Have Dave Shade and Phil Krug ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Phil Krug have met 2 times and Dave Shade leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Shade or Krug?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Phil Krug is 1-5 across the 6 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 Krug?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Phil Krug has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and Krug have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Phil Krug share 2 common opponents: Mickey Walker and Jack Britton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 6 bouts tracked for Phil Krug. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs Phil Krug — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

Phil Krug

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Phil Krug (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Shade

156

Wins17 KO · 11%

Losses

Draws251 tracked bouts

Krug

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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 2–0

Dave Shade and Phil Krug have met 2 times; Shade leads 2–0.
Met	1924Dec 3	1927Apr 12	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Phil KrugFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	NWSShade vs Krug	PTSShade vs Krug	2Meetings

The Numbers

Shade 5 · Krug 1 of 6 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingKrug

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
16.7%
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
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
6

† 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; Phil Krug: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Phil Krug: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, Phil Krug 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%

Phil Krug1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Phil Krug 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Shade better on 1 · Krug better on 12 shared · Dave Shade better on 1 · Phil Krug better on 1

ShadeDave Shade

Opponent

KrugPhil Krug

Dave Shade
1–2 against
Loss, SD
1925Sep 1925
Win, NWS
1921Dec 1921
Loss, TKO 8
1921Nov 1921
WalkerMickey WalkerUnited States 131–25–6Krug betterPhil Krug better — 0–1 to 1–2
Phil Krug
Loss, NWS
1922Dec 1922
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
Phil Krug
Loss, NWS
1924Oct 1924

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

Phil Krug last boxed on Apr 12, 1927 — 36,351 days ago. Krug had lost five straight.LLLLL

Gibbons Dec 1921Walker Dec 1922Britton Oct 1924Shade Dec 1924Shade Apr 19271.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Phil Krug ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Phil Krug have met 2 times and Dave Shade leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Shade or Krug?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Phil Krug is 1-5 across the 6 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 Krug?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Phil Krug has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and Krug have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Phil Krug share 2 common opponents: Mickey Walker and Jack Britton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and Krug?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 6 bouts tracked for Phil Krug. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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