Battling Nelson Explained

Battling Nelson
Birth Name:	Oscar Mathæus Nielsen
Nickname:	The Durable Dane
Weight:	Lightweight
Nationality:	American
Birth Date:	5 June 1882
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Place:	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	134
Wins:	69
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

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Note
134	Loss	59–20–22	Freddie Welsh	NWS	12	Apr 17, 1917
133	Win	59–20–22	Pierce Matthews	TKO	8 (12)	Mar 17, 1917
132	Loss	58–20–22	Jimmy Reagan	PTS	10	Nov 5, 1915
131	Loss	58–19–22	Bobby Waugh	PTS	20	Sep 6, 1915
130	Win	58–18–22	Dale Gardner	KO	2 (?)	Apr 24, 1915
129	Win	57–18–22	Jimmy Fryer	PTS	25	Mar 24, 1915
128	Win	56–18–22	Stewart Donnelly	KO	3 (?)	Mar 18, 1915
127	Win	55–18–22	Cliff Ford	PTS	6	Aug 19, 1913
126	Loss	54–18–22	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Oct 13, 1913
125	Loss	54–18–22	Pat Bradley	NWS	6 (10)	May 3, 1913
124	Loss	54–18–22	Gilbert Gallant	PTS	12	Apr 29, 1913
123	Draw	54–17–22	Bay Wood	PTS	12	Apr 19, 1913
122	Win	54–17–21	Mike Malone	NWS	10	Mar 27, 1913
121	Loss	54–17–21	Frank Ray Whitney	NWS	10	Mar 5, 1913
120	Draw	54–17–21	Bay Wood	PTS	12	Feb 22, 1913
119	Win	54–17–20	Joe Burke	NWS	10	Feb 17, 1913
118	Win	54–17–20	Harry Dillon	TKO	10 (10)	Feb 11, 1913
117	Win	53–17–20	Jack Sorenson	NWS	10	Feb 5, 1913
116	Loss	53–17–20	Frankie Russell	PTS	10	Jan 3, 1913
115	Loss	53–16–20	Yankee Schwartz	NWS	8	Dec 31, 1912
114	Draw	53–16–20	Jim Bonner	PTS	10	Dec 20, 1912
113	Draw	53–16–19	Teddy Maloney	NWS	6	Dec 13, 1912
112	Loss	53–16–19	Leach Cross	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1912
111	Win	53–16–19	Art Stewart	NWS	10	Nov 14, 1912
110	Draw	53–16–19	Steve Ketchel	PTS	15	Sep 2, 1912
109	Loss	53–16–18	Mickey MacIntyre	NWS	12	Jul 12, 1912
108	Win	53–16–18	Andy Bezenah	NWS	12	Jul 1, 1912
107	Draw	53–16–18	Sammy Trott	PTS	15	Mar 1, 1912
106	Draw	53–16–17	Young Togo	PTS	6	Feb 26, 1912
105	Loss	53–16–16	Tommy O'Rourke	NWS	10	Jan 9, 1912
104	Win	53–16–16	Jack Redmond	PTS	20	Dec 31, 1911
103	Loss	52–16–16	One Round Hogan	NWS	10	Dec 22, 1911
102	Win	52–16–16	Willie Howard	NWS	10	Dec 18, 1911
101	Win	52–16–16	Bobby Wilson	NWS	10	Dec 15, 1911
100	Draw	52–16–16	Andy Bezenah	NWS	10	Dec 4, 1911
99	Win	52–16–16	Joseph Spero	KO	6 (20)	Nov 30, 1911
98	Draw	51–16–16	Louis De Ponthieu	NWS	10	Nov 25, 1911
97	Win	51–16–16	Tommy Moore	TKO	9 (10)	Nov 10, 1911
96	Draw	50–16–16	Frank Loughrey	NWS	10	Nov 6, 1911
95	Win	50–16–16	Monte Dale	PTS	15	Oct 25, 1911
