Dick Nelson

Dick Nelson

Photo: Kai Nielsen, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Dick Nelson was a professional boxer, born Sep 4, 1880. Dick Nelson last fought Waldemar Holberg on Apr 9, 1918 and lost by PTS over 15 rounds.

Also: Дик Нельсон · ডিক নেলসন · ディック・ネルソン
BornSep 4, 1880
DiedJul 4, 1922
Country—
DebutMay 28, 1905
Career1905–1918
Rounds boxed173
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Apr 1918Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 17

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
PTS 15/15 · Turnhallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
1918-04-09 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 17, 1905–1918

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
PTS 15/15 · Turnhallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
Nelson — · Holberg 33-23-4
1918-04-09 ›
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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
KO 15/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Nelson — · Holberg 25-15-4
1915-02-14 ›
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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
PTS 20/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Nelson — · Holberg 25-14-4
1914-12-06 ›
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Dixie Kid 🇺🇸
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Nelson — · Kid 81-35-17
1914-03-28 ›
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Dixie Kid 🇺🇸
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Nelson — · Kid 76-33-16
1913-12-08 ›
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Dixie Kid 🇺🇸
TKO 13/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Nelson — · Kid 75-32-16
1913-11-13 ›
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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
PTS 20/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Nelson — · Holberg 20-3-3
1912-06 ›
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Jeff Smith 🇺🇸
10 · Brown's Gym, New York City, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Smith 19-4-0
1911-05-16 ›
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Mike Glover 🇺🇸
PTS 15/15 · Casino, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Glover 26-6-6
1910-12-12 ›
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Harry Lewis 🇺🇸
KO 2/10 · American A.C., Schenectady, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Lewis 93-33-24
1910-11-07 ›
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Dixie Kid 🇺🇸
10 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Kid 53-18-13
1910-09-19 ›
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Arthur Susskind 🇺🇸
10 · Harlem River Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Susskind 65-10-8
1910-05-09 ›
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Leo Florian Hauck 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · New Haven, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Hauck 33-7-14
1910-04-21 ›
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Kid Lavigne 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Lavigne 37-8-12
1909-12-25 ›
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Waldemar Holberg 🇩🇰
KO 5/15 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Nelson — · Holberg 4-2-2
1909-06-25 ›
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Young Corbett II 🇺🇸
10 · American A.C., Schenectady, 🇺🇸
Nelson — · Corbett II 66-17-19
1909-05-17 ›
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George Dixon 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Nelson — · Dixon 73-30-57
1905-05-28 ›
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Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Dick Nelson fight last?
Dick Nelson last fought Waldemar Holberg on Apr 9, 1918 and lost by PTS over 15 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 2297 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2297. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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