SPORT & NOTE
Dave SANDS

Male

(David Ritchie)
Middleweight, Australia, Stockton, near Newcastle, New South Wales
Born: February 4, 1926, Burnt Ridge, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Died: August 11, 1952, Dungog, New South Wales, Australia
(died prematurely in a motor vehicle accident,
when the truck he was driving rolled at Dungog
and the steering wheel hit him in the chest)

Height: 5ft 10 1/2in, mt 1,79

an Australian Aborigine boxer

Brother of Alfie Sands, Clem Sands, George Sands, Ritchie Sands and Russell Sands


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1941
+ Aug. 16Leo Con CorriganNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ Aug. 26Paddy ChapmanNewcastle, Australia TKO 4
+ Sept. 13Eddie RoebuckNewcastle, Australia KO 4
- Sept. 16Eddie RoebuckNewcastle, Australia L 4
+ Sept. 20Eddie RoebuckNewcastle, Australia W 4
+ Sept. 23Cec BurrNewcastle, Australia KO 2
- Nov. 25Gunner WilkinsonNewcastle, Australia TKO by 4
+ Nov. 26Clarrie ConnollyNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ Nov. 27Jim RyanNewcastle, Australia KO 2
+ Nov. 28Fred O'ReillyNewcastle, Australia KO 3
+ Nov. 29Jim FieldsNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ Nov. 30Skip McGowanNewcastle, Australia KO 3
+ Dec. 1Johnny DugganNewcastle, Australia KO 2
+ Dec. 2Claude WainwrightNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ Dec. 3Frank O'NeillNewcastle, Australia KO 4
+ Dec. 4Jimmy ClementsNewcastle, Australia KO 4
+ Dec. 5Ted HazelNewcastle, Australia KO 3
1942
Inactive
1943
+ June 12Len BakerNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ June 19Snowy StephensNewcastle, Australia W 6
+ July 3Bill WarrenNewcastle, Australia W 8
+ July 17Eddie TruxelNewcastle, Australia W 6
+ Aug. 14Ken McDermottNewcastle, Australia TKO 11
+ Aug. 21Ken McDermottNewcastle, Australia KO 1
+ Sept. 11Cliff BowenNewcastle, Australia TKO 2
+ Oct. 23Bobby RiversNewcastle, Australia TKO 8
+ Nov. 20George CookNewcastle, Australia W 12
- Nov. 27Billy MyersNewcastle, Australia L 12
+ Dec. 18George CookNewcastle, Australia W 12
1944
+ Jan. 22Bobby ClarkeNewcastle, Australia KO 6
- Feb. 5Jack McNameeNewcastle, Australia L 12
+ Feb. 25John BuchananKempsey, Australia KO 2
+ Apr. 1Jack MitchellNewcastle, Australia TKO 12
- Apr. 15Doug BrownNewcastle, Australia L 12
- May 13Doug BrownNewcastle, Australia L 12
+ June 2Bill BaylissBrisbane, Australia KO 2
+ June 30Dal ConwayBrisbane, Australia TKO 4
+ July 15Bob CoglanNewcastle, Australia W 12
+ Aug. 5Jimmy GreyNewcastle, Australia W 12
+ Sept. 2Jackie DayNewcastle, Australia TKO 5
+ Sept. 23Tom LamingNewcastle, Australia KO 7
+ Oct. 21Max CameronNewcastle, Australia TKO 3
- Nov. 18Jackie MarrNewcastle, Australia L 12
+ Dec. 1Jimmy GreyBrisbane, Australia KO 8
+ Dec. 16Jackie MarrNewcastle, Australia W 12
1945
+ Feb. 3Jack BranderNewcastle, Australia KO 2
+ Mar. 3Al WalkerNewcastle, Australia W 12
+ Mar. 29Max CameronSydney, Australia W 12
+ May 5Al WalkerNewcastle, Australia KO 7
+ May 10Max CameronSydney, Australia KO 6
+ June 16Herb BroomNewcastle, Australia KO 3
+ July 7Tom LamingNewcastle, Australia KO 2
+ Aug. 11Billy MyersNewcastle, Australia KO 5
+ Oct. 20Max CameronNewcastle, Australia TKO 11
