Dave Shade

Dave Shade
Statistics
Real name	Charles D. Shade
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1902-03-01)March 1, 1902 Vallejo, California
Died	June 23, 1983(1983-06-23) (aged 81) Concord, California
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	249
Wins	155
Wins by KO	17
Losses	29
Draws	60
No contests	5

Shade in fighting pose

Dave Shade (March 3, 1902 – June 23, 1983) was an American boxer active from 1918 to the 1935, amassing a total of nearly 250 bouts fought during the course of his career.^[1] His famous low crouching bob-and-weave style earned him a reputation as one of the cleverest boxers of his time period.^[2] Although Shade never captured a world title, he fared very well against the best boxers of his era including the likes of Mickey Walker, Jack Britton, Maxie Rosenbloom, Len Harvey and Jimmy Slattery.^[3] Shade was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.^[2]

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[1]
Win	Ambrose Palmer	DQ	6 (15)	1934-01-15	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Loss	Ambrose Palmer	PTS	15	1933-11-27	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Win	Ben Jeby	PTS	12	1931-10-02	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Draw	Ben Jeby	PTS	12	1931-10-02	Queensboro Stadium, Queens, New York
Loss	Len Harvey	PTS	15	1930-09-29	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Draw	Kid Charol	PTS	12	1929-04-30	Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal
Win	Bert Colima	KO	7 (10)	1928-07-09	Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Win	Del Fontaine	PTS	10	1928-03-19	White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Win	Bert Colima	PTS	10	1927-05-24	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Loss	Maxie Rosenbloom	PTS	12	1926-06-29	Queensboro Stadium, Queens, New York
Loss	Maxie Rosenbloom	UD	12	1926-06-05	Queensboro Stadium, Queens, New York
Win	Frank Moody	PTS	10	1926-04-23	Syracuse Arena, New York, New York
NC	Frank Moody	NC	5 (10)	1926-04-12	Syracuse Arena, New York, New York
Win	Roland Todd	PTS	10	1926-01-01	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	Mickey Walker	SD	15	1925-09-21	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York	For World Welterweight Title.
Win	Jimmy Slattery	TKO	3 (10)	1925-07-02	Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Loss	Bert Colima	PTS	4	1924-07-15	Vernon Arena, Los Angeles, California
Draw	Pete Latzo	PTS	10	1924-05-19	Wilkes-Barre Armory, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Loss	Pete Latzo	NWS	10	1922-05-17	Wilkes-Barre Armory, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Jack Britton	MD	15	1922-02-17	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	For World Welterweight Title.
Win	Mickey Walker	NWS	12	1921-12-21	Broad A.C., Newark, New Jersey
Loss	Mickey Walker	TKO	8 (12)	1921-11-21	Broad A.C., Newark, New Jersey
Draw	Jack Britton	PTS	10	1921-06-03	Milwaukie Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Dave Shade from BoxRec
• Cyber Boxing Zone Profile - Dave Shade