Battling Nelson (69-33-27) and Freddie Welsh (121-29-17) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 12 common opponents.
Battling Nelson vs Freddie Welsh — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Freddie Welsh leads 1–0- Freddie Welsh wonWelsh vs NelsonApr 17, 1917 · NWS
The Numbers
- 69-33-27
- Record
- 121-29-17 (edge)
- 64%
- Win %
- 77.5% (edge)
- 40 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 34
- 57.97% (edge)
- KO rate
- 28.1%
- 58% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 28%
- 6
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.1
- Bouts per year
- 10.2 (edge)
- 138
- Bouts tracked
- 167
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 144
- Age
- 140
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- —
- Division
- Lightweight
- American
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBattling Nelson · 69 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
18
Other
11
Freddie Welsh · 121 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
36
Other
51
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (138 and 167 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
12 sharedBattling Nelson
LNWS · Oct 1913LTKO R40 · Feb 1910LNWS · Jul 1909Freddie Welsh
WDQ R11 · Jul 1916WNWS · Mar 1916WTKO R8 · Nov 1914Battling Nelson
LNWS · Mar 1913Freddie Welsh
WTKO · Mar 1916WNWS · Jan 1916WPTS · Jan 1914
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
Freddie Welsh
LDWWW
L1 streak · last fought Apr 15, 1922
Common Questions
- Have Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh ever fought each other?
- Yes. Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh met once on April 17, 1917, and Freddie Welsh won by NWS.
- Who has the better record, Battling Nelson or Freddie Welsh?
- Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Freddie Welsh is 121-29-17. Freddie Welsh has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Battling Nelson or Freddie Welsh?
- Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Freddie Welsh has 34. Battling Nelson has more.
- Do Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh have any common opponents?
- Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh share 12 common opponents: Adolph Wolgast, Frank Ray Whitney and Willie Beecher (and 9 others). Freddie Welsh fared better against 7 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh?
- This comparison is drawn from 138 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.