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Agony and ecstasy: Toronto's Roddy MacDonald (left) is battered and on his way to defeat in defence of his light-heavyweight championship at Varsity Arena last night
Agony and ecstasy: Toronto's Roddy MacDonald (left) is battered and on his way to defeat in defence of his light-heavyweight championship at Varsity Arena last night

Agony and ecstasy: Toronto's Roddy MacDonald (left) is battered and on his way to defeat in defence of his light-heavyweight championship at Varsity Arena last night

Date8/19/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Going down: Challenger Roddy MacDonald watches as champion Gary Summerhays heads for the canvas duing their Canadian light heavyweight championship fight last night at the CNE Coliseum
Going down: Challenger Roddy MacDonald watches as champion Gary Summerhays heads for the canvas duing their Canadian light heavyweight championship fight last night at the CNE Coliseum
12/2/1981
New champ: Roddy MacDonald hugs his manager after the 21-year-old Toronto fighter won the Canadian light heavyweigh championship last night at the CNE Coliseum
New champ: Roddy MacDonald hugs his manager after the 21-year-old Toronto fighter won the Canadian light heavyweigh championship last night at the CNE Coliseum
12/1/1981
Too heavy: Roddy MacDonald was 2 1/2 pounds over the 175-pound limit at the official weigh-in yesterday but he'll shed that easily in preparation for the Canadian championship bout against the light heavyweight titleholder Gary Summer-hays, checking the s
Too heavy: Roddy MacDonald was 2 1/2 pounds over the 175-pound limit at the official weigh-in yesterday but he'll shed that easily in preparation for the Canadian championship bout against the light heavyweight titleholder Gary Summer-hays, checking the s
11/30/1981
The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena
The agony of defeat: Quebec Premier Rene Levesque, his wife Corinne at his side, delivers a tearful speech to a crowd of 6,000 suppoters at Montreal's Paul Sauve arena
5/20/1980
Ready for Willie: Canadian light-heavyweight champ Roddy MacDonald works out before bout with Willie Featherstone next week
Ready for Willie: Canadian light-heavyweight champ Roddy MacDonald works out before bout with Willie Featherstone next week
8/13/1986
Agony and Ecstasy: New York Islanders Ken Baumgartner helps Pat LaFontaine celebrate his game-winning goal last night at the Gardens while Leafs goaltender Mark Laforest, right, exhibits slightly less enthusiasm
Agony and Ecstasy: New York Islanders Ken Baumgartner helps Pat LaFontaine celebrate his game-winning goal last night at the Gardens while Leafs goaltender Mark Laforest, right, exhibits slightly less enthusiasm
3/29/1990
The new berbick? Former WBC heavyweight champ Trevor Berbick, right, pummels Jeff Simms of Miami last night at Varsity Arena. Berbick, who was anythin(...)
The new berbick? Former WBC heavyweight champ Trevor Berbick, right, pummels Jeff Simms of Miami last night at Varsity Arena. Berbick, who was anythin(...)
7/18/1990
Agony and ecstasy, National Ballet principal dancer Kevin Pugh endures painful exercises and rehearsals in his struggle to recover from a nagging foot(...)
Agony and ecstasy, National Ballet principal dancer Kevin Pugh endures painful exercises and rehearsals in his struggle to recover from a nagging foot(...)
2/1/1988
Working out on the punching bag, 165-pound Roddy MacDonald, 17, believes he'll keep the Canadian amateur senior middleweight boxing championship in challenge match tomorrow night
Working out on the punching bag, 165-pound Roddy MacDonald, 17, believes he'll keep the Canadian amateur senior middleweight boxing championship in challenge match tomorrow night
5/16/1978
Smart player. Wojtek Fibak prepares to return a short by American Tim Mayotte, whom he defeated, 7-5, - 7-6 (7-4), last night at the Molson Light Challenge at Varsity Arena
Smart player. Wojtek Fibak prepares to return a short by American Tim Mayotte, whom he defeated, 7-5, - 7-6 (7-4), last night at the Molson Light Challenge at Varsity Arena
2/20/1985
The biggest NDP rally of the provincial election campaign cheers party leader Donald MacDonald and wife as they enter Varsity arena last night
The biggest NDP rally of the provincial election campaign cheers party leader Donald MacDonald and wife as they enter Varsity arena last night
9/21/1963
It's over: Jack Layton accepts his defeat and Toronto's Mayor-elect June Rowlands celebrates after her hands-down victory was announced last night.
It's over: Jack Layton accepts his defeat and Toronto's Mayor-elect June Rowlands celebrates after her hands-down victory was announced last night.
11/12/1991