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Chris Anthony was not only a skilful welterweight he was also the younger brother of Bob Anthony and son of the great Bob Archer O’Brien. Chris Anthony was born in 1940 to Robert and Sylvia Archer. Surrounded by wrestlers as a child it’s hardly surprising that Chris took an interest in the sport and followed his older brother into the business. Chris became involved in wrestling as a second for the independent promoters. He was keen to learn and older brother, Bob, was a good tutor. Many of his earlier bouts were as Bob’s tag partner against other young tag teams, most memorably Jon and Peter Cortez. Away from big brother Chris was more than capable of taking care of himself against the top wrestlers on both the independent and Joint Promotions circuits. In January 1966 he was one of the wrestlers to transfer to Joint Promotions when Paul Lincoln Management amalgamated with Dale Martin Promotions.
Tragically Chris’ career and life was cut short when he was killed in a motor accident.
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