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	March 1, 1902 Vallejo, California
Died	June 23, 1983 (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

1. Dave Shade's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
2. International Boxing Hall of Fame - Dave Shade IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05
3. Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Dave Shade CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30

External links

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