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Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens
Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens

Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens

Date5/4/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stranger in town: Jimmy Ellis relaxes in hotel room on his arrival in Toronto for upcoming bout with George Chuvalo next Monday at Maple Leaf Gardens.
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