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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

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

Date5/16/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
Honing his boxing skills. Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray works out on punching bag at Lansdowne Athletic Club in preparation for bout with (...)
Honing his boxing skills. Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray works out on punching bag at Lansdowne Athletic Club in preparation for bout with (...)
4/24/1974
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
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
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
8/19/1986
Punching for fun: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Donny Lalonde of Winnipeg, right, lands a soft punch to jaw of actor Jeff Wincott during filming of an episode of the TV series Night Heat at the Cabbagetown Boxing Club yesterday
Punching for fun: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Donny Lalonde of Winnipeg, right, lands a soft punch to jaw of actor Jeff Wincott during filming of an episode of the TV series Night Heat at the Cabbagetown Boxing Club yesterday
9/25/1988
Aiding the elderly: Lawrence Crawford, a gerontology consultant, believes that planning must remain flexible to meet the changing needs of our aging population. He says the government is assessing support programs to keep seniors in their homes before committing cash to institutions.
Aiding the elderly: Lawrence Crawford, a gerontology consultant, believes that planning must remain flexible to meet the changing needs of our aging population. He says the government is assessing support programs to keep seniors in their homes before committing cash to institutions.
3/12/1987
Title shot: John Nimick of Philadelphia backhands a return in his hard ball match with Anil Nayar of New York that decided the Canadian Open amateur championship at Toronto Squash Club yesterday
Title shot: John Nimick of Philadelphia backhands a return in his hard ball match with Anil Nayar of New York that decided the Canadian Open amateur championship at Toronto Squash Club yesterday
2/7/1982
No punching in this ring. Clyde Gray (left), the 26-year-old Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight boxing champion, and his wife, Evelyn, look over f(...)
No punching in this ring. Clyde Gray (left), the 26-year-old Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight boxing champion, and his wife, Evelyn, look over f(...)
11/12/1973
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
Suzanne Hotchkiss: Founder of Ontario Women's Amateur Boxing Association plans an exhibition sparring match soon
Suzanne Hotchkiss: Founder of Ontario Women's Amateur Boxing Association plans an exhibition sparring match soon
10/4/1982
Fight headliners, Shawn O'Sullivan of Toronto, right, is confident he'll win the Canadian welterweight boxing championship on March 20 when he meets c(...)
Fight headliners, Shawn O'Sullivan of Toronto, right, is confident he'll win the Canadian welterweight boxing championship on March 20 when he meets c(...)
2/12/1988