Sujet
Georges Carpentier, French boxer, (1938). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Georges Carpentier, French boxer, (1938). Carpentier (1894-1975) fought at every weight from welterweight upwards over a career spanning 109 fights, 88 of which he won. He won European titles at middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavweight. In 1920 he went to the United States and knocked out Battling Levitsky to win the World Light-Heavyweight Championship, but the following year was badly beaten before being knocked out by Jack Dempsey in an attempt to win the World Heavyweight title. After retiring he became a vaudeville performer and a film actor. A Churchman's Cigarettes picture card.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1938
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C59_320
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 25,6cm x 49,0cm / 3025 x 5791 (300dpi)