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Battling NELSON

"The Durable Dane"

Lightweight

Male

(Oscar Mattheus Nielsen)
Denmark
Born: 5 June 1882, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: February 7, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5ft 7 1/2in, mt 1,71

No amateur results

Professional record


1896
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 3	Wallace Kid	Hammond, United States	KO 1

1897
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 5	Ole Oleson	Hegewisch, United States	W 3

1898
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 10	Freddie Green	Sioux Falls, United States	KO 7
+ May 11	Soldier Williams	Sioux Falls, United States	KO 3

1899
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Jan. 1	Eddie Herman	Hegewisch, United States	Draw 6
+ Apr. 6	Eddie Penny	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ May 3	Bull Winters	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ June 1	John Smith	Chicago, United States	KO 2

1900
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* July 4	Feathers Vernon	West Pullman, United States	ND 6
+ Aug. 30	Charles Dougherty	Chicago, United States	KO 1
- Sept. 14	Joe Hedmark	Chicago, United States	L 6
+ Sept. 21	Young Griffin	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Oct. 8	Young Bay	Chicago, United States	W 6
= Nov. 2	Clarence Class	Chicago, United States	Draw 6
^ Nov. 12	Jack Readle	Chicago, United States	Exh 3
^ Nov. 12	Joe Curtin	Chicago, United States	Exh 3
+ Nov. 15	Black Griffo	Chicago, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 22	Ed Burley	Chicago, United States	KO 5
- Dec. 1	Pete Boyle	Chicago, United States	LDQ 4
= Dec. 1	Danny McMahon	Chicago, United States	Draw 4
+ Dec. 7	Joe Percente	Chicago, United States	WDQ 2
+ Dec. 8	Jack Martin	Chicago, United States	W 6

1901
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 17	Black Griffo	Chicago, United States	KO 3
- Apr. 19	Mickey Riley	Milwaukee, United States	L 6
= May 3	Charles Berry	Milwaukee, United States	Draw 6
* May 18	Harry Fails	Omro, United States	ND 6
= May 24	Harry Fails	Rhinelander, United States	Draw 10
^ Nov. 10	Billy Heck	West Pullman, United States	Exh 4
- Nov. 15	Joe Percente	Milwaukee, United States	L 6
- Nov. 29	Eddie Santry	Chicago, United States	L 6
= Dec. 2	Joe Percente	Milwaukee, United States	Draw 6
+ Dec. 16	Mike Walsh	Chicago, United States	KO 6
- Dec. 17	Charles Berry	Milwaukee, United States	L 6

1902
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 13	Frank Colifer	West Pullman, United States	KO 5
- Jan. 21	Charles Berry	Fond du Lac, United States	L 8
+ Mar. 13	Joe Percente	Oshkosh, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 17	Kid Ryan	Chicago, United States	KO 5
+ Mar. 21	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 5	William Rossler	Harvey, United States	KO 1
= Apr. 12	Danny McMahon	West Pullman, United States	Draw 6
+ May 17	Pudden Burns	Hegewisch, United States	W 6
= June 14	Battling Hurley	Hammond, United States	Draw 6
+ Dec. 2	Elmer Mayfield	Hot Springs, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 26	Christy Williams	Hot Springs, United States	KO 17

1903
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Jan. 3	George Brownford	Hot Springs, United States	Exh 4
+ Jan. 6	Sammy Maxwell	Hot Springs, United States	KO 10
= Mar. 18	Adam Ryan	Little Rock, United States	Draw 20
^ Apr. 5	Jack Robinson	Hot Springs, United States	Exh 6
+ Apr. 24	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	Milwaukee, United States	W 6
+ May 22	Stockings Kelly	Milwaukee, United States	KO 4
+ June 16	Young Scotty	Fond du Lac, United States	W 8
= June 19	Mickey Riley	Milwaukee, United States	Draw 6
+ June 20	Larry McDonald	Harvey, United States	KO 4
= June 27	Clarence English	Kansas City, United States	Draw 15
* July 15	Mickey Riley	Ashland, United States	NC 11
= July 24	Mickey Riley	Hurley, United States	Draw 15
- Aug. 26	Eddie Sterns	Michigan City, United States	KO by 9
* Sept. 3	Daredevil Tildon	Chicago, United States	NC 2
- Oct. 16	Charles Neary	Milwaukee, United States	L 6
+ Nov. 10	George Memsic	Milwaukee, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 28	Clarence English	Saint Joseph, United States	W 15

1904
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Art Simms	Milwaukee, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 5	Jack O'Neil	Milwaukee, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 5	Joe Spider Welsh	Salt Lake City, United States	TKO 16
+ May 20	Martin Canole	San Francisco, United States	KO 18
+ July 29	Eddie Hanlon	San Francisco, United States	TKO 19
+ Sept. 5	Aurelio Herrera	Butte, United States	W 20
+ Nov. 29	Young Corbett II	San Francisco, United States	TKO 10
- Dec. 20	Jimmy Britt	San Francisco, United States	L 20
vacant World Lightweight Title

