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Knockout honor: Sonny Thomson, with wife Joan behind all the way, has scored the biggest victory of his ring career with his Induction into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame
Knockout honor: Sonny Thomson, with wife Joan behind all the way, has scored the biggest victory of his ring career with his Induction into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame

Knockout honor: Sonny Thomson, with wife Joan behind all the way, has scored the biggest victory of his ring career with his Induction into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame

Date10/4/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Knockout honor: Sonny Thomson, with wife Joan behind all the way, has scored the biggest victory of his ring career with his Induction into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0092319F
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