I believe Carpentier was a French first world war veteran. Dempsey didn't serve. So, the fight became something of a grudge match and was held at a giant venue (I thought the Polo Grounds but it was actually somewhere in Jersey). KO, I believe.
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- Boxing trivia - saw the headline about the $18M gate for the Tyson-Paul 'fight' - Nigel Tufnel - 10:04am 11/19/24
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- Dempsey - Tunney [NT]
- Iggle - 1:14pm 11/19/24
- Good guess: Dempsey - Carpentier in 1921 - Nigel Tufnel - 2:25pm 11/19/24
- Funny, I was going to guess that one but couldn't remember the French guy's name. - Iggle - 2:28pm 11/19/24
- Very good memory - Nigel Tufnel - 2:39pm 11/19/24
- Funny, I was going to guess that one but couldn't remember the French guy's name. - Iggle - 2:28pm 11/19/24
- Good guess: Dempsey - Carpentier in 1921 - Nigel Tufnel - 2:25pm 11/19/24
- Pure guess, but I will say the second Louis/Conn fight. [NT] - Frank L - 12:25pm 11/19/24
- Just a guess because I think Frazier/Ali the fighters got one million each. I will say a little - THEISMANCARR - 11:59am 11/19/24
- Way before those - Nigel Tufnel - 1:06pm 11/19/24
- If it’s before Louis would have to be a Dempsey fight. [NT] - Frank L - 1:14pm 11/19/24
- Way before those - Nigel Tufnel - 1:06pm 11/19/24
- Dempsey - Tunney [NT]
- Iggle - 1:14pm 11/19/24