Have Dave Shade and George Courtney ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and George Courtney met once on June 15, 1928, and Dave Shade won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Shade or Courtney?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and George Courtney is 1-3 across the 4 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 Courtney?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and George Courtney has 1. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and Courtney have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and George Courtney share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. George Courtney fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 4 bouts tracked for George Courtney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs George Courtney — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

George Courtney

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and George Courtney (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Shade

156

Wins17 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws251 tracked bouts

Courtney

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 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 George Courtney have met 1 time; Shade leads 1–0.
Met	1928Jun 15	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
George CourtneyFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSShade vs Courtney	1Meeting

Shade vs Courtney · Jun 15, 1928

The Numbers

Shade 4 · Courtney 2 of 6 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingCourtney

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 10.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 12%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
4

† 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; George Courtney: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; George Courtney: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, George Courtney 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%

George Courtney1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, George Courtney 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Courtney better on 11 shared · George Courtney better on 1

ShadeDave Shade

Opponent

CourtneyGeorge Courtney

Dave Shade
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1926Jun 1926
Loss, UD
1926Jun 1926
RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomUnited States 223–44–29Courtney betterGeorge Courtney better — 0–1 to 0–2
George Courtney
Loss, PTS
1925Aug 1925

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 losing a decision to Johnny Rossi. Shade last boxed on Dec 2, 1935.WLWLW

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

George Courtney last boxed on Sep 19, 1932 — 34,369 days ago. Courtney had lost two straight, after one straight win.LWLL

Rosenbloom Aug 1925Estridge Jun 1926Shade Jun 1928Knight Sep 19320.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and George Courtney ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and George Courtney met once on June 15, 1928, and Dave Shade won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Shade or Courtney?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and George Courtney is 1-3 across the 4 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 Courtney?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and George Courtney has 1. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and Courtney have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and George Courtney share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. George Courtney fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and Courtney?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 4 bouts tracked for George Courtney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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