Have Billy Ryan and Dave Shade ever fought each other?

Yes. Billy Ryan and Dave Shade have met 2 times and Dave Shade leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Ryan or Shade?

Billy Ryan is 1-9-4 across the 14 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, Ryan or Shade?

Billy Ryan has 1 knockout win and Dave Shade has 17. Dave Shade has more.

Do Ryan and Shade have any common opponents?

Billy Ryan and Dave Shade share 1 common opponent: Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryan and Shade?

This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Billy Ryan and 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Billy Ryan vs Dave Shade — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Billy Ryan

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Dave Shade

Billy Ryan (1-9-4 across 14 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.

Ryan

Tracked record

1–9–4

counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Shade

156

Wins17 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws251 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Shade leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Billy Ryan and Dave Shade have met 2 times; Shade leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1922Feb 27	1922Jun 7	Series
Billy RyanFighter A	LLost	DDraw	0–1–1W–L–D
Dave ShadeFighter B	WWon	DDraw	1–0–1W–L–D
Result	NWSShade vs Ryan	NWSShade vs Ryan	2Meetings

The Numbers

Ryan 1 · Shade 5 of 6 measurable rows

RyanEdge = longer wingShade

Record^†: 1-9-4156-29-62 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 21.4%
75.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 1
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —10.9%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
12%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 0.2
14.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 14
251

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Agenot held: Billy Ryan: No date of birth; Dave Shade: Died aged 81
Stance: Billy Ryan: Not recorded; Dave Shade: Orthodox

Billy Ryan left, Dave Shade right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Billy Ryan1 win · from 14 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Dave Shade156 wins · from 251 tracked bouts

18 by KO/TKO 12%112 on the cards 72%26 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Ryan 14, Dave Shade 251 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Shade better on 11 shared · Dave Shade better on 1

RyanBilly Ryan

Opponent

ShadeDave Shade

Billy Ryan
0–3 against
Loss, KO 11
1919Dec 1919
Loss, TKO 4
1918Jul 1918
Loss, NWS
1918Jul 1918
BrittonJack BrittonUnited States 237–60–43 · WelterweightShade betterDave Shade better — 0–0–2 to 0–3
Dave Shade
0–0–2 against
Draw, MD
1922Feb 1922
Draw, PTS
1921Jun 1921

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Billy Ryan last boxed on Feb 28, 1973 — 19,596 days ago. Ryan had won once since four bouts without a win.LDLLW

Shade Feb 1922Shade Jun 1922Berlenbach Jan 1924Pastrano Jun 1962Weaver Feb 19730.2 tracked bouts per year

Dave Shade has won once since losses to Al Gainer and Johnny Rossi. Shade last boxed on Dec 2, 1935.WWLLW

Kaminski Nov 1934Turner Jan 1935Gainer Jan 1935Rossi Mar 1935Sykes Dec 193514.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Billy Ryan and Dave Shade ever fought each other?: Yes. Billy Ryan and Dave Shade have met 2 times and Dave Shade leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Ryan or Shade?: Billy Ryan is 1-9-4 across the 14 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, Ryan or Shade?: Billy Ryan has 1 knockout win and Dave Shade has 17. Dave Shade has more.
Do Ryan and Shade have any common opponents?: Billy Ryan and Dave Shade share 1 common opponent: Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ryan and Shade?: This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Billy Ryan and 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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