WELTERWEIGHT division
BATTLING NELSON
RetiredBorn HILDRETH CLAUDE NELSON
Born FORT DODGE, IA.· Died 1930-10-02· USA
Residence: FORT DODGE, IA.· aka YOUNG BATTLING NELSON
Debut: 1923-12-13· Career: 1923–1930 (8 years)
Wins (Official)
20
Losses (Official)
64
Draws (Official)
0
NC
0
Rated Fights
25
Excluding 59 newspaper decisions (26-22-11)
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare BATTLING NELSON's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 84 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 02 OCT 1930 | LOSS | KID LEONARD | 5 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1930 | NWS-L | RAY SCHNECK | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUL 1930 | NWS-L | CANADA JACK DEMPSEY | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUL 1930 | NWS-D | BILLY HOON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1930 | NWS-L | LOUIS MAYS | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1930 | NWS-W | BILLY O'BRIEN | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1930 | NWS-D | JOHNNY MARTIN | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1930 | NWS-L | BILLY HOON | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1930 | NWS-D | EDDIE DENSON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 FEB 1930 | NWS-L | GEORGE SCHAEFER | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1930 | NWS-L | JACK MCCARTHY | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1930 | NWS-W | BUD HAMMER | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1929 | TKO | EDDIE DENSON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1929 | NWS-L | JOE PHELAN | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1929 | NWS-W | BUD HAMMER | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 SEP 1929 | NWS-W | SAMMY DISALVO | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1929 | NWS-W | SAMMY DISALVO | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 AUG 1929 | NWS-W | PAUL ANTHONY | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JUL 1929 | NWS-W | PAUL ANTHONY | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1929 | NWS-L | JOE GOEDERS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUL 1929 | NWS-W | JOHNNY FULTON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1929 | NWS-L | JOE THOMAS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1929 | TKO | JIMMY DUGAN | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 MAY 1929 | NWS-W | SLIM CRAYCHEE | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1929 | NWS-L | JOE GOEDERS | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1929 | NWS-W | JOE GOEDERS | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1929 | NWS-D | JOHNNY FULTON | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1929 | DQ | JOE PHELAN | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1929 | DQ | LOUIS MAYS | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1928 | LOSS | CHARLIE COBB | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1928 | KO | CHARLIE SCOTT | 1 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 OCT 1928 | KO | WALTER KLASSEN | 9 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1928 | NWS-L | STEVE KORAN | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1928 | NWS-L | EDDIE DWYER | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1928 | NWS-W | CY JEFFRIES | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1928 | KO | JOE YANGER | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1928 | NWS-L | ARCHIE AMONS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1928 | NWS-D | STEVE KORAN | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUL 1928 | NWS-W | JOHNNY MARTIN | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1928 | KO | SAILOR TUCKER | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1928 | DQ | SAILOR ED KELLY | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1928 | NWS-W | DOUG MCGEE | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1928 | NWS-L | LOUIS MAYS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1928 | NWS-W | JOE YANGER | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1928 | NWS-D | JOHNNY FULTON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1928 | TKO | BILL MAES | 5 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1928 | NWS-W | CHARLIE CULBERTSON | — | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1928 | LOSS | KID LAWSON | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1928 | NWS-L | JOHNNY FULTON | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1928 | NWS-W | IOWA JOE RIVERS | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1927 | NWS-W | FELIX BYRNES | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1927 | LOSS | GEORGE 'KID' ALBERTS | 1 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 NOV 1927 | NWS-W | RAY KRAUSE | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1927 | KO | KID ROSE | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1927 | NWS-W | JOE YANGER | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1927 | NWS-W | SCRAPPER THOMPSON | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1927 | NWS-L | JOHNNY FULTON | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1927 | NWS-W | KID ROBERTS | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 AUG 1927 | NWS-L | JOHNNY FULTON | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUL 1927 | NWS-W | BILLY WELLS | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1927 | NWS-L | JIMMY RYAN | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1926 | TKO | FARMER JOHN | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1926 | LOSS | JACK SILVA | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1926 | TKO | JOE THOMAS | 3 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1926 | NWS-L | IRISH KENNEDY | — | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1925 | NWS-L | CLYDE DRURY | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1925 | TKO | CLYDE DRURY | — | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUL 1925 | DEC | KID DUGAN | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1925 | NWS-D | JOE YANGER | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1925 | KO | TUFFY CONNOLLY | 5 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1925 | NWS-L | BOBBY JUBB | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1925 | TKO | EDDIE KIEHL | 1 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1925 | NWS-W | NAVY ROSTAN | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1925 | NWS-D | REDDY BLANCHARD | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1925 | NWS-W | PHIL LONGO | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1924 | NWS-D | PHIL LONGO | — | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 NOV 1924 | DQ | LARRY COLEMAN | 5 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1924 | NWS-D | PHIL LONGO | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1924 | KO | EDDIE KIEHL | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUL 1924 | NWS-W | TUFFY CONNOLLY | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1924 | NWS-L | HARRY YAHN | — | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAY 1924 | NWS-D | YOUNG MITTEN | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1924 | TKO | CHUCK GARNEY | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1923 | NWS-W | CHUCK GARNEY | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — |
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