Heavyweight · Australia
Dave Sands 87-10-1, 2 NC 52 KO · 1941–1952
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Dave Sands was a heavyweight boxer from Australia, born Feb 4, 1926. Record 87-10-1, 2 NC with 52 knockouts over 1941–1952. Dave Sands last fought Jim Woods on Jul 9, 1952 and won by KO in round 4 of 15.
Also: ديف ساندز · David Ritchie · David Sands
Born Feb 4, 1926
Died Aug 11, 1952
Country 🇦🇺 Australia
Stance Orthodox
Debut Aug 16, 1941
Career 1941–1952
Rounds boxed 747
KO share 60%
Born in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Titles Australian heavyweight title 1952
Boxerbook rating 1790 ± 324 · inactive since Jul 1952Why here › Confirmed bouts 3 of 100
Career record Record
87-10-1, 2 NC, 52 KOs · 1941–1952
Last result W
Jim Woods
Won vacant Australian heavyweight title KO 4/15 · Wagga Wagga Stadium, Wagga Wagga, 🇦🇺
The record 100 bouts, 1941–1952, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Jim Woods
Won vacant Australian heavyweight title KO 4/15 · Wagga Wagga Stadium, Wagga Wagga, 🇦🇺
Sands 86-10-1 · Woods —
W
Retained Australasian light heavyweight title KO 5/15 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 85-10-1 · Bourke —
W
Chub Keith
Won vacant Australasian light heavyweight title TKO 14/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 84-10-1 · Keith —
W
Ron Toohey
TKO 10/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 83-10-1 · Toohey —
L
TKO 7/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sands 83-9-1 · Pompey —
W
KO 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Sands 82-9-1 · Brimm —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Sands 81-9-1 · Olson 46-4-0
W
Doug Miller
PTS 10/10 · Sportsdrome, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Sands 80-9-1 · Miller —
W
Mel Brown
PTS 10/10 · Earls Court Arena, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Sands 79-9-1 · Brown —
W
Henry Bray
TKO 7/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 78-9-1 · Bray —
W
Irvin Steen
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 77-9-1 · Steen —
W
Boy Brooks
PTS 12/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 76-9-1 · Brooks —
W
Don Mullett
PTS 12/12 · Town Hall, Wellington, 🇳🇿
Sands 75-9-1 · Mullett —
W
Alf Gallagher
Won vacant Australian heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 74-9-1 · Gallagher —
W
TKO 2/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 73-9-1 · Brimm —
W
Boy Brooks
UD 10/10 · Happy World Arena, 🇸🇬
Sands 72-9-1 · Brooks —
W
Boy Brooks
DQ 4/10 · Happy World Arena, 🇸🇬
Sands 71-9-1 · Brooks —
W
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 70-9-1 · Olson 38-2-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sands 69-9-1 · Mead —
W
Won Commonwealth middleweight title KO 1/15 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sands 68-9-1 · Turpin 77-16-5
Show all 100 bouts W
PTS 10/10 · Olympia, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Sands 67-9-1 · Villemain —
W
PTS 10/10 · New St. James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Sands 66-9-1 · Bruin —
W
Jackie Jones
TKO 1/10 · New St. James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Sands 65-9-1 · Jones —
W
Lucien Caboche
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Sands 64-9-1 · Caboche —
L
Tommy Yarosz
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Sands 64-8-1 · Yarosz —
W
Antoine Toniolo
TKO 1/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 63-8-1 · Toniolo —
W
Tommy Prince
KO 3/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 62-8-1 · Prince —
W
Len Dittmar
TKO 5/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 61-8-1 · Dittmar —
W
Doug Brown
TKO 1/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 60-8-1 · Brown —
W
Billy Meyers
PTS 12/12 · Griffith Stadium, Griffith, 🇦🇺
Sands 59-8-1 · Meyers —
W
George Allen
TKO 6/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 58-8-1 · Allen —
W
Billy Myers
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 57-8-1 · Myers —
NC
Jackie Marr
NC 7/12 · Town Hall, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Sands 57-8-1 · Marr —
W
Don Mullett
PTS 12/12 · Petone Recreation Ground, Petone, 🇳🇿
Sands 56-8-1 · Mullett —
W
Jackie Marr
PTS 12/12 · Petone Recreation Ground, Petone, 🇳🇿
Sands 55-8-1 · Marr —
W
Doug Rollinson
KO 1/12 · Petone Recreation Ground, Petone, 🇳🇿
Sands 54-8-1 · Rollinson —
W
Alabama Kid
KO 4/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 53-8-1 · Kid —
W
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 52-8-1 · Buxton —
W
George Allen
TKO 9/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 51-8-1 · Allen —
W
George 'Wildcat' Henry
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 50-8-1 · Henry —
W
George 'Wildcat' Henry
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 49-8-1 · Henry —
W
George Allen
KO 2/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 48-8-1 · Allen —
W
George Allen
TKO 1/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 47-8-1 · Allen —
NC
Emory Jackson
NC 7/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 47-8-1 · Jackson —
W
Emory Jackson
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 46-8-1 · Jackson —
W
Art Lind
TKO 7/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 45-8-1 · Lind —
L
Emory Jackson
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 45-7-1 · Jackson —
W
Alf Gallagher
Retained Australian light heavyweight title KO 3/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 44-7-1 · Gallagher —
