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Comeback trail: Donny Lalonde, dethroned as light heavyweight champ by Sugar Ray Leonard, is coming out of retirement to fight Mike Pollitt March 20.
Comeback trail: Donny Lalonde, dethroned as light heavyweight champ by Sugar Ray Leonard, is coming out of retirement to fight Mike Pollitt March 20.

Comeback trail: Donny Lalonde, dethroned as light heavyweight champ by Sugar Ray Leonard, is coming out of retirement to fight Mike Pollitt March 20.

Date2/21/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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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
What a team, Former world champ Sugar Ray Leonard, left, plans to be a corner man for Shawn O'Sullivan, when the unbeaten welterweight boxes in a 10-r(...)
What a team, Former world champ Sugar Ray Leonard, left, plans to be a corner man for Shawn O'Sullivan, when the unbeaten welterweight boxes in a 10-r(...)
1/15/1986
Razor's Sharp. I love winning, Toronto boxer Razor Ruddock tells The Star a week before his biggest fight, against former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson
Razor's Sharp. I love winning, Toronto boxer Razor Ruddock tells The Star a week before his biggest fight, against former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson
2/12/1991
Donny Lalonde: He earned $6 million for being decked by Leonard.
Donny Lalonde: He earned $6 million for being decked by Leonard.
9/30/1988
Hot tip: Bob Arum, in Toronto to promote fight, says odds against Sugar Ray Leonard will charge, but says there's no man alive capable of beating Marvin Hagler
Hot tip: Bob Arum, in Toronto to promote fight, says odds against Sugar Ray Leonard will charge, but says there's no man alive capable of beating Marvin Hagler
3/24/1987
Donny LaLonde: Warned by doctors not to fight, said his manager.
Donny LaLonde: Warned by doctors not to fight, said his manager.
9/30/1988
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
Lalonde next? Toronto's Willy Featherstone (left) trades punches with Danny Lindstrom duringtheir 12-round light heavyweight match at the CNE Coliseum(...)
Lalonde next? Toronto's Willy Featherstone (left) trades punches with Danny Lindstrom duringtheir 12-round light heavyweight match at the CNE Coliseum(...)
12/8/1987
Heavyweight Champ: Peter Hay flexes muscles after winning fight with Toronto Dominion Bank over his weight
Heavyweight Champ: Peter Hay flexes muscles after winning fight with Toronto Dominion Bank over his weight
11/2/1988
Out of Retirement after 9 years, trumpeter Buck Clayton (right) joined tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate with a comeback performance at the Westbury Hotel (...)
Out of Retirement after 9 years, trumpeter Buck Clayton (right) joined tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate with a comeback performance at the Westbury Hotel (...)
6/21/1976
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
With an Electronic metal detector, Constable Ken Pollitt of Mississauga police checks Mike Marino of Exford Dr., Scarborough, at Toronto International Airport
With an Electronic metal detector, Constable Ken Pollitt of Mississauga police checks Mike Marino of Exford Dr., Scarborough, at Toronto International Airport
6/8/1972