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Jersey Proud: Boxer and bar owner ‘2 Ton’ Tony Galento

News 12 is honoring boxer and bar owner ‘2 Ton’ Tony Galento. He was a boxer back in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Mar 13, 2021, 4:05 AM

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