Former rivals turn bar partners in Las Vegas
Ex middleweight fighters Toots Bernstein and Tony Martin, who sparred for Wisconsin titles in the 1930s, now run the McDonald Bar on Las Vegas Blvd North. The pair recall bitter rivalries and note their unlikely reunion as business partners amid local civic chatter and assorted town anecdotes.
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