Have Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker met once on August 6, 1927, and Dave Shade won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Shade or Walker?

Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Wild Willie Walker is 0-9 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 Walker?

Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Wild Willie Walker has 0. Dave Shade has more.

Do Shade and Walker have any common opponents?

Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.

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

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

Dave Shade vs Wild Willie Walker — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Dave Shade

Wild Willie Walker

Dave Shade (156-29-62) and Wild Willie Walker (0-9 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

Walker

Tracked record

0–9

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 Wild Willie Walker have met 1 time; Shade leads 1–0.
Met	1927Aug 6	Series
Dave ShadeFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Wild Willie WalkerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSShade vs Walker	1Meeting

Shade vs Walker · Aug 6, 1927

The Numbers

Shade 5 · Walker 0 of 5 measurable rows

ShadeEdge = longer wingWalker

Record^†: 156-29-62 (edge)0-9
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 3: 2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 14.2: 14.2 (edge)
0.7
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; Wild Willie Walker: No date of birth
Stance: Dave Shade: Orthodox; Wild Willie Walker: Not recorded

Dave Shade left, Wild Willie Walker 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%

Wild Willie Walker0 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Walker yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Shade 251, Wild Willie Walker 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

WalkerWild Willie Walker

Dave Shade
0–2 against
Loss, PTS
1926Jun 1926
Loss, UD
1926Jun 1926
RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomUnited States 223–44–29Shade betterDave Shade better — 0–2 to 0–3
Wild Willie Walker
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1928Feb 1928
Loss, PTS
1927Apr 1927
Loss, PTS
1926Mar 1926

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

Wild Willie Walker last boxed on Oct 29, 1935 — 33,228 days ago. Walker had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Rosenbloom Apr 1927Shade Aug 1927Levinsky Oct 1927Rosenbloom Feb 1928Hostak Oct 19350.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker met once on August 6, 1927, and Dave Shade won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Shade or Walker?: Dave Shade is 156-29-62 and Wild Willie Walker is 0-9 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 Walker?: Dave Shade has 17 knockout wins and Wild Willie Walker has 0. Dave Shade has more.
Do Shade and Walker have any common opponents?: Dave Shade and Wild Willie Walker share 1 common opponent: Maxie Rosenbloom. Dave Shade fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Shade and Walker?: This comparison is drawn from 251 bouts tracked for Dave Shade and 9 bouts tracked for Wild Willie Walker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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