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Battling Nelson | |
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Born | Oscar Mathæus Nielsen 5 June 1882 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Died | 7 February 1954 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Other names | The Durable Dane |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 134 |
Wins | 69 |
Wins by KO | 40 |
Losses | 33 |
Draws | 27 |
Oscar Matthew "Battling" Nelson (June 5, 1882 – February 7, 1954), was a Danish-born American professional boxer who held the World Lightweight championship. He was also nicknamed "the Durable Dane".
Personal history
Nelson was born Oscar Mathæus Nielsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 5, 1882. He emigrated to the United States the following year and was raised in Hegewisch, a neighborhood on the Southeast side of Chicago.
In 1913, he married Fay King, a cartoonist who did his portrait for Nelson's 1911 guide The Wonders of the Yellowstone National Park.[1] In 1916, they had a very public divorce.[2][3]
Nelson died February 7, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, from lung cancer.[4] The Veteran Boxing Association paid for part of the cost of his funeral; his ex-wife paid the remainder, in addition to purchasing "beautiful arrangements" for the ceremony.[5]
Boxing career
Nelson began boxing professionally at age fourteen, in 1896. He fought for the vacant lightweight title against Jimmy Britt on December 20, 1904, but lost a twenty-round decision. He lost to Abe Attell in 1905, but his win over Jack O'Neill secured him another shot at the world championship. On September 9, 1905, Nelson finally beat Britt in a knockout in the 18th round of a 45-round bout.
He defeated Terry McGovern in a no-decision Newspaper decision, but then faced a greater challenge when he faced off against the reigning world lightweight champion Joe Gans on September 3, 1906, in Goldfield, Nevada. Gans dropped Nelson repeatedly during the bout, but could not knock him out. Finally, in the forty-second round, Nelson hit Gans below the belt causing him to lose the fight by disqualification.
In 1907 and 1908, Nelson split a pair of bouts with Britt and fought Attell to a draw. He then challenged Gans again for the world lightweight title on July 4, 1908. This time he knocked Gans out in the seventeenth round. Two months later, Nelson knocked out Gans in the twenty-first round.
In 1909, Nelson fought Ad Wolgast in a fight held over the lightweight limit. Wolgast beat him, and Nelson gave Wolgast a chance at his title on February 22, 1910. Eventually unable to see due to the accumulation of punches, Nelson lost the title when the referee stopped the fight in either the fortieth or the forty-second round.[6]
Nelson continued to fight, and in 1917, he challenged Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title. He lost a twelve-round decision and retired from fighting in 1920.
He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
In 2016, award-winning biographer Mark Allen Baker published the first comprehensive biography of Nelson with McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and nonfiction books.
Motion pictures of Nelson's fights
The second Gans-Nelson battle in Colma was the subject of a four-reel motion picture that played in major cities around the country.
