Boxing competition
"Fight of the Century"The two boxers facing each other on July 2, 1921 |
Date | July 2, 1921 |
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Venue | Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Title(s) on the line | World Heavyweight Championship |
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Boxer |
Jack Dempsey |
Georges Carpentier |
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Nickname |
"The Manassa Mauler" |
"The Orchid Man" |
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Hometown |
Manassa, Colorado, U.S |
Lievin, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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Pre-fight record |
50-4-9, 42 knockouts |
81-11-5, 52 knockouts |
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Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
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Weight |
190 lb (86 kg)[1] |
174 lb (79 kg)[1] |
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Recognition |
World Heavyweight Champion |
World Light-Heavyweight Champion |
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Dempsey wins via 4th-round KO |
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 the fights named the "Fight of the Century".[2] The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.[3][4][5]