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Brian Nielsen

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Brian Nielsen (born 1 April 1965) is a Danish former professional boxer and Olympic bronze medalist. He held the IBO heavyweight title from 1996 to 1999 successfully defending it five times, including against Larry Holmes and Phil Jackson, the second highest number of defenses behind Wladimir Klitschko's record of 18. At one point of time, he equaled Rocky Marciano's record of 49 successive wins with no losses. While he never held a world title from any of the main four sanctioning bodies (WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO), he did defeat several former world champions who had, including James Smith, Jeff Lampkin, Tony Tubbs, Carlos De León, Tim Witherspoon, Orlin Norris, and Uriah Grant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Nielsen is the 239th most popular boxer (down from 224th in 2024), the 700th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 688th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Brian Nielsen ranks 239 out of 496. Before him are Kim Kwang-sun, Shannon Briggs, Damir Škaro, Dmitry Bivol, Érik Morales, and Turgut Aykaç. After him are Lars Myrberg, Ivailo Marinov, Chris Byrd, Hipólito Ramos, Laila Ali, and Frank Bruno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Brian Nielsen ranks 591. Before him are Jeff Nathanson, Andy Dick, Steve Toussaint, Olga Nazarova, Pablo Bengoechea, and Natalie Jaresko. After him are Sarah G. Buxton, Joey Santiago, Vicente Engonga, Mario Frick, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, and Leonel Álvarez.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Brian Nielsen ranks 700 out of 1,032. Before him are Thomas Sørensen (1976), Peter Kjær (1965), Prince Felix of Denmark (2002), Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854), Michael Schjønberg (1967), and Jesper Kyd (1972). After him are Rie Rasmussen (1978), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (1965), Kasper Dolberg (1997), Nicolas Kiesa (1978), Andreas Mogensen (1976), and Flemming Christensen (1958).

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Among BOXERS In Denmark

Among boxers born in Denmark, Brian Nielsen ranks 3. Before him are Anders Petersen (1899), and Søren Petersen (1894). After him are Mikkel Kessler (1979).

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