One century ago today: William Harrison "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey vs. Georges "Orchid Man" Carpentier

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  1. Fergy

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    And again!
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Good post, dj!
     
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  3. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    This guy getting a title shot over Wills and Greb is a travesty
     
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  4. FastLeft

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    it was good fight
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    He could have fought all 3. Inactivity and not fighting his two best challengers are problem ls, otherwise who he actually fought were fine.

    Any heavyweight champion would have taken the Carpentier fight.
     
    BitPlayerVesti, Jun 30, 2022
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  6. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    “You gotta see this fight: we have a Mauler against a flower dude!”
     
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  7. FrankinDallas

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    And I'll point out that Carpentier was a genuine war hero and Dempsey was considered a "slacker" draft Dodger by many, so there's one more angle to this bout.
     
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  8. FrankinDallas

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    Review djanders post please. Carpentier was a solid choice. If he wasn't, then why did so many people go to see it? The first million dollar gate!

    This doesn't excuse avoiding Wills and/Greb, but on paper the Carpentier match was very compelling.
     
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