Carl E. Morris
Carl E. Morris was a professional boxer who was known as the Oklahoma White Hope. He was a heavyweight, fighting at 225–240 pounds. He was 6 feet 4 inches tall.Biography
He was born on February 23, 1887 in Fulton, Kentucky. On December 16, 1918 he lost a fight to Jack Dempsey at the Louisiana Auditorium in New Orleans. In later life he worked as a steam shovel operator. He died on July 11, 1951 in Pasadena, California of cancer. Dempsey report in his memoirs that he was a sparring mate of Morris and disliked Morris who allegedly was very ungenerous to his employees. Dempsey took particular relish in defeating Morris in the ring. ef name=obit>
