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Notebook: Blanks getting Toney into shape for rematch

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com

Thursday, December 21, 2006

AROUND THE RING Lima beans for Toney Heavyweight contender James Toney has a jelly belly, but he'll never be mistaken for Santa Claus because he's not nearly that jolly. And Toney might be even more irritable than usual these days because, as he prepares for his title elimination rematch with Samuel Peter on Jan. 6 (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET/PT), he has traded in frequent trips to Southern California's Jerry's Famous Deli for bowls of boiled lima beans. Gone, too, are Toney's beloved cigars. Th ...

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