D
Jackie Marr
PTS 12/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 44-7-0 · Marr —
W
Jack Johnson
Retained Australian light heavyweight title TKO 1/15 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Sands 43-7-0 · Johnson —
W
Jack Johnson
Won Australian light heavyweight title TKO 4/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 42-7-0 · Johnson —
W
Jack Kirkham
Retained Australian middleweight title KO 5/15 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sands 41-7-0 · Kirkham —
W
Jack Kirkham
Won Australian middleweight title TKO 12/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 40-7-0 · Kirkham —
W
Jimmy Brunt
TKO 1/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 39-7-0 · Brunt —
W
PTS 12/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 38-7-0 · Buxton —
W
Tommy Colteaux
RTD 2/12 · Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 37-7-0 · Colteaux —
W
Al Walker
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 36-7-0 · Walker —
W
Max Cameron
Won vacant New South Wales State middleweight title TKO 11/15 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 35-7-0 · Cameron —
W
Billy Myers
KO 5/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 34-7-0 · Myers —
W
Tom Laming
KO 2/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 33-7-0 · Laming —
W
Herb Broom
KO 3/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 32-7-0 · Broom —
W
Max Cameron
RTD 6/12 · Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 31-7-0 · Cameron —
W
Al Walker
KO 7/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 30-7-0 · Walker —
W
Max Cameron
PTS 12/12 · Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Sands 29-7-0 · Cameron —
W
Al Walker
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 28-7-0 · Walker —
W
Jack Brander
KO 2/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 27-7-0 · Brander —
W
Jackie Marr
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 26-7-0 · Marr —
W
Jimmy Grey
KO 8/12 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sands 25-7-0 · Grey —
L
Jackie Marr
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 25-6-0 · Marr —
W
Max Cameron
TKO 3/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 24-6-0 · Cameron —
W
Tom Laming
KO 7/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 23-6-0 · Laming —
W
Jackie Day
TKO 5/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 22-6-0 · Day —
W
Jimmy Grey
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 21-6-0 · Grey —
W
Bob Coughlan
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 20-6-0 · Coughlan —
W
Dal Conway
TKO 4/12 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sands 19-6-0 · Conway —
W
Bill Bayliss
KO 2/12 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Sands 18-6-0 · Bayliss —
L
Doug Brown
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 18-5-0 · Brown —
L
Doug Brown
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 18-4-0 · Brown —
W
Jack Mitchell
TKO 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 17-4-0 · Mitchell —
W
Jack Buchanan
KO 2/6 · Theatre Royal, Kempsey, 🇦🇺
Sands 16-4-0 · Buchanan —
L
Jack McNamee
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 16-3-0 · McNamee —
W
Bobby Clarke
KO 6/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 15-3-0 · Clarke —
W
George Cook
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 14-3-0 · Cook —
L
Billy Myers
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 14-2-0 · Myers —
W
George Cook
PTS 12/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 13-2-0 · Cook —
W
Bobby Rivers
TKO 9/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 12-2-0 · Rivers —
W
Cliff Bowen
TKO 2/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 11-2-0 · Bowen —
W
Ken McDermott
KO 1/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 10-2-0 · McDermott —
W
Ken McDermott
RTD 10/12 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 9-2-0 · McDermott —
W
Eddie Truxel
PTS 6/6 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 8-2-0 · Truxel —
W
Bill Warren
PTS 6/6 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 7-2-0 · Warren —
W
Snowy Stevens
PTS 6/6 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 6-2-0 · Stevens —
W
Len Baker
KO 1/4 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 5-2-0 · Baker —
L
Gunner Wilkinson
TKO 4/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 5-1-0 · Wilkinson —
W
Cec Burr
KO 2/4 · Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 4-1-0 · Burr —
W
Eddie Roebuck
PTS 4/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 3-1-0 · Roebuck —
L
Eddie Roebuck
PTS 4/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 3-0-0 · Roebuck —
W
Eddie Roebuck
KO 4/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 2-0-0 · Roebuck —
W
Paddy Chapman
TKO 4/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 1-0-0 · Chapman —
W
Leo Con Corrigan
KO 1/4 · Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, 🇦🇺
Sands 0-0-0 · Corrigan —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Dave Sands's record? Dave Sands's professional record is 87-10-1, 2 NC with 52 knockouts.
Who did Dave Sands fight last? Dave Sands last fought Jim Woods on Jul 9, 1952 and won by KO in round 4 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 13103 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13103 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