94	Loss	49–16–16	George Alger	NWS	6	Oct 19, 1911
93	Loss	49–16–16	Philadelphia Pal Moore	PTS	12	Oct 17, 1911
92	Win	49–15–16	Willie Beecher	NWS	10	Oct 11, 1911
91	Loss	49–15–16	Milburn Saylor	PTS	12	Oct 3, 1911
90	Win	49–14–16	Billy Nixon	TKO	10 (12)	Sep 19, 1911
89	Win	48–14–16	Tommy Gaffney	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 4, 1911
88	Draw	47–14–16	Percy Cove	PTS	6	Jul 4, 1911
87	Loss	47–14–15	Owen Moran	KO	11 (20)	Nov 26, 1910
86	Draw	47–13–15	Anton LaGrave	PTS	15	Oct 31, 1910
85	Win	47–13–14	Monte Dale	TKO	3 (10)	Oct 10, 1910
84	Loss	46–13–14	Ad Wolgast	TKO	40 (45)	Feb 22, 1910
83	Win	46–12–14	Eddie Lang	TKO	8 (8)	Jan 21, 1910
82	Loss	45–12–14	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Jul 13, 1909
81	Win	45–12–14	Jack Clifford	TKO	5 (15)	Jun 22, 1909
80	Win	44–12–14	Dick Hyland	KO	23 (45)	May 29, 1909
79	Win	43–12–14	Joe Gans	KO	21 (45)	Sep 9, 1908
78	Win	42–12–14	Joe Gans	KO	17 (45)	Jul 4, 1908
77	Draw	41–12–14	Abe Attell	PTS	15	Mar 31, 1908
76	Draw	41–12–13	Jimmy Britt	NWS	10	Mar 3, 1908
75	Loss	41–12–13	Rudy Unholz	NWS	10	Feb 4, 1908
74	Win	41–12–13	Jack Clifford	KO	5 (20)	Jan 13, 1908
73	Loss	40–12–13	Jimmy Britt	PTS	20	Jul 31, 1907
72	Loss	40–11–13	Joe Gans	DQ	42 (?)	Sep 3, 1906
71	Win	40–10–13	Terry McGovern	NWS	6	Mar 14, 1906
70	Win	40–10–13	Jimmy Britt	KO	18 (20)	Sep 9, 1905
69	Win	39–10–13	Jack O'Neil	NWS	6	Jun 6, 1905
68	Draw	39–10–13	Kid Sullivan	PTS	6	Jun 2, 1905
67	Loss	39–10–12	Abe Attell	NWS	6	May 22, 1905
66	Win	39–10–12	Young Corbett II	TKO	9 (20)	Feb 28, 1905
65	Loss	38–10–12	Jimmy Britt	PTS	20	Dec 20, 1904
64	Win	38–9–12	Young Corbett II	TKO	10 (20)	Nov 29, 1904
63	Win	37–9–12	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	20	Sep 5, 1904
62	Win	36–9–12	Eddie Hanlon	TKO	19 (20)	Jul 29, 1904
61	Win	35–9–12	Martin Canole	KO	18 (20)	May 20, 1904
60	Win	34–9–12	Joe Spider Welsh	TKO	16 (20)	Apr 5, 1904
59	Win	33–9–12	Jack O'Neil	PTS	6	Feb 5, 1904
58	Win	32–9–12	Art Simms	KO	3 (6)	Jan 16, 1904
57	Win	31–9–12	Clarence English	PTS	15	Dec 28, 1903
56	Win	30–9–12	George Memsic	PTS	6	Nov 10, 1903
55	Loss	29–9–12	Charles Neary	PTS	6	Oct 16, 1903
54		29–8–12	Daredevil Tildon	NC	2 (?)	Sep 3, 1903
53	Loss	29–8–12	Eddie Sterns	KO	9 (?)	Aug 26, 1903
52	Draw	29–7–12	Mickey Riley	PTS	15	Jul 24, 1903
51		29–7–11	Mickey Riley	NC	11 (?)	Jul 15, 1903
50	Draw	29–7–11	Clarence English	PTS	15	Jun 27, 1903
49	Win	29–7–10	Larry McDonald	KO	4 (?)	Jun 20, 1903
48	Draw	28–7–10	Mickey Riley	PTS	6	Jun 19, 1903
47	Win	28–7–9	Young Scotty	PTS	8	Jun 16, 1903
46	Win	27–7–9	Stockings Kelly	KO	4 (?)	May 22, 1903
