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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

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

Date11/30/1981
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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
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
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: 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
Already showing what its stripes are made of-although it's only 2 weeks old, 10 inches long and weighs in at 3 pounds-this Siberian tiger needs a name(...)
Already showing what its stripes are made of-although it's only 2 weeks old, 10 inches long and weighs in at 3 pounds-this Siberian tiger needs a name(...)
10/28/1976
A 2-year-old wolf, Rocky, who weighs 80 pounds, was at the Ontario Wolf League's picnic yesterday at Horton's Tree Farm, near Ballantrae, and made fri(...)
A 2-year-old wolf, Rocky, who weighs 80 pounds, was at the Ontario Wolf League's picnic yesterday at Horton's Tree Farm, near Ballantrae, and made fri(...)
7/14/1974
Bottled up: Custom-made door to Tony Aspler's wine cellar is 2 inches thick and weighs 125 pounds
Bottled up: Custom-made door to Tony Aspler's wine cellar is 2 inches thick and weighs 125 pounds
4/20/1989
George Chuvalo has that look of ferocious determination as he pounds on practice bag during his final prep for Monday night's bout at Maple Leaf Garde(...)
George Chuvalo has that look of ferocious determination as he pounds on practice bag during his final prep for Monday night's bout at Maple Leaf Garde(...)
5/5/1971
Fit and fat: Fitness consultant Jan Shepard, who is five-foot-10 and weighs 190 pounds, will run one of Metro's few exercise classes strictly for overweight women
Fit and fat: Fitness consultant Jan Shepard, who is five-foot-10 and weighs 190 pounds, will run one of Metro's few exercise classes strictly for overweight women
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Crystal beauty: Joe Markovic, who hopes to open a gallery in North York to display his glass-art collection, displays a piece called The Forest, which weighs 80 pounds
Crystal beauty: Joe Markovic, who hopes to open a gallery in North York to display his glass-art collection, displays a piece called The Forest, which weighs 80 pounds
3/31/1982
Roberta Maxwell. Who wants to weigh 92 pounds?
Roberta Maxwell. Who wants to weigh 92 pounds?
3/7/1964
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
11/2/1982