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Dave Sands

2413 KOs
00 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-W-W-W-W-W
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
24
rounds
190
KO %
54.2%
KO wins
13
KO losses
0
career
1944–1952
debut
1944-08-05
last fight
1952-07-09
Profile
birth name
Ritchie
trainer
Tom Maguire
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
Australia
origin
Burnt Ridge,New South Wales.
city / state / zip
Newcastle, New South Wales
dob
1926-02-04
age
100
death
1952-08-11

Latest news

Indigenous boxing legend Dave Sands is celebrated 70 years after triumph as family keeps his story alive
2022-05-28 · ABC News
Remembering Dave Sands, boxing legend and gentle soul
2015-08-11 · Sydney Morning Herald
Even the fact that Tom Collins was to be paid $80,000 for two rounds of boxing against Jeff Harding would not have angered Sands. It would have puzzled him, however. Dave was the best of the six fighting Sands brothers, the last of whom, Clem, died…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jul 9
Jim Woods
31 14 0
W-KO
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Heavyweight Title
4 of 15 · 154 / 174 lbs
Event →
Feb 8
Ron Toohey
7 2 3
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10 of 12 · 162 / 158 lbs
Referee: Terry Reilly
Event →
Aug 20
Doug Miller
24 7 2
W-PTS
Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Jul 10
Mel Brown
40 10 2
W-PTS
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 164 / 165 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Henry Bray
4 2 0
W-KO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12 · 165 / 188 lbs
Event →
Oct 11
Pete Mead
29 11 1
W-PTS
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 163 / 160 lbs
Event →
Jun 3
Jan Bruin
29 5 6
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Apr 19
Lucien Caboche
32 12 2
W-PTS
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 160 / 154 lbs
Event →
Feb 18
Antoine Toniolo
3 2 1
W-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1 of 12 · 159 / 158 lbs · 1:10
Referee: Terry Reilly
Event →
Dec 17
Tommy Prince
0 1 0
W-KO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
3 of 12 · 157 lbs
Event →
Sep 27
Doug Brown
13 6 1
W-TKO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 of 12 · 161 / 173 lbs · 2:58
Referee: Billy Teale
Event →
Nov 29
Alex Buxton
22 9 1
W-PTS
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 159 / 160 lbs
Event →
Oct 13
George 'Wildcat' Henry
43 12 1
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 159 / 160 lbs
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Sep 8
George 'Wildcat' Henry
43 11 1
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Aug 6
O'Neill Bell
15 5 2
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 of 12 · 160 / 150 lbs · 2:10
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Mar 24
Art Lind
39 13 4
W-TKO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12 · 158 / 158 lbs
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Jan 26
Alex Buxton
9 5 0
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 152 / 154 lbs
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Oct 20
Max Cameron
27 17 8
W-TKO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
11 of 15 · 159 / 158 lbs
Referee: Harry Mack
Event →
May 10
Max Cameron
26 16 8
W-KO
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 12
Event →
Mar 29
Max Cameron
26 15 8
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Dec 1
Jimmy Grey
11 4 1
W-KO
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
8 of 12 · 163 / 169 lbs · 1:00
Referee: Pat Hill
Event →
Oct 21
Max Cameron
22 13 8
W-TKO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
3 of 12 · 160 / 157 lbs
Referee: Harry Mack
Event →
Sep 2
Jackie Day
37 29 1
W-TKO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
5 of 12 · 159 / 157 lbs
Referee: Harry Mack
Event →
Aug 5
Jimmy Grey
11 2 1
W-PTS
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 160 / 166 lbs
Referee: Harry Mack
Event →