 17 Jan 1912 | Salle du Grand Skating-Rouennais, Rouen, France | ||
| Win | Battling Taylor | KO | 4 | 13 Jan 1912 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, France | ||
| Win | Harry Lewis | Decision (points) | 20 | 13 Dec 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Battling Lacroix | KO | 9 | 25 Nov 1911 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, France | ||
| Win | Theo Gray | KO | 9 | 17 Nov 1911 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Win | Young Joseph | TKO (corner retirement) | 10 | 23 Oct 1911 | Empress Rink, Earl's Court, London, England | Won inaugural IBU welterweight title | |
| Win | Sid Burns | Decision (points) | 15 | 2 Oct 1911 | Empress Rink, Earl's Court, London, England | ||
| Loss | Dixie Kid | TKO | 5 | 19 Aug 1911 | Trouville, France | ||
| Win | Arthur Evernden | Decision (points) | 15 | 14 Aug 1911 | Cabourg, France | ||
| Win | Jack Goldswain | KO | 4 | 23 Jun 1911 | Skating de la Rue Edinbourg, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Robert Eustache | TKO | 16 | 10 Jun 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won vacant French welterweight title | |
| Win | Frank Loughrey | Decision (points) | 15 | 20 May 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Henri Marchand | KO | 6 | 23 Apr 1911 | Arras, France | ||
| Win | George Colbourne | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Apr 1911 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Win | Sid Stagg | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Apr 1911 | Franco-American Skating Rink, Roubaix, France | ||
| Win | Jack Meekins | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Mar 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Henri Marchand | KO | 6 | 15 Mar 1911 | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Win | Harry Staessens | KO | 1 | 12 Mar 1911 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, France | ||
| Win | Young Nipper | Decision (points) | 8 | 1 Mar 1911 | Hippodrome, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Henri Piet | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Jan 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | George Randall | KO | 5 | 14 Jan 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Brochet | KO | 7 | 8 Jan 1911 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, France | ||
| Win | Jack Daniels | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 Dec 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Henri Demlen | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Dec 1910 | Théâtre Lyrique, Schaerbeek, Belgium | ||
| Win | George Randall | TKO | 10 | 19 Nov 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Young Williams | KO | 7 | 6 Nov 1910 | Arras, France | ||
| Win | Jim Campbell | KO | 5 | 22 Oct 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Percy Wilson | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Oct 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Jean Audouy | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Oct 1910 | Théâtre Lyrique, Schaerbeek, Belgium | ||
| Win | Fernand Cuny | TKO | 8 | 13 Aug 1910 | Cabourg, France | ||
| Win | Hubert Baelen | KO | 2 | 17 Jul 1910 | Lille, France | ||
| Draw | Paul Til | Decision (points) | 15 | 8 Jul 1910 | Pépinière, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Louis Achille | KO | 6 | 11 Jun 1910 | Salon de l'Alcazar, Liévin, France | ||
| Loss | Fernand Cuny | TKO | 13 | 16 Apr 1910 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Loss | Ted Broadribb | TKO | 4 | 9 Apr 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Gloria | KO | 8 | 3 Apr 1910 | Lens, France | ||
| Win | Fernand Cuny | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Mar 1910 | Nouvel-Alcazar, Lyon, France | ||
| Win | Louis Achille | KO | 5 | 20 Mar 1910 | Hippodrome Municipal, Douai, France | ||
| Loss | Buck Shine | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Mar 1910 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Win | Wally Pickard | KO | 8 | 5 Feb 1910 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| No contest | Paul Til | No contest | 8 | 14 Jan 1910 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | Accidental clash of heads | |
| Win | Georges Gaillard | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Jan 1910 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, France | ||
| Win | Young Warner | Disqualification | 7 | 5 Jan 1910 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Paul Til | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Dec 1909 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Gaillard | Decision (points) | 6 | 8 Dec 1909 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Paul Til | TKO | 8 | 27 Nov 1909 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, France | For vacant French bantamweight title | |
| Win | Charles Ledoux | Decision (points) | 15 | 24 Nov 1909 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Joseph Lampin | KO | 7 | 8 Nov 1909 | Hénin-Beaumont, France | ||
| Win | Lucien Dorgueille | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Oct 1909 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Paul Til | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Oct 1909 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, France | For vacant French bantamweight title | |
| Win | Omer Hellebout | TKO | 5 | 11 Oct 1909 | Salle Desruelles, Roubaix, France | ||
| Win | Joseph Lampin | KO | 5 | 28 Aug 1909 | Théâtre du Café Dubois, Denain, France | ||
| Win | Lucien Dorgueille | KO | 11 | 21 Aug 1909 | Salle Beudaert, Lille, France | ||
| Win | Emile Wetinck | KO | 1 | 26 Jun 1909 | Lille, France | ||
| Win | Joseph Lampin | KO | 10 | 20 May 1909 | Valenciennes, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Relinger | Decision (points) | 6 | 17 May 1909 | Hippodrome-Théâtre, Roubaix, France | ||
| Win | F. Cheveau | Decision (points) | 6 | 25 Apr 1909 | Vélodrome Roubaisien, Roubaix, France | ||
| Win | Achalme | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Mar 1909 | Lens, France | ||
| Draw | Charles Legrand | Decision (points) | 20 | 28 Feb 1909 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, France | ||
| Win | Gaston Simon | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Feb 1909 | Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Georges Gloria | KO | 6 | 19 Feb 1909 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Charles Legrand | Decision (points) | 15 | 10 Jan 1909 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, France | ||
| Draw | Charles Legrand | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Dec 1908 | Béthune, France | ||
| Win | Gaston Simon | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Dec 1908 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Louis Lépine | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Dec 1908 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Ed Salmon | TKO | 18 | 30 Nov 1908 | Cafe de Paris, Maisons-Laffitte, France | ||
| Win | Ed Salmon | Disqualification | 13 | 1 Nov 1908 | Cafe de Paris, Maisons-Laffitte, France | Pro debut |
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