Battling Nelson, the Durable Dane: World Lightweight Champion, 1882–1954
- ISBN-10
- 1476626251
- ISBN-13
- 9781476626253
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-11-18
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Mark Allen Baker
Description
Oscar “Battling” Nelson (1882–1954) was perhaps the toughest professional boxer ever to enter the ring. Although a Hall of Fame inductee, Nelson remains a lesser known great of boxing lore. From the beginning of his career at 14, the Danish immigrant presented himself as a man of integrity who never smoked, drank or took a dive. In the ring and in public, Battling Nelson crafted a Renaissance man image as a lightweight champion, reporter, entertainer, real estate mogul, entrepreneur and ladies’ man. The first ever champion in his weight class to mount a comeback, he strove to break new ground (even if he wasn’t always successful). This book tells the story of a ring legend whose endurance was second to none and whose trilogy with Joe Gans is one of the great rivalries in sports history.
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