Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier

"Fight of the Century"
	The two boxers facing each other on July 2, 1921
Date	July 2, 1921
Venue	Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	World Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Jack Dempsey
Nickname	"The Manassa Mauler"
Hometown	Manassa, Colorado, U.S
Pre-fight record	50-4-9, 42 knockouts
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Recognition	World Heavyweight Champion
Result
	Dempsey wins via 4th-round KO

Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier was a boxing fight between world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and world light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier, which was one of the fights named the "Fight of the Century". The bout took place in the United States on Saturday, July 2, 1921, at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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