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Dick Nelson vs Waldemar Holberg — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dick Nelson

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Waldemar Holberg

Dick Nelson (7-5-4 across 16 tracked bouts) and Waldemar Holberg (39-27-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Nelson

Tracked record

7–5–4

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holberg

39

Wins28 KO · 72%

27

Losses

4

Draws69 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

Nelson leads 3–1

Dick Nelson and Waldemar Holberg have met 4 times; Nelson leads 3–1.

Dick Nelson and Waldemar Holberg have met 4 times; Nelson leads 3–1.
Met1909Jun 251914Dec 61915Feb 141918Apr 9Series
Dick NelsonFighter AWWonWWonWWonLLost3–1W–L
Waldemar HolbergFighter BLLostLLostLLostWWon1–3W–L
ResultKOR5PTSKOR15PTS4Meetings

The Numbers

Nelson 1 · Holberg 5 of 6 measurable rows
NelsonHolberg
Record†
7-5-439-27-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
56.3%
58.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
2
28 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—71.79%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
29%
72% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
2 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.4
1.2
5.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
16
69

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Dick Nelson: No height on file
Waldemar Holberg: 5′5″
Agenot comparable
Dick Nelson: Died aged 41
Waldemar Holberg: Died aged 43
Stance
Dick Nelson: Not recorded
Waldemar Holberg: Orthodox

Dick Nelson left, Waldemar Holberg right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dick Nelson7 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

Dick Nelson: 7 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (29%), 3 on the cards (43%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (29%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 29%3 on the cards 43%2 by another method or unrecorded 29%

Waldemar Holberg39 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Waldemar Holberg: 39 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (72%), 10 on the cards (26%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 72%10 on the cards 26%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick Nelson 16, Waldemar Holberg 69 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dick Nelson had won three in a row before losing a decision to Waldemar Holberg. Nelson last boxed on Apr 9, 1918.LWWWL

Kid Dec 1913Kid Mar 1914Holberg Dec 1914Holberg Feb 1915Holberg Apr 19181.2 tracked bouts per year

Waldemar Holberg has lost two straight, after one straight win. Holberg last boxed on Aug 29, 1921.WLWLL

Ekeroth Aug 1919Jacobsen Sep 1919Hansen Feb 1921Spoeri Jul 1921Hirschberger Aug 19215.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dick Nelson and Waldemar Holberg ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Nelson and Waldemar Holberg have met 4 times and Dick Nelson leads the series 3-1.
The 4 meetings

LApr 9, 1918 · Holberg · PTS

WFeb 14, 1915 · Nelson · KO R15

WDec 6, 1914 · Nelson · PTS

WJun 25, 1909 · Nelson · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Holberg?
Dick Nelson is 7-5-4 across the 16 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Waldemar Holberg is 39-27-4. Waldemar Holberg has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nelson7–5–456.3%

Holberg39–27–458.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Holberg?
Dick Nelson has 2 knockout wins and Waldemar Holberg has 28. Waldemar Holberg has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson2

Holberg2871.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Holberg have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dick Nelson and Waldemar Holberg have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Holberg?
This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Dick Nelson and 69 bouts tracked for Waldemar Holberg. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson16bouts

Holberg69bouts

How They Win ↓

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