Herbert Slade

[11] Born at Kaikino, near Awanui in the Northland region of New Zealand, in 1851, he was one of eight children of James Slade, an Irish whaler, and Te Paea Rupu "Sophia" Kopiri, a Māori woman of the Ngāpuhi tribe.

[11] Given the issues of racial discrimination in the United States, it was unusual for a brown person to be allowed to fight for the championship.

"[19] In 1886, Slade gave a sparring exhibition with Duncan McDonald at the Opera House in Salt Lake City, Utah to the benefit of the Olympic Club.

[36][37] But there were rumors in the press and finally an announcement of Slade coming out of retirement to fight Charley Lange at the Elks gym.

[38][39][40] In June 1891, Slade gave a sparring exhibition in Provo, Utah with George LaBlanche and then prepared for a ten-round match with Lange in the Electric Light Hall in Salt Lake City.

[55] Slade was a part owner of the Last Chance gold mine in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains east of Salt Lake City.

[56][57][58] In 1909, Slade was appointed to serve as two-year term as Deputy Sheriff at Knight's Smelter in Tintic, Utah.