| Variations of Name | Robert Anthony Archer | Tony |
| Biography | Bob Anthony was a wrestler. In the 1950s, he was working for Dale Martin Promotions, billed as Tony Archer, a name that he didn't like. Requesting a name change he was invited to Dale Martin offices in Brixton and recalled, "I asked to be known as Bob Anthony." I remember Charles Mascal saying 'How about Tony Roberts?' and Les Martin saying 'Not now Charles.' "
In 1960, Anthony made his first appearance on television with a match against Ted Hannon at Purley. He was back on the small screen the following year with matches against Tony Charles, Mick McMichael and Brian Trevors. An inevitable loss against Mick McManus came in 1962. The men who he had seen wrestling his dad, George Kidd, Mick McManus, Jack Dempsey, were now in the opposite corner as he entered the ring.
Bob Anthony took the decision to leave Joint Promotions and began working once again for independent promoters, most notably Paul Lincoln Management. This brought a new set of opponents that included newcomers Zoltan Boscik and Jon Cortez, experienced wrestlers who had already left Joint, such as Harry Fields,Gil Cesca and Inca Peruano. It was during this period that Bob brought into wrestling his younger brother, Chris, with the two of them making a popular tag team for Paul Lincoln, with spectacular matches against their main rivals Jon and Peter Cortez. |