Light Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Georges Carpentier
"The Orchid Man"
88
Wins
14
Losses
6
Draws
57
KOs
65%
KO %
- Born
- 1894
- Died
- 1975
- Nationality
- France
- Career
- 1908–1926
France's idol whose fight with Dempsey drew boxing's first million-dollar gate.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion (1920–1922)
Career Timeline
1908–1926- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Ed Salmon · W DQ
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Louis Achille · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Battling Lacroix · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Light Heavyweight Champion (1920–1922). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Ted 'Kid' Lewis
W KO · Olympia, Kensington, London, England. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Rocco Stramaglia · W KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-11-01 | W | Ed Salmon | DQ | 13 | Cafe de Paris, Maisons-Lafitte, Val-de-Marne, France |
| 1908-11-30 | L | Ed Salmon | TKO | 18 | Cafe de Paris, Maisons-Lafitte, Val-de-Marne, France |
| 1908-12-03 | W | Gaston Simon | PTS | 6 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1908-12-03 | W | Louis Lépine | PTS | 6 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1908-12-05 | D | Charles Legrand | PTS | 6 | Bethune, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1909-01-10 | W | Charles Legrand | PTS | 15 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1909-02-19 | L | Georges Gloria | KO | 6 | Paris, France |
| 1909-02-25 | W | Gaston Simon | PTS | 10 | Paris, France |
| 1909-02-28 | D | Charles Legrand | PTS | 20 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1909-03-18 | W | Achalme | PTS | 10 | Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1909-04-25 | W | F. Cheveau | PTS | 6 | Vélodrome Roubaisien, Roubaix, Nord, France |
| 1909-05-17 | W | Auguste Relinger | PTS | 6 | Hippodrome-Théâtre, Roubaix, Nord, France |
| 1909-05-20 | W | Joseph Lampin | KO | 10 | Valenciennes, Nord, France |
| 1909-06-26 | W | Emile Wetinck | KO | 1 | Lille, Nord, France |
| 1909-08-21 | W | Lucien Dorgueille | KO | 11 | Salle Beudaert, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1909-08-28 | W | Joseph Lampin | KO | 5 | Théâtre du Café Dubois, Denain, Nord, France |
| 1909-10-11 | W | Omer Hellebout | TKO | 5 | Salle Desruelles, Roubaix, Nord, France |
| 1909-10-16 | D | Paul Til | PTS | 10 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1909-10-23 | W | Lucien Dorgueille | PTS | 10 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1909-11-08 | W | Joseph Lampin | KO | 7 | Henin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1909-11-24 | W | Charles Ledoux | PTS | 15 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1909-11-27 | L | Paul Til | TKO | 8 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1909-12-08 | W | Georges Gaillard | PTS | 6 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1909-12-22 | W | Paul Til | PTS | 10 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1910-01-05 | W | Young Warner | DQ | 7 | Tivoli Boxing-Hall, Paris, France |
| 1910-01-08 | W | Georges Gaillard | PTS | 10 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1910-02-05 | W | Wally Pickard | KO | 8 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium |
| 1910-03-12 | L | Buck Shine | PTS | 10 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium |
| 1910-03-20 | W | Louis Achille | KO | 5 | Hippodrome Municipal, Douai, Nord, France |
| 1910-03-26 | W | Fernand Cuny | PTS | 10 | Nouvel-Alcazar, Lyon, Rhône, France |
| 1910-04-03 | W | Georges Gloria | KO | 8 | Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1910-04-09 | L | Ted Broadribb | TKO | 4 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1910-04-16 | L | Fernand Cuny | TKO | 13 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| 1910-06-11 | W | Louis Achille | KO | 6 | Salon de l'Alcazar, Lievin, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1910-07-08 | D | Paul Til | PTS | 15 | Pepiniere, Paris, France |
| 1910-07-17 | W | Hubert Baelen | KO | 2 | Lille, Nord, France |
| 1910-08-13 | W | Fernand Cuny | TKO | 8 | Cabourg, Calvados, France |
| 1910-10-08 | D | Jean Audouy | PTS | 10 | Theatre Lyrique, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium |
| 1910-10-15 | W | Percy Wilson | PTS | 10 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1910-10-22 | W | Jim Campbell | KO | 5 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1910-11-06 | W | Young Williams | KO | 7 | Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1910-11-19 | W | George Randall | TKO | 10 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1910-12-03 | W | Henri Demlen | PTS | 10 | Theatre Lyrique, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium |
| 1910-12-17 | W | Jack Daniels | PTS | 10 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1911-01-08 | W | Edouard Brochet | KO | 7 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1911-01-14 | W | George Randall | KO | 5 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1911-01-27 | L | Henri Piet | PTS | 10 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1911-03-01 | W | Young Nipper | PTS | 8 | Hippodrome, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1911-03-12 | W | Harry Staessens | KO | 1 | Théâtre des Associations, Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1911-03-15 | W | Henri Marchand | KO | 6 | Liege, Belgium |
| 1911-03-25 | W | Jack Meekins | PTS | 10 | Wonderland, Paris, France |
| 1911-04-01 | W | Sid Stagg | PTS | 10 | Franco-American Skating Rink, Roubaix, Nord, France |
| 1911-04-08 | W | George Colbourne | PTS | 10 | Palais Baudouin, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium |
