While still in his teens, Dave Shade got married to his wife, Irene, during 1920 and became a father of a son, William Walter "Billy" Shade,...
I find it hard to believe that promoters would stand in the way of Gerry Cooney getting better opponents before his bout with Larry Holmes....
I agree that Gerry Cooney's management didn't match him with enough good opposition in order to get him enough seasoning before he fought Larry...
Dave Shade and his manager, Leo Flynn, were very enthusiastic about playing golf. Shade played golf while active as a fighter and during his...
Jack Dempsey was fairly active as the world heavyweight champion until after his successful title defense against Georges Carpentier in 1921....
Jerry Quarry was a far better fighter than Corrie Sanders. It is possible that Sanders could beat Quarry if he was extremely lucky, but...
I don't know how Dave Shade would have fared in a bout with Harry Greb during 1926. That same year not long after becoming a middleweight, Shade...
When Dave Shade passed away in Florida during 1983, there wasn't anything in American boxing publications about his death at the time as far as I...
According to U.S. Census records, one David C. Shade; his wife, Irene; and his son, William, were living Pittsfield, Massachusetts during 1940....
Dave Shade's best years were as a welterweight from 1921 to 1925, a time when he was one of the top two or three fighters in his weight division....
Take a look at Google Earth photographs of the exterior of Dave Shade's former home at 2870 Grand Concourse Blvd. in the Bronx. He lived on an...
According to the 1925 New York State Census and the 1930 U.S. Census, one David Shade was living with his wife, Irene, and his son at 2870 Grand...
How could people pay good money to see Wladimir Klitschko fight? His bouts are virtually unwatchable. - Chuck Johnston
As it turned out, Dave Shade proved to be the best fighter from California during the early 1920s. But as a four-round fighter during the early...
Why would Jack Dempsey take a dive in the first bout with Fireman Jim Flynn? Was there that much betting on the bout? - Chuck Johnston
