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, Nelson or 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, Nelson or Welsh?

Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Freddie Welsh has 34. Battling Nelson has more.

Do Nelson and 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 Nelson and Welsh?

This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Nelson vs Freddie Welsh — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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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.

Nelson

Wins40 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws134 tracked bouts

Welsh

121

Wins34 KO · 28%

Losses

Draws167 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Welsh leads 1–0

Battling Nelson and Freddie Welsh have met 1 time; Welsh leads 1–0.
Met	1917Apr 17	Series
Battling NelsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Freddie WelshFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	NWSWelsh vs Nelson	1Meeting

Welsh vs Nelson · Apr 17, 1917

The Numbers

Nelson 3 · Welsh 4 of 7 measurable rows

NelsonEdge = longer wingWelsh

Record: 69-33-27121-29-17 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64%
77.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 40 (edge)
34
KO rate0–100%: 57.97% (edge)
28.1%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 58% (edge)
28%
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 10.2: 6.5
10.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 167: 134
167

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Reachnot held: Battling Nelson: No reach on file; Freddie Welsh: 69″
Agenot comparable: Battling Nelson: Died aged 71; Freddie Welsh: Died aged 41
Stance: Battling Nelson: Orthodox; Freddie Welsh: Not recorded

Battling Nelson left, Freddie Welsh right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Battling Nelson69 wins · from 134 tracked bouts

40 by KO/TKO 58%18 on the cards 26%11 by another method or unrecorded 16%

Freddie Welsh121 wins · from 167 tracked bouts

34 by KO/TKO 28%36 on the cards 30%51 by another method or unrecorded 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Nelson 134, Freddie Welsh 167 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

12 shared

12 shared · Nelson better on 1 · Welsh better on 7 · even on 412 shared · Battling Nelson better on 1 · Freddie Welsh better on 7 · even on 4

NelsonBattling Nelson

Opponent

WelshFreddie Welsh

Battling Nelson
0–3 against
Loss, NWS
1913Oct 1913
Loss, TKO 40
1910Feb 1910
Loss, NWS
1909Jul 1909
WolgastAdolph WolgastUnited States 87–33–23Welsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 3–0 to 0–3
Freddie Welsh
3–0 against
Win, DQ 11
1916Jul 1916
Win, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Win, TKO 8
1914Nov 1914
Battling Nelson
Loss, NWS
1913Mar 1913
WhitneyFrank Ray WhitneyWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 3–0 to 0–1
Freddie Welsh
3–0 against
Win, TKO
1916Mar 1916
Win, NWS
1916Jan 1916
Win, PTS
1914Jan 1914
Battling Nelson
Win, NWS
1911Oct 1911
BeecherWillie BeecherEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1915Jan 1915
Battling Nelson
Loss, NWS
1912Nov 1912
CrossLeach CrossWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1
Freddie Welsh
Win, PTS
1914Apr 1914
Battling Nelson
Loss, PTS
1911Oct 1911
SaylorMilburn SaylorWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1
Freddie Welsh
Win, DQ
1913Oct 1913
Battling Nelson
Win, KO 23
1909May 1909
HylandDick HylandEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Welsh
Win, PTS
1913Oct 1913
Battling Nelson
Win, PTS
1911Dec 1911
RedmondJack RedmondEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1913May 1913
Battling Nelson
Loss, PTS
1911Oct 1911
MoorePhiladelphia Pal MooreWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1911Apr 1911
Battling Nelson
Win, PTS
1903Nov 1903
MemsicGeorge MemsicEvenEven — 1–0 both
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1909Feb 1909
Battling Nelson
0–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Loss, NWS
1905May 1905
AttellAbe AttellUnited States 110–17–25 · FeatherweightWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 1–0 to 0–1–1
Freddie Welsh
Win, PTS
1908Nov 1908
Battling Nelson
Loss, PTS
1903Oct 1903
NearyCharles NearyWelsh betterFreddie Welsh better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Freddie Welsh
Draw, PTS
1908Jan 1908
Battling Nelson
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1903Apr 1903
Win, PTS
1902Mar 1902
ThompsonCyclone Johnny ThompsonNelson betterBattling Nelson better — 2–0 to 1–0
Freddie Welsh
Win, NWS
1907Nov 1907

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Battling Nelson had won one in a row before losing to Freddie Welsh. Nelson last boxed on Apr 17, 1917.WLLWL

Gardner Apr 1915Waugh Sep 1915Reagan Nov 1915Matthews Mar 1917Welsh Apr 19176.5 tracked bouts per year

Freddie Welsh has lost the most recent, to Archie Walker. Welsh last boxed on Apr 15, 1922.WWWDL

Jackson May 1921Murphy May 1921Forbes Aug 1921Tait Aug 1921Walker Apr 192210.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Nelson or 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, Nelson or Welsh?: Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Freddie Welsh has 34. Battling Nelson has more.
Do Nelson and 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 Nelson and Welsh?: This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 167 bouts tracked for Freddie Welsh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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