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Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing
Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing

Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing

Date5/26/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Clyde Gray: After his brother's death in the ring, Clyde almost quit boxing.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0051361F
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
Still slugging: Clyde Gray, his home bearing few signs of a once-stellar boxing career, is learning to roll with the punches
Still slugging: Clyde Gray, his home bearing few signs of a once-stellar boxing career, is learning to roll with the punches
9/21/1990
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
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
5/26/1975
That's all: Clyde Gray is congratulated by handler as he returns to his corner after winning bout at Gardens last night on second-round TKO over Otho Thyson
That's all: Clyde Gray is congratulated by handler as he returns to his corner after winning bout at Gardens last night on second-round TKO over Otho Thyson
11/21/1972
Clyde Gray is in superb condition for the biggest fight of his life tomorrow when the challenges world welterweight titleholder Jose Napoles at Maple (...)
Clyde Gray is in superb condition for the biggest fight of his life tomorrow when the challenges world welterweight titleholder Jose Napoles at Maple (...)
8/27/1973
Clyde Gray of Toronto, Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight champion, is being checked by a doctor at the weigh-in for his non-title bout tomorrow n(...)
Clyde Gray of Toronto, Canadian and Commonwealth welterweight champion, is being checked by a doctor at the weigh-in for his non-title bout tomorrow n(...)
4/9/1973
Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championsh(...)
Handing out some batting tips to members of his girls softball team is Clyde Gray, who meets titleholder Jose Napoles in world welterweight championsh(...)
8/9/1973
Ready, get set . . . Toronto's Clyde Gray has his left hand ready to throw punch at world welterweight champion Jose Napoles, left, during their title(...)
Ready, get set . . . Toronto's Clyde Gray has his left hand ready to throw punch at world welterweight champion Jose Napoles, left, during their title(...)
9/23/1973
Gray, Clyde - Action
Gray, Clyde - Action
5/7/1976
Gray, Clyde - Action
Gray, Clyde - Action
5/26/1975
Clyde Gray: He gives Tommy Hearns the edge over Sugar Ray Leonard
Clyde Gray: He gives Tommy Hearns the edge over Sugar Ray Leonard
1/1/1981