45	Win	26–7–9	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	PTS	6	Apr 24, 1903
44	Draw	25–7–9	Adam Ryan	PTS	15	Mar 4, 1903
43	Win	25–7–8	Sammy Maxwell	KO	10 (?)	Jan 6, 1903
42	Win	24–7–8	Christy Williams	KO	17 (?)	Dec 26, 1902
41	Win	23–7–8	Billy Mayfield	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1902
40	Draw	22–7–8	Battling Hurley	PTS	6	Jun 14, 1902
39	Win	22–7–7	Pudden Burns	PTS	6	May 17, 1902
38	Draw	21–7–7	Danny McMahon	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1902
37	Win	21–7–6	William Rossler	KO	1 (?)	Apr 5, 1902
36	Win	20–7–6	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	PTS	6	Mar 21, 1902
35	Win	19–7–6	Kid Ryan	KO	5 (?)	Mar 17, 1902
34	Win	18–7–6	Joe Percente	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1902
33	Loss	17–7–6	Charles Berry	PTS	8	Jan 21, 1902
32	Win	17–6–6	Frank Colifer	KO	5 (?)	Jan 13, 1902
31	Loss	16–6–6	Charles Berry	PTS	6	Dec 17, 1901
30	Win	16–5–6	Mike Walsh	KO	6 (6)	Dec 16, 1901
29	Draw	15–5–6	Joe Percente	PTS	6	Dec 2, 1901
28	Loss	15–5–5	Eddie Santry	PTS	6	Nov 29, 1901
27	Loss	15–4–5	Joe Percente	PTS	6	Nov 15, 1901
26		15–3–5	Billy Heck	ND	4	Nov 10, 1901
25	Draw	15–3–5	Harry Fails	PTS	10	May 24, 1901
24		15–3–4	Harry Fails	ND	6	May 18, 1901
23	Draw	15–3–4	Charles Berry	PTS	6	May 3, 1901
22	Loss	15–3–3	Mickey Riley	PTS	6	Apr 19, 1901
21	Win	15–2–3	Black Griffo	KO	3 (?)	Mar 17, 1901
20	Win	14–2–3	Jack Martin	PTS	4	Dec 8, 1900
19	Win	13–2–3	Joe Percente	DQ	2 (?)	Dec 7, 1900
18	Draw	12–2–3	Danny McMahon	PTS	4	Dec 1, 1900
17	Loss	12–2–2	Pete Boyle	DQ	4 (?)	Dec 1, 1900
16	Win	12–1–2	Ed Burley	KO	5 (?)	Nov 22, 1900
15	Win	11–1–2	Black Griffo	KO	3 (?)	Nov 15, 1900
14	Draw	10–1–2	Clarence Class	PTS	6	Nov 2, 1900
13	Win	10–1–1	Young Bay	PTS	6	Oct 8, 1900
12	Win	9–1–1	Young Griffin	PTS	6	Sep 21, 1900
11	Loss	8–1–1	Joe Hedmark	PTS	6	Sep 14, 1900
10	Win	8–0–1	Charles Dougherty	KO	1 (?)	Aug 30, 1900
9		7–0–1	Feathers Vernon	ND	6	Jul 4, 1900
8	Win	7–0–1	John Smith	KO	2 (?)	Jun 1, 1899
7	Win	6–0–1	Bull Winters	KO	1 (?)	May 3, 1899
6	Win	5–0–1	Eddie Penny	KO	1 (?)	Apr 6, 1899
5	Draw	4–0–1	Eddie Herman	PTS	6	Jan 1, 1899
4	Win	4–0	Soldier Williams	KO	3 (?)	May 11, 1898
3	Win	3–0	Freddie Green	KO	7 (?)	May 10, 1898
2	Win	2–0	Ole Olsen	PTS	3	Jun 5, 1897
1	Win	1–0	Wallace Kid	KO	1 (?)	Sep 3, 1896

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
134	Loss	69–33–27	Freddie Welsh	NWS	12	Apr 17, 1917
133	Win	69–32–27	Pierce Matthews	TKO	8 (12)	Mar 17, 1917
132	Loss	68–32–27	Jimmy Reagan	PTS	10	Nov 5, 1915
131	Loss	68–31–27	Bobby Waugh	PTS	20	Sep 6, 1915
