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Descamis and Carpentier in Historic Paris Fight
A fragmentary account describes boxing figures Descamis and Georges Carpentier, detailing prior matches with Willie Lewis and Harry Lewis, Carpentier’s 1912 Paris bout with Carpentier, and a later Nice rematch. It notes Carpentier’s resilience, punch power, and growing fame amid a crowded era of heavyweights and middleweights.
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Mollys
Capont
Tack
Blackburn
Harry Lewis
Carpentier
Carpentier Cihbherad
Georges
Nice