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
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.
Battling Siki
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Amadou Louis M'barick Fall, known as Battling Siki, was the first African-born boxing world champion. Born in French-Senegal, he won the world World Light-Heavyweight Championship after knocking out G
Georges Carpentier
…strengthened his legend and brought him worldwide fame. This defeat marked the decline of his career, punctuated by the controversial loss of his titles to Battling Siki. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood 5 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (182 cm) and his fighting weight ranged from 147 to 175 pounds (67 to 79 kg…
Battling Siki in 1921
Siki photographed in March 1923 with Eugène Stuber at the Claremont Hotel, Howth, Dublin
Commemorative plaque in Saint-Louis