Could George Carpentier become undisputed champion of the late 70s,early 80s LHW division

Unlikely, I'm not super high on Carpentier.

 

No,his resume is very underwhelming .He may have been the benificiary of a rigged fight when he won the title and when he lost it Siki was supposed to be," in the bag".
Overated fighter imo.

 

I think he would have been a lot better without WWI. But that’s getting so hypothetical.

 

I think it much more likely that he would have ended up as one of the many title claimants, in the grey zone between Foster and Spinks.

 

Possible. Was a good boxer and hit very hard. The terror of the British Heavy weight division.

 

yes

 

Those were shark infested waters. He might have beaten someone like Mike Rossman If he got a shot at him but not sure id favor him against anyone else

 

Haven't seen enough of him. I remember reading he was very highly rated in his time. He got whupped by Dempsey but then I'd have expected him to. Here he looks pretty fast with a good punch and not afraid to mix it up. I like how he uses his mobility to pick the right time to strike and then ties Dempsey up. I don't know if his constitution was up to that standard though

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Edit: that was actually a pretty good fight, after watching the whole thing. Carpentier has a little of the RJJ about him. Ya know what, I think he's do ok. I think he might well pick a strap up.

 

I could see him slipping through the cracks somewhere there.

 

1. He wasn't that good.

2. He's French.

 

He would have more of a chance as a MW. At 172 it would be easy to make that with rehydration.

 

Maybe when Mike Rossman had a belt. He might win that one. But, in general, undisputed, no.

 

Too stacked. Couldnt think of a worse time for him. Great period for light heavies