1919 Georges Carpentier v Joe Beckett on-site program
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Vintage on-site program from the European Heavyweight Championship fight between Georges Carpentier and Joe Beckett. Carpentier comfortably dispatched Beckett by first round KO. VG-EX condition for nearly 100 years old. Corner creases to the front cover. rusting to the staples. The final interior page appears to have been neatly clipped, quite possibly because their was a coupon or voucher of some sort. Interior pages in excellent shape. Impressively clean copy of a scarce program.
Almost by universal consensus, Georges Carpentier is regarded by historians and fight experts as the greatest European fighter to lace up a pair of gloves. Campaigning in every class from flyweight to heavyweight, Carpentier held either the French, European, or world championships in four different weight divisions. A quick-fisted, intelligent fighter, Carpentier also packed a sizable punch for a man of his dimensions and fought at least ten bouts against men who were either world champions or future Hall of Famers. Handsome, gentlemanly, and a decorated war hero, he attracted many to the sport who would not normally be fans of boxing on both sides of the Atlantic. His popularity helped (alongside that of Jack Dempsey) to generate boxing's first million dollar gate.
Almost by universal consensus, Georges Carpentier is regarded by historians and fight experts as the greatest European fighter to lace up a pair of gloves. Campaigning in every class from flyweight to heavyweight, Carpentier held either the French, European, or world championships in four different weight divisions. A quick-fisted, intelligent fighter, Carpentier also packed a sizable punch for a man of his dimensions and fought at least ten bouts against men who were either world champions or future Hall of Famers. Handsome, gentlemanly, and a decorated war hero, he attracted many to the sport who would not normally be fans of boxing on both sides of the Atlantic. His popularity helped (alongside that of Jack Dempsey) to generate boxing's first million dollar gate.
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