1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 28	Young Corbett II	San Francisco, United States	TKO 9
- May 22	Abe Attell	Philadelphia, United States	L 6
= June 2	Kid Sullivan	Baltimore, United States	Draw 6
+ June 6	Jack O'Neil	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Sept. 9	Jimmy Britt	Colma, United States	KO 18
World Lightweight Title

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 14	Terry McGovern	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
- Sept. 3	Joe Gans	Goldfield, United States	LDQ 42
World Lightweight Title

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- July 31	Jimmy Britt	San Francisco, United States	L 20
^ Oct. 19	Tom Freesbury	Red Lodge, United States	Exh 4
^ Oct. 23	Charles Berry	Billings, United States	Exh 4
^ Oct. 26	Mark Nelson	Minot, United States	Exh 4

1908
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 13	Jack Clifford	Ogden, United States	KO 5
- Feb. 4	Rudy Unholz	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 3	Jimmy Britt	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 10
= Mar. 31	Abe Attell	San Francisco, United States	Draw 15
+ July 4	Joe Gans	Colma, United States	KO 17
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 9	Joe Gans	Colma, United States	KO 21
World Lightweight Title

1909
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 29	Fighting Dick Hyland	Colma, United States	KO 23
World Lightweight Title
+ June 22	Jack Clifford	Oklahoma City, United States	TKO 5
World Lightweight Title
- July 13	Ad Wolgast	Los Angeles, United States	L 10

1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 21	Eddie Lang	Memphis, United States	TKO 8
- Feb. 22	Ad Wolgast	Point Richmond, United States	TKO by 40
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 10	Monte Dale	Kansas City, United States	TKO 3
= Oct. 31	Anton LaGrave	San Francisco, United States	Draw 15
- Nov. 26	Owen Moran	San Francisco, United States	KO by 11

1911
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= July 4	Percy Cove	Bellingham, United States	Draw 6
+ Aug. 4	Tommy Gaffney	Medford, United States	TKO 5
+ Sept. 19	Billy Nixon	Boston, United States	TKO 10
- Oct. 3	Milburn Saylor	Boston, United States	L 12
+ Oct. 11	Willie Beecher	New York, United States	L 10
- Oct. 17	Pal Moore	Boston, United States	L 12
- Oct. 19	George Alger	Augusta, United States	L 6
+ Oct. 25	Monte Dale	Manchester, United States	W 15
= Nov. 6	Frank Loughrey	Watervliet, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 10	Tommy Moore	Buffalo, United States	TKO 9
= Nov. 25	Louis de Ponthieu	Buffalo, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 30	Joseph Spero	Toronto, Canada	KO 6
= Dec. 4	Andy Bezenah	Jeffersonville, United States	Draw 10
+ Dec. 15	Bobby Wilson	Utica, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Willie Howard	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
- Dec. 22	One Round Hogan	New York, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 31	Jack Redmond	New Orleans, United States	W 20

1912
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 9	Tommy O'Rourke	Springfield, United States	L 10
= Feb. 26	Young Togo	Fort Smith, United States	Draw 6
= Mar. 1	Sammy Trott	Dayton, United States	Draw 15
+ July 1	Andy Bezenah	Winnipeg, Canada	W 10
- July 12	Mickey McIntyre	Winnipeg, Canada	L 12
= Sept. 2	Steve Ketchel	Saint Joseph, United States	Draw 15
+ Nov. 14	Art Stewart	Hammond, United States	Draw 10
- Nov. 28	Leach Cross	New York, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 13	Teddy Maloney	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
= Dec. 20	Jim Bonner	Tamaqua, United States	Draw 10
- Dec. 31	Yankee Schwartz	Columbus, United States	L 8

1913
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 3	Frankie Russell	New Orleans, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 5	Jack Sorenson	Racine, United States	TKO 10
+ Feb. 11	Harry Dillon	Tamaqua, United States	TKO 10
+ Feb. 17	Joe Burke	Easton, United States	Draw 10
= Feb. 22	Bay Wood	New Bedford, United States	Draw 12
- Mar. 5	Frank Whitney	Atlanta, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 27	Mike Malone	Pueblo, United States	Draw 10
= Apr. 19	Bay Wood	New Bedford, United States	Draw 12
- Apr. 29	Gilbert Gallant	Boston, United States	L 12
* May 3	Pat Bradley	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
- Oct. 13	Ad Wolgast	Milwaukee, United States	L 10

1914
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 19	Cliff Ford	Sault Sainte Marie, United States	W 6

1915
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 18	Stewart Donnelly	Havana, Cuba	KO 3
+ Mar. 24	Jimmy Fryer	Havana, Cuba	W 25
+ Apr. 24	Dale Gardner	Havana, Cuba	KO 2
- Sept. 6	Bobby Waugh	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	L 20
- Nov. 5	Jimmy Reagan	Kansas City, United States	L 10


1916 Inactive

1917
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 17	Pierce Matthews	Saint Louis, United States	TKO 8
- Apr. 17	Freddie Welsh	Saint Louis, United States	L 12

Summary

Total bouts: 133, Won: 71 (42 inside the limit), Lost: 32 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 29, NC: 2, ND: 3

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"The Durable Dane"

Lightweight

No amateur results

Professional record

Summary

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