Have Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly have met 4 times and Dave Shade leads the series 4-0.

Who has the better record, Shade or Kelly?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Jimmy Kelly is 0-8 across the 8 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 Kelly?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Jimmy Kelly has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and Kelly have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly share 2 common opponents: Esteban Gallard and Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 8 bouts tracked for Jimmy Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs Jimmy Kelly — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

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Jimmy Kelly

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Jimmy Kelly (0-8 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Shade

156

Wins17 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws251 tracked bouts

Kelly

Tracked record

0–8

counted from 8 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 4–0

Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly have met 4 times; Shade leads 4–0.
Met	1921Nov 5	1923Jan 13	1923Jun 22	1923Aug 29	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	WWon	WWon	WWon	4–0W–L
Jimmy KellyFighter B	LLost	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–4W–L
Result	PTSShade vs Kelly	PTSShade vs Kelly	PTSShade vs Kelly	NWSShade vs Kelly	4Meetings

The Numbers

Shade 4 · Kelly 1 of 5 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingKelly

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)0-8
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
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
8

† 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; Jimmy Kelly: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Jimmy Kelly: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, Jimmy Kelly 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%

Jimmy Kelly0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Kelly yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Jimmy Kelly 8 — 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

KellyJimmy Kelly

Dave Shade
Draw, PTS
1929Apr 1929
GallardEsteban GallardCuba 54–3–10 · MiddleweightShade betterDave Shade better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Jimmy Kelly
Loss, KO 1
1926Feb 1926
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
Jimmy Kelly
Loss, PTS
1922Oct 1922

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

Jimmy Kelly last boxed on Feb 20, 1926 — 36,770 days ago. Kelly had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Britton Oct 1922Shade Jan 1923Shade Jun 1923Shade Aug 1923Gallard Feb 19261.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly have met 4 times and Dave Shade leads the series 4-0.
Who has the better record, Shade or Kelly?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Jimmy Kelly is 0-8 across the 8 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 Kelly?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Jimmy Kelly has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and Kelly have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Jimmy Kelly share 2 common opponents: Esteban Gallard and Jack Britton. Dave Shade fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and Kelly?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 8 bouts tracked for Jimmy Kelly. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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