| 1911-04-23 | W | Henri Marchand | KO | 6 | Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1911-05-20 | W | Frank Loughrey | PTS | 15 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1911-06-10 | W | Robert Eustache | TKO | 16 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1911-06-23 | W | Jack Goldswain | KO | 4 | Skating de la Rue Edinbourg, Paris, France |
| 1911-08-14 | W | Arthur Evernden | PTS | 15 | Cabourg, Calvados, France |
| 1911-08-19 | L | Dixie Kid | TKO | 5 | Trouville, Calvados, France |
| 1911-10-02 | W | Sid Burns | PTS | 15 | Empress Rink, Earl's Court, London, England |
| 1911-10-23 | W | Young Joseph | RTD | 10 | Empress Rink, Earl's Court, London, England |
| 1911-11-17 | W | Theo Gray | KO | 9 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| 1911-11-25 | W | Battling Lacroix | KO | 9 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1911-12-13 | W | Harry Lewis | PTS | 20 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1912-01-13 | W | Battling Taylor | KO | 4 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1912-01-17 | W | Battling Lacroix | TKO | 6 | Salle du Grand Skating-Rouennais, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France |
| 1912-01-27 | W | Charles Bradley | KO | 2 | Hippodrome Lillois, Lille, Nord, France |
| 1912-02-29 | W | Jim Sullivan | KO | 2 | Stand de la Condamine, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 1912-04-03 | W | George Gunther | PTS | 20 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1912-05-10 | W | Hubert Roc | KO | 6 | Apollo-Théâtre, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| 1912-05-22 | W | Willie Lewis | PTS | 20 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1912-06-24 | L | Frank Klaus | DQ | 19 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France |
| 1912-10-23 | L | Billy Papke | TKO | 18 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France |
| 1913-01-08 | W | Marcel Moreau | TKO | 8 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France |
| 1913-02-12 | W | Bandsman Dick Rice | KO | 2 | Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France |
| 1913-03-01 | W | Cyclone Smith | KO | 3 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| 1913-03-08 | W | Willy Schoot | KO | 2 | Casino-Palace, Roubaix, Nord, France |
| 1913-03-17 | W | George Gunther | PTS | 15 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| 1913-06-01 | W | Bombardier Billy Wells | KO | 4 | Feestpaleis, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| 1913-06-29 | W | Albert Lurie | TKO | 3 | Arènes de la Benatte, Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| 1913-08-06 | W | Ashley Williams | KO | 4 | Casino-Kursaal, Vichy, Allier, France |
| 1913-10-11 | W | Jeff Smith | PTS | 20 | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France |
| 1913-10-31 | W | Max Abbat | KO | 3 | Kursaal de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1913-12-08 | W | Bombardier Billy Wells | KO | 1 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England |
| 1914-01-19 | W | Pat O'Keeffe | KO | 2 | Eldorado-Casino, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| 1914-03-21 | L | Joe Jeannette | PTS | 15 | Luna Parc, Porte Maillot, Paris, France |
| 1914-04-13 | W | Irish O'Mara | KO | 2 | Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France |
| 1914-04-14 | W | George Mitchell | TKO | 1 | Salle Lerda, Paris, France |
| 1914-05-31 | W | Hubert Roc | KO | 2 | Hippodrome, Valenciennes, Nord, France |
| 1914-06-14 | W | Battling Robinson | KO | 3 | Place du Champ-de-Mars, Beziers, Hérault, France |
| 1914-07-16 | W | Gunboat Smith | DQ | 6 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England |
| 1914-07-26 | W | Kid Jackson | DQ | 4 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| 1919-07-19 | W | Dick Smith | KO | 8 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1919-09-29 | W | Jean Croissilles | KO | 2 | Teatro Bellas Artes, San Sebastian, País Vasco, Spain |
| 1919-12-04 | W | Joe Beckett | KO | 1 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England |
| 1920-01-10 | W | Blink McCloskey | KO | 2 | Alhambra, Bordeaux, Gironde, France |
| 1920-02-21 | W | Georges Grundhoven | KO | 2 | Palais du Soleil, Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| 1920-10-12 | W | Battling Levinsky | KO | 4 | Westside Ballpark, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1921-07-02 | L | Jack Dempsey | KO | 4 | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1922-01-12 | W | George Cook | KO | 4 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England |
| 1922-05-11 | W | Ted 'Kid' Lewis | KO | 1 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England |
| 1922-09-24 | L | Battling Siki | KO | 6 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| 1923-05-06 | W | Marcel Nilles | KO | 8 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| 1923-10-01 | W | Joe Beckett | KO | 1 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England |
| 1924-05-01 | W | Arthur Townley | KO | 2 | Stadion Hohe Warte, Vienna, Austria |
| 1924-05-31 | L | Tommy Gibbons | NWS | 10 | Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1924-07-24 | L | Gene Tunney | TKO | 15 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-05-21 | D | Eddie Huffman | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-06-17 | L | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1926-07-07 | W | Jack Burke | KO | 2 | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 1926-09-15 | W | Rocco Stramaglia | KO | 3 | Elks Gym, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. |
Showing 111 of 111 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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