ko death_place death_date draws weight birth_place nationality article_title total birth_date nickname realname wins image losses name style
40 chicago , illinois 7 february 1954 24 lightweight copenhagen , denmark danish battling nelson
 135 june 5 , 1882 the durable dane oscar mattheus nielsen 73 battling nelson.jpg 30 battling nelson orthodox
battling nelson

oscar mathæus nielsen , also known as battling nelson , -lrb- june 5 , 1882 -- february 7 , 1954 -rrb- was a danish born boxer who held the world lightweight championship .
he was nicknamed `` the durable dane '' .
