Have Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?

Yes. Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern met once on March 14, 1906, and Battling Nelson won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Nelson or McGovern?

Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Nelson or McGovern?

Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.

Do Nelson and McGovern have any common opponents?

Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern share 6 common opponents: Joe Gans, Jimmy Britt and Young Corbett II (and 3 others). Terry McGovern fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Battling Nelson vs Terry McGovern — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Terry McGovern

Battling Nelson (69-33-27) and Terry McGovern (65-6-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Nelson

Wins40 KO · 58%

Losses

Draws134 tracked bouts

McGovern

Wins44 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws80 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Nelson leads 1–0

Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met	1906Mar 14	Series
Battling NelsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Terry McGovernFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSMcGovern vs Nelson	1Meeting

McGovern vs Nelson · Mar 14, 1906

The Numbers

Nelson 0 · McGovern 7 of 7 measurable rows

NelsonEdge = longer wingMcGovern

Record: 69-33-2765-6-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64%
87.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 40
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 57.97%
67.69% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 58%
68% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 8.4: 6.5
8.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 134: 134
80

† 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

Heightnot held: Battling Nelson: No height on file; Terry McGovern: 5′3″
Reachnot held: Battling Nelson: No reach on file; Terry McGovern: 65″
Agenot comparable: Battling Nelson: Died aged 71; Terry McGovern: Died aged 37
Stance: Battling Nelson: Orthodox; Terry McGovern: Orthodox

Battling Nelson left, Terry McGovern 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%

Terry McGovern66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

45 by KO/TKO 68%14 on the cards 21%7 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Battling Nelson 134, Terry McGovern 80 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Nelson better on 1 · McGovern better on 3 · even on 26 shared · Battling Nelson better on 1 · Terry McGovern better on 3 · even on 2

NelsonBattling Nelson

Opponent

McGovernTerry McGovern

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 · LightweightMcGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 1–0 to 2–1
Terry McGovern
Win, KO 2
1900Dec 1900
Battling Nelson
1–2–1 against
Draw, NWS
1908Mar 1908
Loss, PTS
1907Jul 1907
Win, KO 18
1905Sep 1905
Loss, PTS
1904Dec 1904
BrittJimmy BrittUnited States 13–7–3McGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 0–0–1 to 1–2–1
Terry McGovern
Draw, NWS
1906May 1906
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 0–2–1
Terry McGovern
0–2–1 against
Draw, NWS
1906Oct 1906
Loss, KO 11
1903Mar 1903
Loss, KO
1901Nov 1901
Battling Nelson
Win, TKO 19
1904Jul 1904
HanlonEddie HanlonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Terry McGovern
Win, TKO 4
1904Oct 1904
Battling Nelson
Win, PTS
1904Sep 1904
HerreraAurelio HerreraUnited States 70–14–16EvenEven — 1–0 both
Terry McGovern
Win, KO 5
1901May 1901
Battling Nelson
Loss, PTS
1901Nov 1901
SantryEddie SantryUnited States 48–17–16McGovern betterTerry McGovern better — 1–0 to 0–1
Terry McGovern
Win, TKO 5
1900Feb 1900

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

Terry McGovern drew the most recent tracked bout with Young Corbett II. McGovern last boxed on Oct 17, 1906.LDDDD

Nelson Mar 1906Loughrey May 1906Robson May 1906Britt May 1906II Oct 19068.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern ever fought each other?: Yes. Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern met once on March 14, 1906, and Battling Nelson won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Nelson or McGovern?: Battling Nelson is 69-33-27 and Terry McGovern is 65-6-8. Terry McGovern has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or McGovern?: Battling Nelson has 40 knockout wins and Terry McGovern has 44. Terry McGovern has more.
Do Nelson and McGovern have any common opponents?: Battling Nelson and Terry McGovern share 6 common opponents: Joe Gans, Jimmy Britt and Young Corbett II (and 3 others). Terry McGovern fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and McGovern?: This comparison is drawn from 134 bouts tracked for Battling Nelson and 80 bouts tracked for Terry McGovern. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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