Attack is only one half of the art of boxing.

Carpentier was an aviator during World War I and was awarded two of the highest French military honors the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille Militaire. Carpentier was also a referee during the early stages of his career supervising a number of fights including the world title bout between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran in June 1914. Selected filmography
A Gipsy Cavalier (1922)
The Show of Shows (1929)
Hold Everything (1930).

Nicknamed the "Orchid Man" he stood 5 feet 11+1⁄2 inches (1. 82 m) and his fighting weight ranged from 125 to 175 pounds (57 to 79 kg).