130	Win	68–30–27	Dale Gardner	KO	2 (?)	Apr 24, 1915
129	Win	67–30–27	Jimmy Fryer	PTS	25	Mar 24, 1915
128	Win	66–30–27	Stewart Donnelly	KO	3 (?)	Mar 18, 1915
127	Win	65–30–27	Cliff Ford	PTS	6	Aug 19, 1913
126	Loss	64–30–27	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Oct 13, 1913
125	Loss	64–29–27	Pat Bradley	NWS	6 (10)	May 3, 1913
124	Loss	64–28–27	Gilbert Gallant	PTS	12	Apr 29, 1913
123	Draw	64–27–27	Bay Wood	PTS	12	Apr 19, 1913
122	Win	64–27–26	Mike Malone	NWS	10	Mar 27, 1913
121	Loss	63–27–26	Frank Ray Whitney	NWS	10	Mar 5, 1913
120	Draw	63–26–26	Bay Wood	PTS	12	Feb 22, 1913
119	Win	63–26–25	Joe Burke	NWS	10	Feb 17, 1913
118	Win	62–26–25	Harry Dillon	TKO	10 (10)	Feb 11, 1913
117	Win	61–26–25	Jack Sorenson	NWS	10	Feb 5, 1913
116	Loss	60–26–25	Frankie Russell	PTS	10	Jan 3, 1913
115	Loss	60–25–25	Yankee Schwartz	NWS	8	Dec 31, 1912
114	Draw	60–24–25	Jim Bonner	PTS	10	Dec 20, 1912
113	Draw	60–24–24	Teddy Maloney	NWS	6	Dec 13, 1912
112	Loss	60–24–23	Leach Cross	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1912
111	Win	60–23–23	Art Stewart	NWS	10	Nov 14, 1912
110	Draw	59–23–23	Steve Ketchel	PTS	15	Sep 2, 1912
109	Loss	59–23–22	Mickey MacIntyre	NWS	12	Jul 12, 1912
108	Win	59–22–22	Andy Bezenah	NWS	12	Jul 1, 1912
107	Draw	58–22–22	Sammy Trott	PTS	15	Mar 1, 1912
106	Draw	58–22–21	Young Togo	PTS	6	Feb 26, 1912
105	Loss	58–22–20	Tommy O'Rourke	NWS	10	Jan 9, 1912
104	Win	58–21–20	Jack Redmond	PTS	20	Dec 31, 1911
103	Loss	57–21–20	One Round Hogan	NWS	10	Dec 22, 1911
102	Win	57–20–20	Willie Howard	NWS	10	Dec 18, 1911
101	Win	56–20–20	Bobby Wilson	NWS	10	Dec 15, 1911
100	Draw	55–20–20	Andy Bezenah	NWS	10	Dec 4, 1911
99	Win	55–20–19	Joseph Spero	KO	6 (20)	Nov 30, 1911
98	Draw	54–20–19	Louis De Ponthieu	NWS	10	Nov 25, 1911
97	Win	54–20–18	Tommy Moore	TKO	9 (10)	Nov 10, 1911
96	Draw	53–20–18	Frank Loughrey	NWS	10	Nov 6, 1911
95	Win	53–20–17	Monte Dale	PTS	15	Oct 25, 1911
94	Loss	52–20–17	George Alger	NWS	6	Oct 19, 1911
93	Loss	52–19–17	Philadelphia Pal Moore	PTS	12	Oct 17, 1911
92	Win	52–18–17	Willie Beecher	NWS	10	Oct 11, 1911
91	Loss	51–18–17	Milburn Saylor	PTS	12	Oct 3, 1911
90	Win	51–17–17	Billy Nixon	TKO	10 (12)	Sep 19, 1911
89	Win	50–17–17	Tommy Gaffney	TKO	5 (10)	Aug 4, 1911
88	Draw	49–17–17	Percy Cove	PTS	6	Jul 4, 1911
87	Loss	49–17–16	Owen Moran	KO	11 (20)	Nov 26, 1910
86	Draw	49–16–16	Anton LaGrave	PTS	15	Oct 31, 1910
85	Win	49–16–15	Monte Dale	TKO	3 (10)	Oct 10, 1910
84	Loss	48–16–15	Ad Wolgast	TKO	40 (45)	Feb 22, 1910
83	Win	48–15–15	Eddie Lang	TKO	8 (8)	Jan 21, 1910
