Fight:67971

Georges Carpentier beat George Mitchell by TKO at 1:35 in round 1 of 6

• Date: 1914-04-14
• Location: Salle Lerda, Paris, Paris, France
• This was a private fight for a purse of $1,000. Mitchell was knocked down 5 times before he quit. He had wagered Carpentier that he could last longer than Bombardier Billy Wells did. [1]
• Mitchell was the Northern Counties Heavyweight Amateur Champion. He was the nephew of Percy Illingworth, chief government whip. April 13, 1914 New York Times, p. 4.