Battling Nelson, the Durable Dane: World Lightweight Champion, 1882-1954

by Mark Allen Baker

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476663726
• ISBN13: 9781476663722
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher