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Sammy Mandell vs Vernon Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sammy Mandell

Vernon Nelson

Sammy Mandell (147-25-17) and Vernon Nelson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Mandell

147

Wins32 KO · 22%

25

Losses

17

Draws191 tracked bouts

Nelson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

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

Mandell leads 1–0

Sammy Mandell and Vernon Nelson have met 1 time; Mandell leads 1–0.

Sammy Mandell and Vernon Nelson have met 1 time; Mandell leads 1–0.
Met1933Nov 6Series
Sammy MandellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vernon NelsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Mandell 4 · Nelson 1 of 5 measurable rows
MandellNelson
Record†
147-25-17 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
82.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
21.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
22%—
Times stopped‡max 6
6
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
12.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 191
191
1

† 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
Sammy Mandell: 5′6″
Vernon Nelson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sammy Mandell: 67″
Vernon Nelson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Sammy Mandell: Died aged 63
Vernon Nelson: No date of birth
Stance
Sammy Mandell: Orthodox
Vernon Nelson: Not recorded

Sammy Mandell left, Vernon Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Sammy Mandell147 wins · from 191 tracked bouts

Sammy Mandell: 147 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (22%), 55 on the cards (37%) and 60 by another method or unrecorded (41%). Counted from 191 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 22%55 on the cards 37%60 by another method or unrecorded 41%

Vernon Nelson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Vernon Nelson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nelson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sammy Mandell 191, Vernon Nelson 1 — 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

Sammy Mandell had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Bernall. Mandell last boxed on Jun 27, 1934.LDWWL

Manfredo Mar 1934Kovich Mar 1934Jackson Mar 1934Vasquez Apr 1934Bernall Jun 193412.8 tracked bouts per year

Vernon Nelson last boxed on Nov 6, 1933 — 33,950 days ago. Nelson had lost the most recent, to Sammy Mandell.L

Mandell Nov 1933

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sammy Mandell and Vernon Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Sammy Mandell and Vernon Nelson met once on November 6, 1933, and Sammy Mandell won by NWS.
The meeting

WNov 6, 1933 · Mandell · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mandell or Nelson?
Sammy Mandell is 147-25-17 and Vernon Nelson is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Sammy Mandell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mandell147–25–1782.3%

Nelson0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mandell or Nelson?
Sammy Mandell has 32 knockout wins and Vernon Nelson has 0. Sammy Mandell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mandell3221.8%

Nelson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Mandell and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sammy Mandell and Vernon Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mandell and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 191 bouts tracked for Sammy Mandell and 1 bout tracked for Vernon Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mandell191bouts

Nelson1bout

How They Win ↓

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