Frank Klaus
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Francis Klaus was an American boxer from 1904 to 1918. Known as the Braddock Bearcat, Klaus claimed the vacant World Middleweight Championship in 1913 and was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame i
Frank Klaus
Klaus in boxing pose.
Billy Papke, World Middleweight Champion
Georges Carpentier
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Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. A precocious pugilist, Carpentier fought in numerous categories. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career
Frank Klaus
…Sailor Ed Petrosky in a 20-round points decision in San Francisco on February 22, 1912. His victories over Jack Dillon, and later fellow claimant Georges Carpentier and former champion Billy Papke in France, cemented his claim to the title. He was officially recognized as champion by sanctioning bodies on March 5…
Georges Carpentier 1920
Dempsey and Carpentier in the arena before the fight
In June 1921, cartoonist Tad Dorgan drew what he expected would occur in the Carpentier-Dempsey fight.