Have Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe met once on May 1, 1922, and Dave Shade won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Shade or O'Keefe?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Dennis O'Keefe is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Shade or O'Keefe?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Dennis O'Keefe has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and O'Keefe have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe share 2 common opponents: Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and O'Keefe?

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 3 bouts tracked for Dennis O'Keefe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs Dennis O'Keefe — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

Dennis O'Keefe

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Dennis O'Keefe (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Shade

156

Wins17 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws251 tracked bouts

O'Keefe

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe have met 1 time; Shade leads 1–0.
Met	1922May 1	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Dennis O'KeefeFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSShade vs O'Keefe	1Meeting

Shade vs O'Keefe · May 1, 1922

The Numbers

Shade 4 · O'Keefe 1 of 5 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingO'Keefe

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 10.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 12%—
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
3

† 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: Dave Shade: Died aged 81; Dennis O'Keefe: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Dennis O'Keefe: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dave Shade156 wins · from 251 tracked bouts

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

Dennis O'Keefe0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for O'Keefe yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Dennis O'Keefe 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Shade better on 22 shared · Dave Shade better on 2

ShadeDave Shade

Opponent

O'KeefeDennis O'Keefe

Dave Shade
Win, KO 4
1922Mar 1922
MitchellPinky MitchellUnited States 48–26–6Shade betterDave Shade better — 1–0 to 0–1
Dennis O'Keefe
Loss, NWS
1921Jan 1921
Dave Shade
0–0–2 against
Draw, MD
1922Feb 1922
Draw, PTS
1921Jun 1921
BrittonJack BrittonUnited States 237–60–43 · WelterweightShade betterDave Shade better — 0–0–2 to 0–1
Dennis O'Keefe
Loss, NWS
1920Apr 1920

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

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

Dennis O'Keefe last boxed on May 1, 1922 — 38,168 days ago. O'Keefe had lost three straight.LLL

Britton Apr 1920Mitchell Jan 1921Shade May 19221.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe met once on May 1, 1922, and Dave Shade won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Shade or O'Keefe?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Dennis O'Keefe is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Shade or O'Keefe?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Dennis O'Keefe has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and O'Keefe have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Dennis O'Keefe share 2 common opponents: Pinky Mitchell and Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and O'Keefe?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 3 bouts tracked for Dennis O'Keefe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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