Dave Shade
US boxer
Died when: 81 years 112 days (975 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Dave Shade (March 3, 1902 – June 23, 1983) was an American boxer who was active from 1918 to the 1935 and amassed a total of nearly 250 bouts fought during the course of his career.
His famous low crouching bob-and-weave style earned him a reputation as one of the cleverest boxers of his time period.
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.
Shade was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
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