Battling Nelson
Danish-American boxer (1882-1954)
バトリング・ネルソン
- Born
- 5 June 1882, Copenhagen
- Died
- 7 February 1954, Chicago
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Nickname
- The Durable Dane, Battling Nelson
- Recorded fight record
- 59 wins, 19 losses, 19 draws
Oscar Matthew "Battling" Nelson (June 5, 1882 – February 7, 1954) was a Danish-American professional boxer who held the World Lightweight championship. He was also nicknamed "the Durable Dane".
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1992
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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