82	Loss	47–15–15	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Jul 13, 1909
81	Win	47–14–15	Jack Clifford	TKO	5 (15)	Jun 22, 1909
80	Win	46–14–15	Dick Hyland	KO	23 (45)	May 29, 1909
79	Win	45–14–15	Joe Gans	KO	21 (45)	Sep 9, 1908
78	Win	44–14–15	Joe Gans	KO	17 (45)	Jul 4, 1908
77	Draw	43–14–15	Abe Attell	PTS	15	Mar 31, 1908
76	Draw	43–14–14	Jimmy Britt	NWS	10	Mar 3, 1908
75	Loss	43–14–13	Rudy Unholz	NWS	10	Feb 4, 1908
74	Win	43–13–13	Jack Clifford	KO	5 (20)	Jan 13, 1908
73	Loss	42–13–13	Jimmy Britt	PTS	20	Jul 31, 1907
72	Loss	42–12–13	Joe Gans	DQ	42 (?)	Sep 3, 1906
71	Win	42–11–13	Terry McGovern	NWS	6	Mar 14, 1906
70	Win	41–11–13	Jimmy Britt	KO	18 (20)	Sep 9, 1905
69	Win	40–11–13	Jack O'Neil	NWS	6	Jun 6, 1905
68	Draw	39–11–13	Kid Sullivan	PTS	6	Jun 2, 1905
67	Loss	39–11–12	Abe Attell	NWS	6	May 22, 1905
66	Win	39–10–12	Young Corbett II	TKO	9 (20)	Feb 28, 1905
65	Loss	38–10–12	Jimmy Britt	PTS	20	Dec 20, 1904
64	Win	38–9–12	Young Corbett II	TKO	10 (20)	Nov 29, 1904
63	Win	37–9–12	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	20	Sep 5, 1904
62	Win	36–9–12	Eddie Hanlon	TKO	19 (20)	Jul 29, 1904
61	Win	35–9–12	Martin Canole	KO	18 (20)	May 20, 1904
60	Win	34–9–12	Joe Spider Welsh	TKO	16 (20)	Apr 5, 1904
59	Win	33–9–12	Jack O'Neil	PTS	6	Feb 5, 1904
58	Win	32–9–12	Art Simms	KO	3 (6)	Jan 16, 1904
57	Win	31–9–12	Clarence English	PTS	15	Dec 28, 1903
56	Win	30–9–12	George Memsic	PTS	6	Nov 10, 1903
55	Loss	29–9–12	Charles Neary	PTS	6	Oct 16, 1903
54		29–8–12	Daredevil Tildon	NC	2 (?)	Sep 3, 1903
53	Loss	29–8–12	Eddie Sterns	KO	9 (?)	Aug 26, 1903
52	Draw	29–7–12	Mickey Riley	PTS	15	Jul 24, 1903
51		29–7–11	Mickey Riley	NC	11 (?)	Jul 15, 1903
50	Draw	29–7–11	Clarence English	PTS	15	Jun 27, 1903
49	Win	29–7–10	Larry McDonald	KO	4 (?)	Jun 20, 1903
48	Draw	28–7–10	Mickey Riley	PTS	6	Jun 19, 1903
47	Win	28–7–9	Young Scotty	PTS	8	Jun 16, 1903
46	Win	27–7–9	Stockings Kelly	KO	4 (?)	May 22, 1903
45	Win	26–7–9	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	PTS	6	Apr 24, 1903
44	Draw	25–7–9	Adam Ryan	PTS	15	Mar 4, 1903
43	Win	25–7–8	Sammy Maxwell	KO	10 (?)	Jan 6, 1903
42	Win	24–7–8	Christy Williams	KO	17 (?)	Dec 26, 1902
41	Win	23–7–8	Billy Mayfield	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1902
40	Draw	22–7–8	Battling Hurley	PTS	6	Jun 14, 1902
39	Win	22–7–7	Pudden Burns	PTS	6	May 17, 1902
38	Draw	21–7–7	Danny McMahon	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1902
37	Win	21–7–6	William Rossler	KO	1 (?)	Apr 5, 1902
36	Win	20–7–6	Cyclone Johnny Thompson	PTS	6	Mar 21, 1902
