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Georges Carpentier
| French boxer Date of Birth: 12.01.1894 Country: France |
Content:
- Biography of Georges Carpentier
- Encountering François Deschamps
- Rise to Fame
- World Champion
- Later Years and Legacy
Biography of Georges Carpentier
Early LifeGeorges Carpentier, a French boxer and multiple-time European champion, was born on January 12, 1894, in Levin, a small town near the French city of Lens.
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Coming from a very poor family, his father worked as a miner and often took young Georges with him underground. As he grew older, Georges spent most of his time on the streets with his peers.
Encountering François Deschamps
One day, he stumbled upon a sports club and met François Deschamps, a young man who recognized the potential of the little boy as a future successful boxer.
After much persuasion, Georges' parents agreed to let him be raised and trained by Deschamps. Carpentier started "living in the gym and sleeping in boxing gloves," as he later confessed, wit