Have Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin met once on February 12, 1927, and Dave Shade won by TKO.

Who has the better record, Shade or McLaughlin?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Vic McLaughlin is 0-6-1 across the 9 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 McLaughlin?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Vic McLaughlin has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and McLaughlin have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin?

This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 9 bouts tracked for Vic McLaughlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Shade vs Vic McLaughlin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

Vic McLaughlin

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Vic McLaughlin (0-6-1 across 9 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

McLaughlin

Tracked record

0–6–1

counted from 9 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 Vic McLaughlin have met 1 time; Shade leads 1–0.
Met	1927Feb 12	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Vic McLaughlinFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOShade vs McLaughlin	1Meeting

Shade vs McLaughlin · Feb 12, 1927

The Numbers

Shade 4 · McLaughlin 0 of 4 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingMcLaughlin

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)0-6-1
Win %0–100%: 75.7% (edge)
7.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 10.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 12%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 251: 251
9

† 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; Vic McLaughlin: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Vic McLaughlin: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, Vic McLaughlin 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%

Vic McLaughlin0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for McLaughlin yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Vic McLaughlin 9 — 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

McLaughlinVic McLaughlin

Dave Shade
Win, TKO 3
1925Jul 1925
SlatteryJimmy SlatteryUnited States 114–13Shade betterDave Shade better — 1–0 to 0–2
Vic McLaughlin
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 6
1928Nov 1928
Loss, PTS
1924Dec 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

Vic McLaughlin last boxed on Nov 5, 1928 — 35,776 days ago. McLaughlin had lost six straight.LLLLL

Stribling Sep 1924Slattery Dec 1924Shade Feb 1927Braddock Aug 1927Slattery Nov 19281.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin met once on February 12, 1927, and Dave Shade won by TKO.
Who has the better record, Shade or McLaughlin?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Vic McLaughlin is 0-6-1 across the 9 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 McLaughlin?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Vic McLaughlin has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and McLaughlin have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Vic McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 9 bouts tracked for Vic McLaughlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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