As a skinny welterweight as much of the time, Sugar Ray Robinson fought Jake LaMotta, a very strong middleweight, six times. As a middleweight,...
Thanks, Mendoza! - Chuck Johnston
Billy Grime, 2127 rounds, 164 bouts Billy Alger, 1488 rounds, 188 bouts Meyer Grace, 1137 rounds, 154 bouts Baby Joe Gans, 1217 rounds, 163...
Jackie Clark, 2162 rounds, 247 bouts Joe Lohman, 2030 rounds, 233 bouts Young Stribling, 2061 rounds, 291 bouts Matty Baldwin, 1815 rounds, 208...
Harry Greb- 2590 rounds (299 bouts) Len Wickwar- 3985 rounds (468 bouts!!!) Johnny Dundee- 3174 rounds (334 bouts) Dave Shade- 1911 rounds (249...
Dave Shade was recognized by New York and Massachusetts as the world welterweight champion after it was determined that Mickey Walker, the "real"...
I loved to see Emanuel Augustus go in with his mediocre record and take apart a young fighter with a nice win-loss record. - Chuck Johnston
In Los Angeles, there may have been talk about Jim Jeffries defending his world heavyweight title against Jack Johnson or Sam McVey, but the City...
Although Dave Shade started out during the Four-Round Era in California, it is obvious that bouts scheduled for ten rounds or more suited him far...
There is footage of Dave Shade sparring with Jack Dempsey (which is absolutely horrible in terms of quality) and Jack Renault. While coming back...
Although Jake LaMotta may have used some elements of Dave Shade's boxing style, I got the impression that Shade was a "safety-first" fighter with...
Yes, there was some talk about a possible world heavyweight title bout between Jim Jeffries, the champion, and Sam McVey at the time the latter...
Emanuel Augustus had plenty of skill, but seemed to lack the focus needed to be a better fighter. Augustus's bout with Courtney Burton was...
After his loss by decision in his ten-round bout with Denver Ed Martin at Hazard's Pavilion in Los Angeles on August 12, 1904 and his third loss...
Ezzard Charles was light years better than David Haye. - Chuck Johnston