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[7] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
134 fights | 59 wins | 20 losses |
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By knockout | 40 | 3 |
By decision | 19 | 16 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 22 | |
No contests | 5 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 28 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Note |
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134 | Loss | 59–20–22 (33) | Freddie Welsh | NWS | 12 | Apr 17, 1917 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | World lightweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
133 | Win | 59–20–22 (32) | Pierce Matthews | TKO | 8 (12) | Mar 17, 1917 | Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
132 | Loss | 58–20–22 (32) | Jimmy Reagan | PTS | 10 | Nov 5, 1915 | 20th Century A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
131 | Loss | 58–19–22 (31) | Bobby Waugh | PTS | 20 | Sep 6, 1915 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
130 | Win | 58–18–22 (31) | Dale Gardner | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 24, 1915 | Havana, Cuba | |
129 | Win | 57–18–22 (31) | Jimmy Fryer | PTS | 25 | Mar 24, 1915 | Havana, Cuba | |
128 | Win | 56–18–22 (31) | Stewart Donnelly | KO | 3 (?) | Mar 18, 1915 | Havana, Cuba | |
127 | Win | 55–18–22 (31) | Cliff Ford | PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1913 | Soo Opera House, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, U.S. | |
126 | Loss | 54–18–22 (31) | Ad Wolgast | NWS | 10 | Oct 13, 1913 | Southside A.A., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
125 | Loss | 54–18–22 (30) | Pat Bradley | NWS | 6 (10) | May 3, 1913 | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
124 | Loss | 54–18–22 (29) | Gilbert Gallant | PTS | 12 | Apr 29, 1913 | Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
123 | Draw | 54–17–22 (29) | Bay Wood | PTS | 12 | Apr 19, 1913 | Elm Rink, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 54–17–21 (29) | Mike Malone | NWS | 10 | Mar 27, 1913 | Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. | |
121 | Loss | 54–17–21 (28) | Frank Ray Whitney | NWS | 10 | Mar 5, 1913 | Armory Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | No decision rendered by prior agreement Whitney won Newspaper Decision |
120 | Draw | 54–17–21 (27) | Bay Wood | PTS | 12 | Feb 22, 1913 | Bristol Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
119 | Win | 54–17–20 (27) | Joe Burke | NWS | 10 | Feb 17, 1913 | Orpheum Theatre, Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
118 | Win | 54–17–20 (26) | Harry Dillon | TKO | 10 (10) | Feb 11, 1913 | Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
117 | Win | 53–17–20 (26) | Jack Sorenson | NWS | 10 | Feb 5, 1913 | Lakeside Auditorium, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
116 | Loss | 53–17–20 (25) | Frankie Russell | PTS | 10 | Jan 3, 1913 | Greenwall Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Nelson claimed he fought under the belief that without a knockout the bout would be declared a draw or no decision |
115 | Loss | 53–16–20 (25) | Yankee Schwartz | NWS | 8 | Dec 31, 1912 | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
114 | Draw | 53–16–20 (24) | Jim Bonner | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1912 | Walker's Hall, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
113 | Draw | 53–16–19 (24) | Teddy Maloney | NWS | 6 | Dec 13, 1912 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
112 | Loss | 53–16–19 (23) | Leach Cross | NWS | 10 | Nov 28, 1912 | 44th Street A.C., New Amsterdam Opera House, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
111 | Win | 53–16–19 (22) | Art Stewart | NWS | 10 | Nov 14, 1912 | Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
110 | Draw | 53–16–19 (21) | Steve Ketchel | PTS | 15 | Sep 2, 1912 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S. | |
109 | Loss | 53–16–18 (21) | Mickey MacIntyre | NWS | 12 | Jul 12, 1912 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
108 | Win | 53–16–18 (20) | Andy Bezenah | NWS | 12 | Jul 1, 1912 | Auditorium Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
107 | Draw | 53–16–18 (19) | Sammy Trott | PTS | 15 | Mar 1, 1912 | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | |
106 | Draw | 53–16–17 (19) | Young Togo | PTS | 6 | Feb 26, 1912 | Athletic Club, Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. | |
105 | Loss | 53–16–16 (19) | Tommy O'Rourke | NWS | 10 | Jan 9, 1912 | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | |
104 | Win | 53–16–16 (18) | Jack Redmond | PTS | 20 | Dec 31, 1911 | West Side A.C., Gretna, Louisiana, U.S. | |
103 | Loss | 52–16–16 (18) | One Round Hogan | NWS | 10 | Dec 22, 1911 | Madison A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
102 | Win | 52–16–16 (17) | Willie Howard | NWS | 10 | Dec 18, 1911 | Irving A.C., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
101 | Win | 52–16–16 (16) | Bobby Wilson | NWS | 10 | Dec 15, 1911 | Oneida County A.C., Utica, New York, U.S. | |
100 | Draw | 52–16–16 (15) | Andy Bezenah | NWS | 10 | Dec 4, 1911 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S. | |
99 | Win | 52–16–16 (14)
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