+ Nov. 24Al WalkerNewcastle, Australia W 12
+ Dec. 27Tommy ColteauxSydney, Australia KO 1
1946
+ Jan. 26Alex BuxtonSydney, Australia W 12
+ Mar. 2Jimmy BruntSydney, Australia TKO 1
+ May 11Jack KirkhamSydney, Australia TKO 12
Australian Middleweight Title
+ June 7Jack KirkhamBrisbane, Australia KO 5
Australian Middleweight Title
+ Aug. 24Jack Johnson Sydney, Australia TKO 4
Australian Light-Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 12Jack Johnson Melbourne, Australia TKO 1
Australian Light-Heavyweight Title
= Nov. 23Jackie MarrMelbourne, Australia Draw 12
+ Nov. 30Alf GallagherSydney, Australia KO 3
Australian Light-Heavyweight Title
1947
- Feb. 14Emory JacksonSydney, Australia L 12
+ Mar. 24Art LindSydney, Australia TKO 7
+ Apr. 14Emory JacksonSydney, Australia W 12
* May 3Emory JacksonMelbourne, Australia NC 7
+ May 31George AllenMelbourne, Australia TKO 1
+ Aug. 6O'Neill BellSydney, Australia KO 2
+ Sept. 8George HenrySydney, Australia W 12
+ Oct. 13George HenrySydney, Australia W 12
+ Nov. 24George AllenSydney, Australia TKO 9
+ Nov. 29Alex BuxtonNewcastle, Australia W 12
1948
+ Feb. 7Alabama KidNewcastle, Australia KO 4
+ Mar. 6Doug RollinsonPetone, New Zealand KO 1
+ Mar. 27Jackie MarrPetone, New Zealand W 12
+ Apr. 10Don MullettPetone, New Zealand W 12
* Apr. 19Jackie MarrAuckland, New Zealand NC 7
+ June 12Billy MyersNewcastle, Australia W 12
+ June 26George AllenNewcastle, Australia TKO 6
+ Aug. 27Billy MyersGriffith, Australia W 12
+ Sept. 27Doug BrownSydney, Australia TKO 1
+ Oct. 9Len DittmarMelbourne, Australia TKO 5
+ Dec. 17Tommy PrinceNewcastle, Australia KO 3
1949
+ Feb. 18Antoine TonioloMelbourne, Australia TKO 1
- Apr. 4Tommy YaroszHarringay, Great BritainL 10
+ Apr. 19Lucien CabocheKensington, Great BritainW 10
+ May 16Jackie JonesNewcastle, Great BritainKO 1
+ June 3Jan de BruinNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ July 5Robert VillemainKensington, Great BritainW 10
+ Sept. 6 Dick TurpinHarringay, Great BritainKO 1
Commonwealth Middleweight Title
+ Oct. 11Pete MeadHarringay, Great BritainW 10
1950
+ Mar. 20Bobo OlsonSydney, Australia W 12
+ Apr. 21Boy BrooksSingapore, SingaporeWDQ 4
+ May 12Boy BrooksSingapore, SingaporeW 10
+ Aug. 7Henry BrimmSydney, Australia KO 2
+ Sept. 4Alf GallagherSydney, Australia W 15
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ Dec. 14Don MullettWellington, New Zealand W 12
1951
+ Jan. 12Boy BrooksMelbourne, Australia W 12
+ Feb. 5Irvin SteenSydney, Australia W 12
+ Feb. 10Henry BrayNewcastle, Australia KO 7
+ July 10Mel BrownKensington, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 20Doug MillerBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
+ Oct. 3Bobo OlsonChicago, United States W 10
+ Oct. 30Henry BrimmBuffalo, United States KO 10
- Nov. 13Yolande PompeyHarringay, Great BritainTKO by 7
1952
+ Feb. 8Ron TooheyMelbourne, Australia TKO 10
+ Mar. 31Chub KeithSydney, Australia TKO 14
+ May 9Al BourkeMelbourne, Australia KO 5
Australian and Commonwealth Middleweight Titles
+ July 9Jim WoodsWagga Wagga, Australia KO 4
Australian Heavyweight Title

 

Summary

Total bouts: 110, Won: 97 (62 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 2