35	Win	19–7–6	Kid Ryan	KO	5 (?)	Mar 17, 1902
34	Win	18–7–6	Joe Percente	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1902
33	Loss	17–7–6	Charles Berry	PTS	8	Jan 21, 1902
32	Win	17–6–6	Frank Colifer	KO	5 (?)	Jan 13, 1902
31	Loss	16–6–6	Charles Berry	PTS	6	Dec 17, 1901
30	Win	16–5–6	Mike Walsh	KO	6 (6)	Dec 16, 1901
29	Draw	15–5–6	Joe Percente	PTS	6	Dec 2, 1901
28	Loss	15–5–5	Eddie Santry	PTS	6	Nov 29, 1901
27	Loss	15–4–5	Joe Percente	PTS	6	Nov 15, 1901
26		15–3–5	Billy Heck	ND	4	Nov 10, 1901
25	Draw	15–3–5	Harry Fails	PTS	10	May 24, 1901
24		15–3–4	Harry Fails	ND	6	May 18, 1901
23	Draw	15–3–4	Charles Berry	PTS	6	May 3, 1901
22	Loss	15–3–3	Mickey Riley	PTS	6	Apr 19, 1901
21	Win	15–2–3	Black Griffo	KO	3 (?)	Mar 17, 1901
20	Win	14–2–3	Jack Martin	PTS	4	Dec 8, 1900
19	Win	13–2–3	Joe Percente	DQ	2 (?)	Dec 7, 1900
18	Draw	12–2–3	Danny McMahon	PTS	4	Dec 1, 1900
17	Loss	12–2–2	Pete Boyle	DQ	4 (?)	Dec 1, 1900
16	Win	12–1–2	Ed Burley	KO	5 (?)	Nov 22, 1900
15	Win	11–1–2	Black Griffo	KO	3 (?)	Nov 15, 1900
14	Draw	10–1–2	Clarence Class	PTS	6	Nov 2, 1900
13	Win	10–1–1	Young Bay	PTS	6	Oct 8, 1900
12	Win	9–1–1	Young Griffin	PTS	6	Sep 21, 1900
11	Loss	8–1–1	Joe Hedmark	PTS	6	Sep 14, 1900
10	Win	8–0–1	Charles Dougherty	KO	1 (?)	Aug 30, 1900
9		7–0–1	Feathers Vernon	ND	6	Jul 4, 1900
8	Win	7–0–1	John Smith	KO	2 (?)	Jun 1, 1899
7	Win	6–0–1	Bull Winters	KO	1 (?)	May 3, 1899
6	Win	5–0–1	Eddie Penny	KO	1 (?)	Apr 6, 1899
5	Draw	4–0–1	Eddie Herman	PTS	6	Jan 1, 1899
4	Win	4–0	Soldier Williams	KO	3 (?)	May 11, 1898
3	Win	3–0	Freddie Green	KO	7 (?)	May 10, 1898
2	Win	2–0	Ole Olsen	PTS	3	Jun 5, 1897
1	Win	1–0	Wallace Kid	KO	1 (?)	Sep 3, 1896

See also

• Lineal championship

References

1. Web site: The wonders of the Yellowstone National Park. 1911.
2. Web site: She was the "Greatest woman cartoonist, caricaturist and 'kidder' in the world" — and she could fight a bobcat. 15 October 2017.
3. Web site: Fay King .
4. Book: Roberts , James and Alexander Skutt . The Boxing Register, 1st ed. . McBooks Press . 1997 . Ithaca, New York . 128 . 0-935526-23-4.
5. Book: Baker , Mark Allen . Battling Nelson, The Durable Dane: World Lightweight Champion 1882–1954 . McFarland and Company, Inc. . 2016 . Jefferson, North Carolina . 253 . 978-1-4766-6372-2.
6. Book: Roberts , James and Alexander Skutt . The Boxing Register, 1st ed. . McBooks Press . 1997 . Ithaca, New York . 129 . 0-935526-23-4.
7. Web site: BoxRec: Battling Nelson.

External links

• • International Boxing Hall of Fame Site
• findagrave.com

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