Have Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt have met 4 times and Jimmy Britt leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Nelson or Britt?

Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Jimmy Britt is 13-7-3. Battling Nelson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Britt?

Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Jimmy Britt has 4. Battling Nelson has more.

Do Nelson and Britt have any common opponents?

Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt share 5 common opponents: Joe Gans, Terry McGovern and Kid Sullivan (and 2 others). Battling Nelson fared better against 3 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Britt?

This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 23 bouts tracked for Jimmy Britt. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Nelson vs Jimmy Britt — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Britt

Battling Nelson (69-33-27) and Jimmy Britt (13-7-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Nelson

Wins40 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws134 tracked bouts

Britt

Wins4 KO · 31%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Britt leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt have met 4 times; Britt leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1904Dec 20	1905Sep 9	1907Jul 31	1908Mar 3	Series
Battling NelsonFighter A	LLost	WWon	LLost	DDraw	1–2–1W–L–D
Jimmy BrittFighter B	WWon	LLost	WWon	DDraw	2–1–1W–L–D
Result	PTSBritt vs Nelson	KOR18Britt vs Nelson	PTSBritt vs Nelson	NWSBritt vs Nelson	4Meetings

The Numbers

Nelson 7 · Britt 0 of 7 measurable rows

NelsonEdge = longer wingBritt

Record: 69-33-27 (edge)13-7-3
Win %0–100%: 64% (edge)
63%
Wins by knockoutmax 40: 40 (edge)
4
KO rate0–100%: 57.97% (edge)
30.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 58% (edge)
31%
Times stopped^†max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 6.5: 6.5 (edge)
3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 134: 134
23

† 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

Agenot comparable: Battling Nelson: Died aged 71; Jimmy Britt: Died aged 60
Stance: Battling Nelson: Orthodox; Jimmy Britt: Not recorded

Battling Nelson left, Jimmy Britt 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%

Jimmy Britt13 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 31%9 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Nelson 134, Jimmy Britt 23 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Nelson better on 3 · Britt better on 1 · even on 15 shared · Battling Nelson better on 3 · Jimmy Britt better on 1 · even on 1

NelsonBattling Nelson

Opponent

BrittJimmy Britt

Battling Nelson
2–1 against
Win, KO 21
1908Sep 1908
Win, KO 17
1908Jul 1908
Loss, DQ
1906Sep 1906
GansJoe GansUnited States 160–12–21 · LightweightNelson betterBattling Nelson better — 2–1 to 0–2
Jimmy Britt
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 6
1907Sep 1907
Loss, DQ 5
1904Oct 1904
Battling Nelson
Win, NWS
1906Mar 1906
McGovernTerry McGovernUnited States 65–6–8 · BantamweightNelson betterBattling Nelson better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Jimmy Britt
Draw, NWS
1906May 1906
Battling Nelson
Draw, PTS
1905Jun 1905
SullivanKid SullivanBritt betterJimmy Britt better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Jimmy Britt
Win, PTS
1905Jul 1905
Battling Nelson
2–0 against
Win, TKO 9
1905Feb 1905
Win, TKO 10
1904Nov 1904
IIYoung Corbett IIUnited States 68–22–19Nelson betterBattling Nelson better — 2–0 to 1–0
Jimmy Britt
Win, PTS
1904Mar 1904
Battling Nelson
Win, KO 18
1904May 1904
CanoleMartin CanoleEvenEven — 1–0 both
Jimmy Britt
Win, PTS
1903Nov 1903

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

Jimmy Britt has lost two straight, after one straight win. Britt last boxed on Jul 31, 1909.DLWLL

Nelson Mar 1908McFarland Apr 1908Summers Nov 1908Summers Feb 1909Summers Jul 19093.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt have met 4 times and Jimmy Britt leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Nelson or Britt?: Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Jimmy Britt is 13-7-3. Battling Nelson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Britt?: Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Jimmy Britt has 4. Battling Nelson has more.
Do Nelson and Britt have any common opponents?: Battling Nelson and Jimmy Britt share 5 common opponents: Joe Gans, Terry McGovern and Kid Sullivan (and 2 others). Battling Nelson fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Britt?: This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 23 bouts tracked for Jimmy Britt. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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