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

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.

• | Author: Mark Allen Baker
• | Publisher: McFarland & Company
• | Publication Date: Nov 17, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Sports & Recreation
• | ISBN-10: 1476663726
• | ISBN-13: 9781476663722