Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Al Gainer (7-9-2 across 18 tracked bouts) and Dave Shade (156-29-62) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Al Gainer vs Dave Shade — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Al Gainer wonShade vs GainerJan 21, 1935 · UD
- Dave Shade wonShade vs GainerNov 5, 1931 · PTS
The Numbers
- 7-9-2
- Record
- 156-29-62 (edge)
- 44.4%
- Win %
- 75.7% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 17 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 10.9%
- 14% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 12%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.3
- Bouts per year
- 14.2 (edge)
- 18
- Bouts tracked
- 251
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Age
- 124
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyAl Gainer · 7 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Dave Shade · 156 wins
KO/TKO
18
Decision
112
Other
26
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (18 and 251 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Al Gainer
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 17, 1939
Dave Shade
WLLWW
W1 streak · last fought Dec 2, 1935
Common Questions
- Have Al Gainer and Dave Shade ever fought each other?
- Yes. Al Gainer and Dave Shade have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Al Gainer or Dave Shade?
- Al Gainer is 7-9-2 across the 18 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Dave Shade is 156-29-62. Dave Shade has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Al Gainer or Dave Shade?
- Al Gainer has 1 knockout win and Dave Shade has 17. Dave Shade has more.
- Do Al Gainer and Dave Shade have any common opponents?
- Al Gainer and Dave Shade share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. Al Gainer fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Al Gainer and Dave Shade?
- This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Al Gainer and 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.