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On the way down, Cecil King is headed out of the ring - again - as Toronto's Donnie Poole pounds away during his eighth-round TKO last night on Scarbo(...)
On the way down, Cecil King is headed out of the ring - again - as Toronto's Donnie Poole pounds away during his eighth-round TKO last night on Scarbo(...)

On the way down, Cecil King is headed out of the ring - again - as Toronto's Donnie Poole pounds away during his eighth-round TKO last night on Scarbo(...)

Date7/27/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: On the way down, Cecil King is headed out of the ring - again - as Toronto's Donnie Poole pounds away during his eighth-round TKO last night on Scarborough Arena card. King was knocked through the ropes twice, but gamely fought back before a right hook ended the fight.
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    Object NumberTSPA_0074182F
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