BOXER

Brian Nielsen

1965 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Nielsen has received more than 8,904 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Nielsen is the 222nd most popular boxer, the 687th most popular biography from Denmark and the 3rd most popular Danish Boxer.

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  • 8.9k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Brian Nielsen ranks 222 out of 496Before him are Arthur Abraham, Alfonso Pérez, Gervonta Davis, Mary Kom, Terence Crawford, and Payao Poontarat. After him are Félix Trinidad, Francisco Guilledo, Shane Mosley, José Gómez Mustelier, Virgil Hill, and Oleg Maskayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Brian Nielsen ranks 503Before him are Khaled Bahah, André Kana-Biyik, Fernanda Torres, Peter Lundgren, Rica Reinisch, and Brené Brown. After him are Hamed Bakayoko, Black Francis, Fernando Gómez, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Joe Arlauckas, and Kazuo Echigo.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Brian Nielsen ranks 687 out of 1,032Before him are Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (1982), Flemming Christensen (1958), Prince Christian of Denmark (2005), Finn Pedersen (1925), Martin Laursen (1977), and Allan Nielsen (1971). After him are Peter Gade (1976), Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1965), Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (1990), Brian Priske (1977), Connie Hedegaard (1960), and Iben Hjejle (1971).

Among BOXERS In Denmark

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