Have Dave Shade and Lew Chester ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Lew Chester met once on July 6, 1926, and Dave Shade won by NWS.

Who has the better record, Shade or Chester?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Lew Chester is 1-4 across the 5 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 Chester?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Lew Chester has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and Chester have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Lew Chester share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Slattery. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 5 bouts tracked for Lew Chester. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs Lew Chester — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

Lew Chester

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Lew Chester (1-4 across 5 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

Chester

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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 Lew Chester have met 1 time; Shade leads 1–0.
Met	1926Jul 6	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Lew ChesterFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	NWSShade vs Chester	1Meeting

Shade vs Chester · Jul 6, 1926

The Numbers

Shade 5 · Chester 1 of 6 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingChester

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 10.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 12% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
5

† 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; Lew Chester: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Lew Chester: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, Lew Chester 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%

Lew Chester1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Lew Chester 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

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

ShadeDave Shade

Opponent

ChesterLew Chester

Dave Shade
Win, TKO 3
1925Jul 1925
SlatteryJimmy SlatteryUnited States 114–13Shade betterDave Shade better — 1–0 to 0–1
Lew Chester
Loss, PTS
1927Apr 1927

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

Lew Chester last boxed on Apr 18, 1927 — 36,345 days ago. Chester had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Berlenbach Jan 1924Estridge Aug 1925Shade Jul 1926Smith Feb 1927Slattery Apr 19271.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Lew Chester ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Lew Chester met once on July 6, 1926, and Dave Shade won by NWS.
Who has the better record, Shade or Chester?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Lew Chester is 1-4 across the 5 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 Chester?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Lew Chester has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and Chester have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Lew Chester share 1 common opponent: Jimmy Slattery. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and Chester?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 5 bouts tracked for Lew Chester. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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