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Battling Nelson (69-33-27) and Frank Ray Whitney (2-4-1 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Battling Nelson vs Frank Ray Whitney — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Battling Nelson

69–33–27

138 tracked bouts

Frank Ray Whitney

Tracked record

2–4–1

7 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Frank Ray Whitney leads 1–0

The Numbers

69-33-27 (edge)
Record
2-4-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

64% (edge)
Win %
35.7%
40 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
57.97%
KO rate
58% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
50%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
3.1 (edge)
Bouts per year
2.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

138
Bouts tracked
7

Tale of the Tape

144
Age
Orthodox
Stance
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Battling Nelson · 69 wins

KO/TKO
40
Decision
18
Other
11

Frank Ray Whitney · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (138 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Battling Nelson

    LNWS · Apr 1917

    Freddie Welsh

    Frank Ray Whitney

    LTKO · Mar 1916LNWS · Jan 1916LPTS · Jan 1914
  • Battling Nelson

    LNWS · Oct 1913LTKO R40 · Feb 1910LNWS · Jul 1909

    Adolph Wolgast

    Frank Ray Whitney

    WTKO R5 · Dec 1915

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Battling Nelson

LLWLL

L2 streak · last fought Jul 26, 1941

Frank Ray Whitney

LLWLD

L2 streak · last fought Mar 24, 1916

Common Questions

Have Battling Nelson and Frank Ray Whitney ever fought each other?
Yes. Battling Nelson and Frank Ray Whitney met once on March 5, 1913, and Frank Ray Whitney won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Battling Nelson or Frank Ray Whitney?
Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Frank Ray Whitney is 2-4-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Battling Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Battling Nelson or Frank Ray Whitney?
Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Frank Ray Whitney has 1. Battling Nelson has more.
Do Battling Nelson and Frank Ray Whitney have any common opponents?
Battling Nelson and Frank Ray Whitney share 2 common opponents: Freddie Welsh and Adolph Wolgast. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Battling Nelson and Frank Ray Whitney?
This comparison is drawn from 138 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 7 bouts tracked for Frank Ray Whitney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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