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Anton Charles "Tony" Stecher (born February 7, 1889, in Dodge, Nebraska, United States - died October 10, 1954) was an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling and boxing promoter and trainer. He was the booker and trainer for his brother, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Joe Stecher, and later was America's top ...
Anton Charles Stecher, better-known to the boxing and wrestling world as simply, Tony Stecher (pronounced Stec-ker), was the Bob Arum of the sports promotional world in Minneapolis from 1933 to his death in 1954.
Tony Stecher began his athletic career as a Light Heavyweight wrestler and was undefeated. He later trained, managed, and promoted the career of his world-famous brother, Joe Stecher, who went on to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Early career. In 1912, both Joe and Tony Stecher decided to join the professional ranks; and Joe easily defeated Bill Hokief in his first pro match. After a few months, it soon became apparent that Joe, who was taller and heavier than his older brother, was also the clearly superior grappler.
Tony Stecher wiki. promoter ID# 539061 status: inactive career: 1944-1953 nationality: USA birth name: Anton Charles Stecher: residence: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ...
By mid-1940s, Pinkie George of Des Moines, IA was promoting his world titles as the “National Wrestling Alliance” championships. On 1948-07-18, George met with four other promoters from the Midwest to form the expanded version of the NWA:
Oct 3, 2022 · If wrestling fans know of Anton “Tony” Stecher, it is as the long-time promoter of professional wrestling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stecher started promoting professional wrestling in the Twin Cities during 1933.
